Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — About 88 nursing homes in the United States are on a watch list for worrisome care that puts residents in danger, but now they will face tougher penalties for any future violation. Those tougher penalties coul…
Learn MoreAcute Gastroenteritis Outbreaks Common in U.S. Schools, Child Care
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks frequently occur in schools and child care facilities and most outbreaks spread via person-to-person transmission, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in Pediatr…
Learn MoreNivolumab Promising for Treatment of Advanced Cutaneous SCC
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (aCSCC), first-line treatment with nivolumab shows robust antitumor activity and good tolerability, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in Cancer.Rodrig…
Learn MoreEffectiveness of Antipsychotics Dips for Women After Age 45 Years
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Antipsychotic effectiveness declines in women after the age of 45 years, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in Schizophrenia Bulletin.Iris E. Sommer, M.D., Ph.D., from the University Medical Center G…
Learn MoreInner Ear Structural Assignment Method May ID Meniere Disease
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Inner Ear Structural Assignment Method (IESAM) has high diagnostic value for identifying definite Meniere disease (DMD), according to a study published online Sept. 26 in Frontiers in Neurology.Heng Xiao, …
Learn MoreU.S. Purchases of Specialized Infant Formula Exceed Estimated Need
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. purchases of hypoallergenic or lactose-reduced infant formula exceed estimates of medical need, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.Alexander J. Strzalkowski,…
Learn MoreRisk for All-Cause Mortality No Higher With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for cardiovascular diseases and infections may be higher in some subgroups of Crohn disease (CD) patients, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in the Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis.Benoit Fo…
Learn MoreMild Eczema in First Grade Likely to Resolve by Sixth Grade
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The severity of children’s atopic dermatitis (AD) in first grade may predict its persistence in sixth grade, according to a study published online Sept. 19 in the Journal of Dermatology.Akio Tanaka, M.D., Ph.D…
Learn MoreMultimodal Speech-Gesture Training Promising for Schizophrenia
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Multimodal speech-gesture (MSG) training is promising for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD), according to a study published in the August issue of Schizophrenia Research.Lydia Riedl, Ph.D., f…
Learn MoreSmoking Tied to Earlier Death in Dialysis Patients
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Current and former smokers face worse outcomes while undergoing dialysis, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in Nephrology.Sibel G. Bek, M.D., from Kocaeli University Hospital in Turkey, and colleag…
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