Tx of Postnatal Depression Tied to Better Maternal, Offspring Outcomes
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Postnatal selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment is associated with long-term benefits for women with postnatal depression and their offspring, according to a study published online Aug. 29 …
Learn MoreDelays in Endometriosis Diagnosis Tied to Increased Health Care Utilization
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women with undiagnosed endometriosis have higher health care use in the years leading up to diagnosis, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Human Reproduction.Anna Melgaard, from Aarhus Universit…
Learn MoreDelays in Endometriosis Diagnosis Tied to Increased Health Care Utilization
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women with undiagnosed endometriosis have higher health care use in the years leading up to diagnosis, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Human Reproduction.Anna Melgaard, from Aarhus Universit…
Learn MoreAtopic Dermatitis Increases Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Both children and adults with atopic dermatitis have an increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Aug. 30 in JAMA Dermatology.Zelma C. Chiesa Fuxench, M.D., f…
Learn MoreTech ‘Glitch’ Causing Children to Lose Medicaid Coverage
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A Medicaid “glitch” is removing health care coverage for potentially millions of children, U.S. health officials warned Wednesday.Automated systems involved in a large-scale eligibility review are causing en…
Learn MoreMarijuana Should Be Moved to Lower-Risk Drug Category, U.S. Health Officials Say
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has asked the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug under the Controlled Substances Act, a move that could potentially…
Learn MoreTotal Hip Arthroplasty Can Be Performed Safely in 90-Year-Olds
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While 90-year-olds undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) have higher complication and mortality rates than younger patients undergoing THA, their mortality rates are lower than for 90-year-olds in…
Learn MoreProstate-Specific Antigen Levels Posttreatment May Not Predict Overall Survival
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatments that reduce the risk for biochemical recurrence (BCR) based on rising prostate-specific antigen levels after radiotherapy do not necessarily improve a patient’s long-term overall survival (OS), ac…
Learn MoreOmega-3, -6 Fatty Acids No Aid for Vision Among Extremely Preterm Infants
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Postnatal supplementation with enteral polyunsaturated fatty acids in extremely preterm children did not significantly impact visual acuity at 2.5 years of corrected age, according to a study published onlin…
Learn MoreESC: Cumulative Sedentary Time in Younger Years Tied to Changes in Heart Structure
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cumulative increases in sedentary time during growth from childhood through young adulthood are associated with progressive left ventricular structural remodeling, according to a study presented at the Europ…
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