Alarming Increase Seen in U.S. Deaths From Alcoholic Cirrhosis
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was more than a threefold increase in U.S. deaths from alcoholic cirrhosis between 1999 and 2019, according to a study published online May 27 in The American Journal of Medicine.Orly Termeie, from Flo…
Learn MoreU.S. Infertility Rates Stable From 1995 to 2019
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rates of infertility among U.S. women have remained largely unchanged since 1995, according to a study published online June 13 in Fertility and Sterility.Morgan Snow, from the Johns Hopkins School of Medici…
Learn MoreRisk Score Developed for RA-Linked Interstitial Lung Disease
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A score has been developed to stratify the risk for subclinical rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD), according to a study published online May 18 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.Ju…
Learn MoreAI Plus Wearable Sensor May Detect Presymptomatic COVID-19
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Wearable sensor technology could facilitate detection of presymptomatic COVID-19, according to a study published online June 21 in BMJ Open.Martin Risch, M.D., from the Dr. Risch Medical Laboratory in Vaduz,…
Learn MoreChallenge Study Shows Efficacy of RSV Vaccine in Healthy Adults
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For healthy adults, the bivalent prefusion F respiratory syncytial virus (RSVpreF) vaccine is effective against symptomatic RSV infection and viral shedding, according to a study published in the June 23 iss…
Learn MoreAcupuncture Reduces Frequency of Chronic Tension-Type Headaches
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An eight-week true acupuncture (TA) treatment is effective for chronic tension-type headache (CTTH), according to a study published online June 22 in Neurology.Hui Zheng, M.D., Ph.D., from Chengdu University…
Learn MoreCost of Ranibizumab Port Delivery System for Treating nAMD Examined
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), ranibizumab with a port delivery system (PDS) with one refill costs more than intravitreal ranibizumab or aflibercept injections if abou…
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Deadly Outbreak of Meningitis Among Gay Men in Florida
WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One of the worst meningitis outbreaks in U.S. history has prompted public health officials to urge gay and bisexual men who live in Florida or plan to visit the state to get vaccinated right away.Twenty-fou…
Learn MoreFDA to Ban Juul E-Cigarettes From U.S. Markets
WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is poised to pull Juul Lab e-cigarettes off the American market. The decision, which follows a two-year review of reams of data presented by the vaping company, could c…
Learn MoreInequality in Educational Attainment Found for Schizophrenia Patients
WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with schizophrenia face persistent inequality in educational attainment, according to a review published online in the July issue of The Lancet Psychiatry.Nicolás A. Crossley, Ph.D., from the Unive…
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