Responses to Screening for Suicide Risk May Differ for Gun Owners
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Gun owners and non-gun owners have different probabilities of endorsement of Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Revised (SITBI-R) items, according to a study published online May 11 in JAMA Network…
Learn More50-µg mRNA-1273 Safe, Effective for Children Aged 6 to 11 Years
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two 50-µg doses of the mRNA-1273 vaccine are safe and effective for children aged 6 to 11 years, according to a study published online May 11 in the New England Journal of Medicine.C. Buddy Creech, M.D., M.P.H….
Learn MoreDuring Pandemic, Growth of Clinicians With X-Waivers for Buprenorphine Prescribing Slowed
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The growth in the number of clinicians with waivers to prescribe buprenorphine slowed during the pandemic, and support and mentorship are needed to facilitate obtaining a waiver, according to two studies publis…
Learn MorePersistent Viral Shedding Common in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients hospitalized with COVID-19, persistent viral shedding occurs frequently and is associated with in-hospital delirium and increased six-month mortality, according to a study published online May 11 i…
Learn MoreSlight Increase Reported in Lung Cancer, Brain Tumors With Wildfire Exposure
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Long-term exposure to wildfires may be associated with a slightly increased risk for lung cancer and brain tumors, according to a study published in the May issue of The Lancet Planetary Health.Jill Korsiak, fr…
Learn MoreMenopause Tied to Proatherogenic Changes in Circulating Metabolites
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menopause is associated with proatherogenic circulating metabolome alterations, according to a study published online May 12 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.Jari E. Karppinen, from the Universi…
Learn MoreIntervention Can Cut Risk for Mobility Disability in Seniors
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among older adults with physical frailty and sarcopenia and a short physical performance battery (SPPB) score of 3 to 7, the incidence of mobility disability is reduced with participation in a multicomponent in…
Learn MoreNumber of Mesothelioma Deaths Up Among Women From 1999 to 2020
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 1999 to 2020, there was an increase in the annual number of mesothelioma deaths among women, although the age-adjusted death rate decreased, according to research published in the May 13 issue of the U.S…
Learn More2019 to 2020 Saw Increase in Overall Firearm Homicide Rates
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The overall firearm homicide rate in the United States increased from 2019 to 2020, according to research published in the May 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mo…
Learn MoreHealth Improves Over Two Years for COVID-19 Hospitalization Survivors
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Survivors of COVID-19 hospitalization have improvement in physical and mental health over two years, but the burden of symptomatic sequelae remains high, according to a study published online May 11 in The La…
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