Impact of Diet on Gestational Diabetes Risk Unknown in Minority Populations
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Diet is consistently associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk in White European women, but not in other ethnic populations, according to a meta-analysis published online May 11 in PLOS Global …
Learn MoreRapid Recovery Seen With More Frequent Dialysis in SNFs
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rapid post-dialysis recovery time (DRT) occurs in most end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients receiving five dialysis treatments each week in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) setting, according to a study pu…
Learn MoreMost Patients Have Positive Views About AI in Medicine
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most patients have positive views about the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve care but have concerns about unintended consequences, according to a research letter published online May 4 in JA…
Learn More‘Tragic Milestone’: One Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It is a number many Americans have grimly expected but may still find hard to comprehend: More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19.”Today, we mark a tragic milestone: one million American lives l…
Learn MoreSelf-Reported Postpartum Depressive Symptoms Up During Pandemic
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was a national increase in postpartum depressive symptoms (PDS) that worsened over the course of a year following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in the July issue of …
Learn MoreBuprenorphine Underused for OUD, Particularly Polysubstance Use
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) and polysubstance use are less likely to initiate buprenorphine and naltrexone than individuals with OUD without polysubstance use, according to a study published on…
Learn MoreLenacapavir Reduces Viral Load in Multidrug-Resistant HIV-1 Infection
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with multidrug-resistant HIV-1 infection receiving the capsid inhibitor lenacapavir have a greater reduction in viral load than those receiving placebo, according to a study published in the May 12 i…
Learn MoreSerotonergic Antidepressants in Pregnancy Not Tied to Neonatal Seizures
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Following adjustment for confounding factors, serotonergic antidepressant use in pregnancy is not associated with increased incidence of neonatal seizures and/or childhood epilepsy, according to a study publi…
Learn MoreLink Between Major Traumatic Brain Injury, Dementia Examined
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Major traumatic brain injury (TBI), defined as a diagnosis of traumatic intracranial hemorrhage and hospital length of stay of three or more days, is associated with an increased risk for incident dementia, a…
Learn MoreDigital Breast Tomosynthesis Tool Can Help Predict Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An image-based risk prediction model using digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) can predict the risk for breast cancer after a negative screening exam, according to a study published in the May 11 issue of Scie…
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