American College of Physicians, April 28-30
The annual meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP) was held from April 28 to 30 in Chicago and attracted participants from around the world, including internists, adult medicine specialists, subspecialists, medical students, and allied he…
Learn MoreStronger School Lunch Standards May Help Cut Child Obesity
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 may have reduced the trajectory toward obesity among low-income children, according to a study published online May 5 in JAMA Network Open.
Andrea S. Richardson, Ph.D., from RAND Corporation in Pittsburgh, and colleagues evaluated whether associations between the free or reduced-price National School Lunch Program and body mass growth differed after implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The analysis included 5,958 children from low-income families eligible for the free or reduced-price lunches (household income
The researchers found that before the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 implementation, grade 5 free or reduced-price National School Lunch Program participants had a higher body mass index (BMI) difference from obesity threshold than nonparticipants (β = 0.54; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.27 to 0.81) when adjusting for their prior BMI difference trajectory. This association was attenuated after the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 implementation (β = −0.07; 95 percent confidence interval, −0.58 to 0.45), and grade 5 associations were different across cohorts.
“Increasing access to school meals with more rigorous nutritional requirements that are culturally pleasing to children may be needed to achieve greater success in reducing child obesity,” the authors write.
Learn MoreColonoscopy Before Age 50 May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk in Women
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Initiation of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy before 50 years of age is associated with a reduced risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) in women, according to a study published online May 5 in JAMA Oncology.Wenjie M…
Learn MoreOutcomes Worse for Children With Type 1 Diabetes Who Are Black
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) experience disparities in health outcomes compared with other racial and ethnic groups with similar neighborhood opportunity profiles, according to a study published onl…
Learn MoreModified Cardiac Rehab May Cut Mortality Risk for Stroke Survivors
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Stroke survivors who participate in a comprehensive stroke recovery program that incorporates modified cardiac rehabilitation have decreased all-cause mortality at one year, improved overall function, and better…
Learn MoreNew-Onset Depression Common During Surgical Internship Year
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The first year of surgical internship is associated with an increased risk for new-onset depression, according to a research letter published online April 27 in JAMA Surgery.Tasha M. Hughes, M.D., from the Unive…
Learn MoreState Laws on Teen Privacy Do Not Reflect Pediatric Standards of Care
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many state laws on consent and privacy for adolescents do not reflect pediatric professional standards of care, according to a study published online May 9 in Pediatrics.Marianne Sharko, M.D., from Weill Cornell…
Learn MoreCDC Investigating 109 Cases of Severe Hepatitis Among Children
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Five children have died in a mysterious wave of acute hepatitis that has sickened dozens of children across the United States during the past seven months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ann…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Drug Paxlovid Might Also Fight Long COVID
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An antiviral drug used to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients may also benefit patients with long COVID, researchers say. The research was posted on a preprint server online and has not been published in a peer-re…
Learn MoreVirus Found in Pig Heart Transplanted Into Man Who Later Died
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An investigation into the death of the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has revealed that the organ had an animal virus, but it is not clear if the virus was a factor in the patient’s death,…
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