Pregnant Obese, Overweight Women Have Higher Risk of Perinatal Death
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancies among overweight or obese women have a higher risk of perinatal death, with risk partly mediated by a lower gestational age at delivery, according to a study published online March 23 in PLOS ONE….
Learn MoreNeurodevelopmental Disorders for Most Children Born <24 Weeks
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most children born before 24 weeks have neurodevelopmental disorders and/or somatic diagnoses in childhood, according to a study published online March 23 in Acta Paediatrica.Eva Morsing, Ph.D., from Lund Uni…
Learn MoreModel Predicts CRC Risk in Ulcerative Colitis Patients With LGD
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), large, unresected, multifocal low-grade dysplasia (LGD) and recent moderate/severe histological inflammation are associated with elevated risk of developing advanced…
Learn MoreSurvival Up With Bortezomib in T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adding the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib to a chemotherapy regimen improves survival in children with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LL), according to a study published online March 10 in the Journal of C…
Learn MoreAI Model May Help Predict Ovarian Cancer Treatment Outcomes
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) – An artificial intelligence (AI) model may help predict clinical outcomes at the time of laparoscopic assessment for advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), according to a study presented at the Soci…
Learn MoreVicious Cycle Seen Between Daytime Napping, Alzheimer Dementia
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Excessive daytime napping predicts an increased future risk of Alzheimer dementia, and a diagnosis of Alzheimer dementia increases daytime napping during aging, according to a study published online March 17 …
Learn MoreMedical Marijuana May Not Aid Pain, Anxiety, Depression Symptoms
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Immediate access to medical marijuana cards may have negative consequences, including higher rates of cannabis use disorder (CUD), according to a study published online March 18 in JAMA Network Open.Jodi M. G…
Learn MorePsychotropic Meds Tied to Risk for Post-COVID Dementia in Seniors
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pre-COVID-19 psychotropic medication use is associated with higher risk for incident dementia following hospitalization for COVID-19 (post-COVID dementia) in older adults, according to a study published onlin…
Learn MoreArtificial Sweeteners Linked to Increased Cancer Risk
THURSDAY, March 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Artificial sweeteners (particularly aspartame and acesulfame-K) are associated with increased cancer risk, according to a study published online March 24 in PLOS Medicine.Charlotte Debras, from the Sorbonne…
Learn MoreAirlines Ask Biden to Drop Mask Mandates, COVID-19 Testing
THURSDAY, March 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths drop across the United States, the chief executives of the country’s largest airlines have asked President Joe Biden to let a federal mask mandate at airports and on …
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