AI Algorithm Accurately IDs Two Life-Threatening Heart Conditions
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An artificial intelligence (AI) tool can effectively identify and distinguish between two life-threatening heart conditions from ultrasound videos, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in JAMA Cardio…
Learn MoreNearly One in 10 New Moms Report Postpartum Depression Symptoms
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — First-time mothers, young mothers, and mothers of twins report the highest rates of postpartum depressive symptoms (PDS), according to a study published in the March 15 issue of the Journal of Affective Disor…
Learn MoreExercise May Cut Worry of Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — High-intensity interval training may provide mental and physical health benefits for men on active surveillance for initial management of low-grade prostate cancer, according to a study published online Feb. …
Learn MoreResistance Exercise May Be Better for Improving Sleep
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Resistance exercise may be better than aerobic exercise for improving the duration and quality of sleep among individuals with a high risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study presented at the Ame…
Learn MorePremature Menopause Tied to Higher Risk for Later Dementia
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women who enter menopause very early have a greater risk for developing dementia later in life, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention/Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health 2022 Scientific Sessions, held from March 1 to 4 in Chicago.
Wenting Hao, M.D., from Shandong University in Jinan, China, and colleagues used data from the U.K. Biobank to identify 153,291 postmenopausal women to assess whether earlier menopause is related to a higher risk for and earlier onset of dementia.
The researchers found that 1,688 women developed all-cause dementia during an average follow-up of 11.7 years. The risk for dementia was increased in women with very early menopause (younger than 40 years) compared with women with a menopausal age of 50 to 51 years (hazard ratios [95 percent confidence intervals], 1.35 [1.22 to 1.91], 1.07 [0.89 to 1.28], 1.08 [0.94 to 1.25], 0.81 [0.70 to 0.94], and 0.91 [0.78 to 1.06] for ages younger than 40, 40 to 44, 45 to 49, 52 to 55, and older than 55 years, respectively). Women with early menopause (younger than 45 years) had a higher risk for experiencing all-cause dementia before age 65 years (hazard ratio, 1.31; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.07 to 1.72; P
“Being aware of this increased risk can help women practice strategies to prevent dementia and to work with their physicians to closely monitor their cognitive status as they age,” Hao said in a statement.
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Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of March 7 to 11, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sou…
Learn MoreBlack Patients Still Underrepresented in Trials for New Drug Approvals
FRIDAY, March 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are still underrepresented in most trials relating to approval of new drugs, despite implementation of an action plan in 2015 to improve diversity, according to a report published in the March …
Learn More6 Percent With Prediabetes Develop Diabetes Within One Year
FRIDAY, March 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Six percent of individuals with prediabetes develop diabetes within one year, according to a study published online March 2 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.Eva Tseng, M.D., M.P.H., from the Johns …
Learn MoreHigher BMI Linked to Improved Lung Function in Cystic Fibrosis
FRIDAY, March 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), overweight and obesity are associated with higher forced expiratory volume in the first second of expiration compared with normal weight, according to a meta-analysis p…
Learn MoreYouTube Video Quality for Aesthetic Injectables Lower Than Quality of Websites
FRIDAY, March 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The quality of YouTube videos related to aesthetic injectables is lower than that of websites, according to a study published in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.Anooj A. Patel, from the …
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