Paperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Large numbers of Americans who were dropped from Medicaid this spring lost their coverage because of paperwork problems and not because they were not still eligible for the public health insurance program.”I a…
Learn MoreCervical Pessary No Aid for Pregnancy Outcomes With Short Cervix
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A cervical pessary does not benefit pregnancies in patients with a short cervical length, according to a study published in the July 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Matthew K. Hoffm…
Learn MoreNearly Half of Women in Medicine With Children Pass Up Career Advancement
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Three-fourths of women in medicine report delaying pregnancy due to competing priorities of parenthood and career, according to a study published online July 27 in JAMA Network Open.Jennifer B. Bakkensen, M.D….
Learn MoreStudy IDs Isometric Exercises as Most Effective for Improving Resting Blood Pressure
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Isometric exercises, such as wall sits and planks, are particularly effective at reducing resting blood pressure (BP), according to a review published online July 25 in the British Journal of Sports Medi…
Learn MoreVegetarian Diet Aids Outcomes in Patients With or at High Risk for CVD
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A vegetarian diet may modestly but significantly improve cardiometabolic outcomes in people with or at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a review published online July 25 in JAMA Networ…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Xdemvy for Demodex Blepharitis
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xdemvy (lotilaner ophthalmic solution) 0.25 percent for the treatment of Demodex blepharitis, caused by Demodex mites.The approval was based on results from t…
Learn MoreSelinexor Increases PFS for Endometrial Cancer With TP53 Mutations
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maintenance therapy with selinexor provides durable survival benefits for endometrial cancer with TP53 mutations, according to a study presented during the July 2023 session of the American Society for Clinica…
Learn MoreLow Vitamin D Levels Tied to Higher Severity of Psoriasis
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lower vitamin D levels and a higher proportion of vitamin D deficiency are associated with increasing psoriasis severity, according to a study presented during NUTRITION 2023, the annual meeting of the America…
Learn MoreToo Many Pancreatic Cancer Patients Not Offered Surgery
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Surgery is underutilized for the treatment of resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in Texas, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Surgical Oncology.Gilbert Z. Murimwa, M.D., …
Learn MoreIncreasing Daily Step Counts Tied to Improved Heart Failure Outcomes
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Increasing step counts are significantly associated with improvements in health status among patients with heart failure, according to a study published online July 26 in JACC: Heart Failure.Jessica R. Golbus,…
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