Higher Daily Life Movement Cuts CVD Risk in Older Women
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Higher daily life movement (DLM) is independently associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older women, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in the Journal of the American H…
Learn MoreExhaustion-Related Burnout Higher in Underrepresented Medical Students
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Medical students who are underrepresented in medicine (URIM) have a higher risk for exhaustion-related burnout, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in JAMA Network Open.Jamieson M. O’Marr, from the …
Learn MoreExhaustion-Related Burnout Higher in Underrepresented Medical Students
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Medical students who are underrepresented in medicine (URIM) have a higher risk for exhaustion-related burnout, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in JAMA Network Open.Jamieson M. O’Marr, from the …
Learn MoreExcess Mortality Seen for Seniors With Alzheimer Disease, Dementia in COVID-19
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Excess mortality was seen for older adults with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in JAMA Neurology.Lauren Gilstrap, M….
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Higher in Urban Versus Rural Counties
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccination coverage with one or more doses is higher in urban versus rural counties, according to research published in the March 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morb…
Learn MoreIn Reversal, WHO Now Supports COVID-19 Boosters
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines are needed as the highly contagious omicron variant continues to spread worldwide, a World Health Organization expert group said Tuesday.The group’s statement that it “stron…
Learn MoreFDA Says Gene-Edited Cattle Are Safe to Eat
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to the sale of beef from gene-edited cattle.”Today’s decision underscores our commitment to using a risk and science-based, data-driven pro…
Learn MoreMany U.S. Adults Exposed to Adverse Lead Levels in Early Childhood
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among U.S. adults who were alive in 2015, more than 53 percent are estimated to have had blood lead levels (BLLs) greater than 5 μg/dL in early life, according to a study published online March 7 in the Proce…
Learn MoreRate of Falls Increasing Among Older Adults in the U.S.
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of falls among older U.S. adults is increasing at roughly 1.5 percent per year, according to a research letter published online Feb. 11 in JAMA Network Open.Geoffrey Hoffman, Ph.D., from the Uni…
Learn MoreRisk for Decline Up for Low-Income Seniors After ICU Stay
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Community-dwelling older adults with dual eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid have an increased risk for decline in function and cognition after intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization, according to a stu…
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