NOAC Use Not Tied to ICH in Stroke Patients Treated With Alteplase
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with acute ischemic stroke receiving alteplase, use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in the previous seven days is not associated with an increased risk for intracranial hem…
Learn MoreLong-Lasting Cardiovascular Burden Seen After COVID-19
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk and one-year burden of cardiovascular disease is considerable among survivors of acute COVID-19, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Nature Medicine.Yan Xie, M.P.H., from the VA St. Louis …
Learn MoreFew Older Adults Knowledgeable About Aducanumab for Alzheimer Disease
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Older adults are neither knowledgeable nor enthusiastic about aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer disease, according to a research letter published online Feb. 14 in JAMA Network Open.Julie Zissimopoulos…
Learn MoreConcentrations of Certain Antiseizure Meds Drop During Pregnancy
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among pregnant women with epilepsy, dose-normalized concentrations of several antiseizure medications decrease during pregnancy, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in JAMA Neurology.Page B. Pennell…
Learn MorePediatric Mental Health Surveillance IDs Scope of Public Health Burden
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mental health disorders among children represent a considerable public health concern, according to research published in the Feb. 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity a…
Learn More10.8 Percent of Children Live in Households With Food Insecurity
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In 2019 to 2020, 10.8 percent of children lived in households that experienced food insecurity, according to a February data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National C…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Survivors at Higher Risk for New Behavioral Health Issues
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who survive the acute phase of COVID-19 are at increased risk for subsequent incident behavioral health disorders, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in The BMJ.Yan Xie, M.P.H., from the Co…
Learn MoreCDC Close to New Guidance on COVID-19 Restrictions
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Updated criteria to guide COVID-19 restrictions will be announced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention later this week or early next week, according to a CDC scientist involved in the proce…
Learn MoreMore Than Half of U.S. Abortions Now Done With Pills
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An increase in telemedicine during the pandemic and easier access to prescription drugs to end a pregnancy may help explain why more than half of U.S. abortions are now done with a combination of medicines i…
Learn More861 Women Died of Maternal Causes in the United States in 2020
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In 2020, 861 women were identified as having died of maternal causes in the United States, marking an increase from 754 women in 2019, according to a report published in the February Health E-Stats, a publi…
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