Various Strategies Used by U.S. Adults to Manage Chronic Pain
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults with chronic pain use a variety of pain management strategies, including opioids, but the majority use nonopioid management techniques, according to a research letter published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Netw…
Learn MoreCDC Backs Full Approval of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday gave its full approval to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use in people 18 years and older. This follows a similar move made Jan. 31 by its sister …
Learn MoreRespiratory Infections Temporally Linked to Kawasaki Disease
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Respiratory infections in children are associated with Kawasaki disease (KD) at one to three months before KD outbreaks, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Network Open.Ji-Man Kang, M.D., from…
Learn MoreCulturally Tailored Program Increases Colonoscopy Completion
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Implementation of a culturally tailored patient navigation program (CTPNP) is effective for improving the rate of colonoscopy completion (CC) among Hispanic patients, according to a study published online Feb. …
Learn MoreOdds of Prior Migraine Up for Patients With Neovascular AMD
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Individuals with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have increased odds of prior migraine, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in Scientific Reports.Tung-Mei Kuang, M.D., from the Taipe…
Learn MoreAnxiety, Depression Bidirectionally Linked to Migraine, Tension Headache
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is a bidirectional association between anxiety and depression and migraine and tension-type headache (TTH), according to a study published online Jan. 21 in The Journal of Headache and Pain.Samita Giri, P…
Learn MoreEarly Exposure to Familial Assets May Protect Against Weight Gain
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to familial assets such as maternal parenting sensitivity and child behavioral regulation in early childhood may protect against weight gain, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Pediatrics….
Learn MoreSmall Risk Found for Some Congenital Anomalies With Opioid Exposure
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is a small increased risk for some organ-system and specific congenital anomalies with exposure to first-trimester opioid analgesics, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in CMAJ, the journal of t…
Learn MoreHomologous, Heterologous COVID-19 Boosters Are Immunogenic
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For adults who completed a primary COVID-19 vaccine regimen at least 12 weeks earlier, homologous and heterologous booster vaccines are immunogenic, according to a study published online Jan. 26 in the New Engl…
Learn MoreIliac Vein Stenting Appears Safe in Office-Based Lab Setting
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Iliac vein stenting seems safe in an office-based laboratory (OBL) setting, with few major complications and minor complications primarily including insertion site hematomas, according to a study published in t…
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