Postop Anxiety During Care Transitions Reduced With Peer Mentoring
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mentoring programs can help improve patients’ transition from hospital to home by reducing their postoperative anxiety following a transplant, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in the Journal of Op…
Learn MoreThree mRNA Vaccine Doses Protective Against Delta, Omicron
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Receipt of three doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is associated with protection against delta and omicron compared with being unvaccinated and receipt of two doses, according to a study published online Jan. …
Learn MoreNeutralization Titers Against Omicron Up With mRNA-1273 Boost
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Neutralization titers against the omicron variant are lower than those against the D614G variant following the primary two-dose series of the mRNA-1273 vaccine, but a booster dose of mRNA-1273 vaccine substant…
Learn MoreFlavonoid Intake Linked to Mortality Risk in Parkinson Disease
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Higher flavonoid intake is associated with a reduced risk for mortality in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published online Jan. 26 in Neurology.Xinyuan Zhang, from the Pennsylvania …
Learn MoreSchizophrenia, Bipolar I Patients Experience Cognitive Decline
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Schizophrenia and bipolar I patients experience cognitive decline through adulthood, although the nature of this decline varies across disorders and cognitive functions, according to a study published online J…
Learn MoreCertain Dietary Patterns May Raise Risk for Developing IBD
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dietary patterns are associated with the risk for developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with an increased risk for Crohn disease (CD) seen in association with a Western dietary pattern and an increased …
Learn MoreIncidence, Prevalence of Pediatric IBD Increasing Globally
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The incidence and prevalence of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing worldwide, with the highest incidence and prevalence seen in Northern Europe and North America, according to a review pu…
Learn MoreCV, Cancer Risk Up With Tofacitinib for Rheumatoid Arthritis
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with rheumatoid arthritis aged 50 years or older with one or more additional cardiovascular risk factors, increased risks for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and cancer are seen with to…
Learn MoreRemdesivir May Benefit Adults Early in COVID-19 Course
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalized COVID-19 patients receiving no oxygen or low-flow oxygen were more likely to achieve clinical improvement within 28 days if they were treated with remdesivir, according to a study published online…
Learn MoreLikelihood of Hospital Admission Up During Foot Ulcer Episodes
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Diabetic foot ulcer episodes are associated with an increased likelihood of all-cause inpatient admissions and death compared with periods after ulcer healing, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in …
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