Feds Urge States to Slow Down on Dropping People From Medicaid
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Large numbers of people are losing their Medicaid health coverage as pandemic relief measures end, and the federal government is asking states to slow down the purging of rolls.Some people losing coverage cou…
Learn MoreTopical Gel for Erectile Dysfunction Gets FDA Approval for OTC Sale
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Men with erectile dysfunction will now have the option of using a topical gel to treat the condition. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved over-the-counter marketing for the product, called Erox…
Learn MoreNew Poll Shows U.S. Adults Find Cigarettes Most Unsafe, Addictive Substance
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Despite knowing cigarettes are unsafe and addictive, one in five U.S. adults report smoking every day, according to the results of a survey conducted by the American Psychiatric Association.The annual survey,…
Learn MoreNew Threshold Could Inform Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis Decisions
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A newly defined risk threshold may inform decision-making for the appropriateness of rabies postexposure prophylaxis, according to a study published online June 9 in JAMA Network Open.Kelly Charniga, Ph.D., f…
Learn More2018 to 2021 Saw Rise of Non-LSD Hallucinogen Use in U.S. Young Adults
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Past-year use of non-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) hallucinogens was twice as high in 2021 as in 2018 among U.S. young adults, according to a study published online June 7 in Addiction.Katherine M. Keyes, …
Learn MoreIncomplete ED Neurovascular Imaging Tied to Higher Odds of 90-Day Stroke
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emergency department visits for transient ischemic attack (TIA) with incomplete neurovascular imaging are associated with higher odds of subsequent stroke within 90 days, according to a study published online…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Plus Heart Attack Tied to Higher Mortality and Complications
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with COVID-19 and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) experienced higher rates of mortality and complications than patients without COVID-19, with racial disparities identified, according to a study sc…
Learn MoreCommon Tools Suboptimal for ID’ing Fracture Risk in Younger Postmenopausal Women
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) and the Osteoporosis Self-assessment Tool (OST) have suboptimal performance for predicting 10-year major osteoporotic fracture risk across racial/ethnic categories in y…
Learn MoreDoubling Up on FIT Testing Catches More Colorectal Cancers
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A double fecal immunochemical test (FIT) improves sensitivity and cuts the number of missed colorectal cancers, according to a study published online in the April issue of the British Journal of Surgery.Adam G…
Learn MoreAI Can Estimate Best-Corrected Visual Acuity With Diabetic Macular Edema
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI)-determined best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) from remotely obtained fundus photographs is feasible for evaluating diabetic macular edema (DME), according to a study published onl…
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