Smartphone App May Help People Identify Smoking Triggers
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A stop-smoking mobile app that senses where and when one might be triggered to smoke could help people quit, according to a study published online April 14 in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.Felix Naughton, Ph.D…
Learn MorePlacebo + Methadone Improves Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Retention
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A conditioned open-label placebo (C-OLP) may be a beneficial, low-risk adjunct to methadone treatment of opioid use disorder, according to a study published online April 12 in JAMA Network Open.Annabelle M. …
Learn MoreBlack Primary Care Providers Tied to Better Outcomes for Black Patients
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Greater Black representation in the primary care provider (PCP) workforce is associated with better population health measures for Black individuals, according to a study published online April 14 in JAMA Ne…
Learn MoreChildbearing-Age Women Harbor Doubts About Vaccine Safety
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Higher percentages of women of childbearing age (18 to 49 years old) do not think that vaccination against COVID-19 and the flu during pregnancy is safe versus older women (aged 50 years and older) and all ad…
Learn MoreAbout 100,000 U.S. Nurses Left Workforce During Pandemic
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During the pandemic, nearly 100,000 U.S. registered nurses called it quits, a new survey shows. A combination of stress, burnout, and retirements created a perfect storm for the exodus.Even worse, another 610…
Learn MoreSupreme Court Issues Temporary Stay to Keep Abortion Pill Fully Available
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Supreme Court issued a temporary stay on Friday to pause parts of a recent federal ruling that limits the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone.The temporary stay, which expires at midnight on We…
Learn MoreFlorida Bans Most Abortions After Six Weeks
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that bans abortions in that state after six weeks, with exemptions only given up to 15 weeks for rape, incest, and the life and health of the pregnant woman…
Learn MoreHealth Care-Associated Infections Higher for Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of health care-associated infections (HAIs) was higher among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 than for patients without COVID-19, according to a study published online April 13 in JAMA Networ…
Learn MoreCancer Risk Found to Be Higher in Asthma Patients
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with asthma are more likely to develop cancer, particularly those not using inhaled steroids, according to a study published online March 31 in Cancer Medicine.Yi Guo, Ph.D., from the University of Flo…
Learn More2021 Syphilis Rates Increased by Nearly One-Third in the United States
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis all increased between 2020 and 2021, reaching a total of more than 2.5 million reported cases, according to a new report released by the U.S. Centers for D…
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