Here’s How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Inflation Reduction Act is expected to bring out-of-pocket drug costs down for many U.S. seniors, but most of its benefits aren’t immediate.Under the law, Medicare will now be allowed to negotiate the cost…
Learn MoreApp Aids Self-Monitoring of Some Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patient-initiated care supported with smartphone self-monitoring is noninferior to usual care for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients with stable low disease activity, according to a study published online J…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccination Rates Lower Among Adults With Vision, Hearing Disability
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccine initiation is lower among adults with vision or hearing disabilities compared with adults without disabilities, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Kea Turner, …
Learn MoreFormulary Restrictions May Worsen Atrial Fibrillation Outcomes
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Limiting access to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) may exacerbate underuse of anticoagulants and increase the risk for adverse health outcomes, such as stroke, among patients with newly …
Learn MoreEveryday Activities That Can Cut Your Odds for Dementia
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Reading, doing yoga and spending time with family and friends might help lower your risk of dementia, a new study suggests.”Previous studies have shown that leisure activities were associated with various heal…
Learn MoreAHA News: Obstacles Didn’t Stop This Heart Defect Survivor From Competing on ‘American Ninja Warrior’
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — At 21, Chris O’Connell learned his pediatric cardiologist had retired. He was assigned a new doctor for the annual checkups he’d had all his life.”I know you’ve been told to not exercise hard …
Learn MoreDiagnostic Accuracy of MRE Indices Studied for Active Crohn Disease
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) indices have high diagnostic sensitivity, but low specificity, for active terminal ileal (TI) Crohn disease (CD), according to a study recently published in the
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Learn MoreFrequent Aspirin Use Tied to Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Frequent aspirin use is associated with lower ovarian cancer risk regardless of the presence of most other ovarian cancer risk factors, according to a meta-analysis published online July 22 in the Journal of…
Learn MoreLow Dietary Calcium, Potassium Intake Tied to Kidney Stone Recurrence
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lower dietary calcium and potassium intake are risk factors for symptomatic kidney stone recurrence, according to a study published in the August issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
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Learn MoreWind Can Uproot Kids’ Bouncy Castles, With Tragic Results
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Inflatable bounce houses are big, colorful, cheap to rent and practically scream “childhood fun.” So, what could possibly go wrong?It turns out plenty. For one thing, the air-filled party staples are vulnerabl…
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