CDC: Fetal Mortality in United States in 2020 Unchanged From 2019
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The rate of fetal deaths at 20 weeks of gestation or more was 5.74 deaths per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths in 2020, which was not significantly different from the rate in 2019, according to the Aug. 4 N…
Learn MoreMonoclonal Antibody Studied for Prevention of Malaria
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A next-generation antimalarial monoclonal antibody, L9LS, administered intravenously or subcutaneously, shows protective efficacy against controlled malaria infection, without evident safety concerns, accor…
Learn MoreEffect of Jarlsberg Cheese on Bone Anabolic Markers Examined
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Jarlsberg cheese consumption might have prophylactic effects on osteopenia and metabolic disease, and these effects appear to be specific to Jarlsberg cheese, according to a study published online Aug. 2 in B…
Learn MoreSocial Isolation, Loneliness May Harm Cardiovascular, Brain Health
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Social isolation and loneliness seem to be independent risk factors for cardiovascular and brain health, but data on mediating pathways are limited, according to a scientific statement published online Aug….
Learn MoreMonoclonal Antibodies No Better Than Placebo for Early Parkinson Disease
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The monoclonal antibodies cinpanemab and prasinezumab show almost no benefit for early Parkinson disease, according to two phase 2 trials published in the Aug. 4 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine…
Learn MoreAustralia’s Current Flu Season Is Tough: Will America’s Be the Same?
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the worst flu season in five years winds down in Australia, U.S. health officials are bracing for similar severity this coming fall.Why? The flu season in Southern Hemisphere countries like Australia can o…
Learn MoreBeing a Victim of Fraud May Increase Blood Pressure in Seniors
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fraud victimization in older adults is associated with high blood pressure (BP), according to a study published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Melissa Lamar, Ph.D., from Rush …
Learn MoreBarriers to Advance Care Planning ID’d for Sexual/Gender Minorities
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Discrimination in the health care system is an important barrier to advance care planning for sexual and gender-minority (SGM) people, according to a study published online July 20 in JAMA Network Open.Amanda…
Learn MoreRapid Olfactory Decline May Predict Later Cognitive Impairment in Seniors
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rapid olfactory decline during normal cognition may be a simple biomarker for early Alzheimer disease in older adults, according to a study published online July 28 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.Rachel R. Pacyna,…
Learn MoreMany Insured Cancer Patients Pay No OOP Costs for Genetic Counseling
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Commercially insured patients with cancer typically have low costs for genetic counseling, according to a research letter published online July 29 in JAMA Health Forum.
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