Inability to Balance on One Leg in Middle Age Tied to Premature Death
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The inability to successfully complete the 10-second, one-legged stance in middle age is independently associated with premature all-cause mortality, according to a study published online June 21 in the Brit…
Learn MoreAlarming Increase Seen in U.S. Deaths From Alcoholic Cirrhosis
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was more than a threefold increase in U.S. deaths from alcoholic cirrhosis between 1999 and 2019, according to a study published online May 27 in The American Journal of Medicine.Orly Termeie, from Flo…
Learn MoreU.S. Infertility Rates Stable From 1995 to 2019
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rates of infertility among U.S. women have remained largely unchanged since 1995, according to a study published online June 13 in Fertility and Sterility.Morgan Snow, from the Johns Hopkins School of Medici…
Learn MoreRisk Score Developed for RA-Linked Interstitial Lung Disease
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A score has been developed to stratify the risk for subclinical rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD), according to a study published online May 18 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.Ju…
Learn MoreAI Plus Wearable Sensor May Detect Presymptomatic COVID-19
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Wearable sensor technology could facilitate detection of presymptomatic COVID-19, according to a study published online June 21 in BMJ Open.Martin Risch, M.D., from the Dr. Risch Medical Laboratory in Vaduz,…
Learn MoreLong COVID Can Hit Kids, Even Babies
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even babies aren’t immune from the effects of long COVID, Danish researchers report.Their study found that about one in three kids aged 14 and younger who tested positive for the virus were suffering from mo…
Learn MoreChallenge Study Shows Efficacy of RSV Vaccine in Healthy Adults
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For healthy adults, the bivalent prefusion F respiratory syncytial virus (RSVpreF) vaccine is effective against symptomatic RSV infection and viral shedding, according to a study published in the June 23 iss…
Learn MoreAcupuncture Reduces Frequency of Chronic Tension-Type Headaches
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An eight-week true acupuncture (TA) treatment is effective for chronic tension-type headache (CTTH), according to a study published online June 22 in Neurology.Hui Zheng, M.D., Ph.D., from Chengdu University…
Learn MoreCost of Ranibizumab Port Delivery System for Treating nAMD Examined
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), ranibizumab with a port delivery system (PDS) with one refill costs more than intravitreal ranibizumab or aflibercept injections if abou…
Learn MoreCDC Panel Urges Seniors to Get New, More Potent Flu Shot This Fall
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory panel on Wednesday voted to recommend that Americans 65 and older get the new, more potent flu shots because the regular shot doesn’t offer …
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