COPD Mortality Rates for Women Remained Unchanged From 1999 to 2019
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 1999 to 2019, there was no change in overall age-adjusted chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality rates among women, while small decreases were seen in the rates for men, according to resear…
Learn MoreMedicare Policy Changes Tied to Drop in Hospice Use for Dementia
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Recent changes in Medicare policies are associated with reductions in the share of patients with an Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) code receiving hospice care, according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreIt’s Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mental health has become a hot topic during the pandemic, but some groups have been burdened by having too few services available even before the challenges of these past two years.A new study found that while t…
Learn MoreAHA News: What Expectant Moms Need to Know About Mental Health During and After Pregnancy
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Having a baby, especially a first child, is loaded with expectations. But in addition to joyfulness, many women may experience something else they may not want to discuss: anxiety and depression…
Learn MoreRisk for Fatal Drowning Up With Certain Preexisting Conditions
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — About one-third of fatal unintentional drownings in Canada occur in individuals with a preexisting medical condition, according to a study published online May 9 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Asso…
Learn MoreAmerican College of Physicians, April 28-30
The annual meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP) was held from April 28 to 30 in Chicago and attracted participants from around the world, including internists, adult medicine specialists, subspecialists, medical students, and allied he…
Learn MoreStronger School Lunch Standards May Help Cut Child Obesity
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 may have reduced the trajectory toward obesity among low-income children, according to a study published online May 5 in JAMA Network Open.
Andrea S. Richardson, Ph.D., from RAND Corporation in Pittsburgh, and colleagues evaluated whether associations between the free or reduced-price...
Learn MoreColonoscopy Before Age 50 May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk in Women
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Initiation of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy before 50 years of age is associated with a reduced risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) in women, according to a study published online May 5 in JAMA Oncology.Wenjie M…
Learn MoreOutcomes Worse for Children With Type 1 Diabetes Who Are Black
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) experience disparities in health outcomes compared with other racial and ethnic groups with similar neighborhood opportunity profiles, according to a study published onl…
Learn MoreModified Cardiac Rehab May Cut Mortality Risk for Stroke Survivors
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Stroke survivors who participate in a comprehensive stroke recovery program that incorporates modified cardiac rehabilitation have decreased all-cause mortality at one year, improved overall function, and better…
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