PFAS Chemicals Tied to Later Puberty in Girls
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Exposure to ubiquitous chemicals known as PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, may delay puberty in girls, new research indicates.The study is the first to consider the role hormones play in the delay,…
Learn MoreWomen Give High Marks to Breast Reconstruction Using Patient’s Own Tissue
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Women who have breast reconstruction using their own tissue instead of implants ma be more satisfied with the results, new research shows.”The findings were unexpected, since autologous breast reconstruction is…
Learn MoreDespite New Long-Term Options, People Still Prefer Daily PrEP Pill to Prevent HIV
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New ways to deliver drugs that prevent infection with HIV are out there, but many people still prefer the standard daily PrEP pill, a new study shows. “The oral pill is very efficacious when people take it eve…
Learn MoreOne-Third With Transient New-Onset A-Fib Have Recurrence
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About one-third of participants with transient new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) during hospitalization for noncardiac surgery or medical illness have recurrent AF within one year, according to a study publish…
Learn MoreMaternal COVID-19 Vaccination Provides Some Protection for Infants
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maternal COVID-19 vaccination provides some protection against COVID-19-related hospitalization among infants, especially those aged younger than 3 months, according to research published in the Sept. 29 issue…
Learn MoreMost Adolescent Vapers Do Not Use Cessation Resources
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most adolescent electronic cigarette users do not use cessation resources in their attempts to quit, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in Pediatrics.Hongying Daisy Dai, Ph.D., from the University of …
Learn MorePatients With Bipolar Disorders More Likely to Have Higher BMI, Obesity
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults with bipolar disorders have a higher body mass index (BMI) and a higher prevalence of obesity than the general population, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in the The American Journal of Ps…
Learn MoreHbA1c Higher in Black Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Versus White Youth
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Young Black patients with type 1 diabetes have clinically relevant higher average hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) at any given level of mean blood glucose level than White patients, according to a study published online…
Learn MoreCDC Will Recommend an Antibiotic After Sex to Help Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). On Monday, the CDC issued draft recommendations, recomm…
Learn MoreNobel Prize for Medicine Awarded to COVID-19 Vaccine Pioneers
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — This year’s Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to two scientists who laid the groundwork years ago for the mRNA research that made COVID-19 vaccines possible.Katalin Karikó, M.D., the 13th …
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