CVS, Walgreens Announce $10 Billion Opioid Settlements
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Years of litigation over the opioid epidemic could end soon, as the national pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens announced Wednesday that each company has agreed to a nearly $5 billion settlement. While neithe…
Learn MoreWhat’s Better for Your Brain, Crossword Puzzles or Computer Games?
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Older adults looking to slow down memory loss might find some help in a classic brain-teaser: the crossword puzzle.That’s the suggestion of a small study that followed older adults with mild cognitive impair…
Learn MoreObesity Linked to Greater Disability, Poorer Outcomes in MS
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For newly diagnosed patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), obesity is associated with higher disease severity and poorer outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in the Journal of Neurology, Ne…
Learn MoreSurveillance Feasible for Women Deferring Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women deferring risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO), surveillance for ovarian cancer (OC) is feasible, yields a high complete cytoreduction rate, and is cost-saving, according to a study…
Learn MoreMeta-Analysis Shows Decrease in Dementia Risk With HTN Treatment
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Antihypertensive treatment is associated with a reduced risk for dementia, according to an individual patient data meta-analysis from randomized clinical trials published online Oct. 25 in the European Heart…
Learn MorePhysical, Sensory Experiences Differ Among Pregnant People With Autism
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with autism have atypical physical and sensory experiences during pregnancy and have lower perceptions of prenatal health care versus people without autism, according to a study published online Oct. …
Learn MoreBanning Screen Time Not Necessary After Pediatric Concussion
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Early screen time does not appear to have as much impact as other factors in pediatric concussion recovery, according to a study published online Oct. 17 in Pediatrics.Molly Cairncross, Ph.D., from Simon Fra…
Learn MorePrenatal Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Low Birth Weight
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in early pregnancy to midpregnancy is significantly associated with lower birth weight, according to a study published online Oct. 25 i…
Learn MoreAntiseptics Work Equally Well in Preventing Infection After Surgery for Open Fractures
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Both 10 percent povidone-iodine and aqueous 4 percent chlorhexidine gluconate are equally effective for preventing postsurgical infections among patients requiring surgery for open fractures, according to a …
Learn MoreAmerican College of Gastroenterology, Oct. 21-26
The annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology was held from Oct. 21 to 26 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and attracted approximately 5,000 participants from around the world, including gastroenterology and digestive specialists and oth…
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