Mortality Disparities by Education Widened in the U.S. in 2020
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In 2020, there was an increase in mortality disparities by educational attainment in the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Emily C. …
Learn MoreDisparities Seen in Receipt of Postpartum Care
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Disparities exist in the receipt of recommended postpartum care by insurance type, rural or urban residence, and racial and ethnic identities, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in JAMA Health Fo…
Learn MoreLess Sleep Tied to Higher Risk for Developing Chronic Disease
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sleeping five hours or less per night is associated with a higher risk for developing chronic diseases, according to a study published online Oct. 18 in PLOS Medicine.Séverine Sabia, from Université Paris C…
Learn MoreNew Platform Matches Patients to Precision Oncology Trials
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new open-source platform speeds matching of patients to precision medicine (PM) oncology trials, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in npj Precision Oncology.Harry Klein, Ph.D., from Dana-Farber…
Learn MoreCOVID Shot After SARS-CoV-2 Recovery in Pregnancy Ups Antibodies in Infants
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in pregnancy, vaccination after recovery is associated with increased odds of detectable immunoglobulin (Ig)G in infants, accordin…
Learn MoreApixaban Compared to Rivaroxaban for A-Fib and Valvular Heart Disease
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD), apixaban is associated with a reduced risk for ischemic stroke or systemic embolism and a reduced risk for bleeding compared with…
Learn MoreUse of Anesthesia Care for Cataract Surgery Examined
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Anesthesia care is more common among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing cataract surgery versus other low-risk procedures, and fewer cataract surgery patients experience systemic complications within seven d…
Learn MorePhosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors Not Tied to Alzheimer Disease Risk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitors seem not to be associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimer disease and related dementia, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in Brain Communications.Rishi J. …
Learn MoreMarijuana Users More Prone to Infections After Knee, Shoulder Surgeries
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Surgeons have long advised patients to stop smoking cigarettes for several weeks before their operations to lower the risk of complications. But what about weed?New research has found reason for worry: Mari…
Learn MoreCertain Class of Diabetes Meds Could Cut Dementia Risk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An older class of type 2 diabetes drugs known as thiazolidinediones, or TZDs, may protect you from dementia down the road, according to new research.Thiazolidinediones, also known as glitazones, cut dementi…
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