Guidance Issued for Managing Visual Disorders After Pediatric Concussion
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online July 18 in Pediatrics, guidance is presented for the management of visual disorders following a concussion among children…
Learn MorePathways to Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration Examined
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Distinct systemic associations and serum and genetic risks have been identified for the subretinal drusenoid deposit (SDD) and non-SDD soft drusen pathways to advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a…
Learn MoreLa pérdida de memoria posterior al ACV se puede resolver en algunos pacientes
VIERNES, 15 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La pérdida de la memoria es un síntoma común tras un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), pero hay esperanzas de que algunos pacientes puedan recuperarla.Un nuevo estudio de Noruega examinó a 86 pacientes q…
Learn MoreOccult Hypoxemia More Likely Among Black Inpatients
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among medical or surgical inpatients in general care, Black patients are more likely to have occult hypoxemia than White patients, according to a study published online July 6 in The BMJ.Valeria S.M. Valbuena,…
Learn MoreLanguage-Concordant Care May Improve In-Hospital Outcomes
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Language-concordant care is associated with better in-hospital outcomes, according to a study published online July 11 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.Emily Seale, from University of O…
Learn MoreLow Apgar Scores Tied to Infant Mortality Across Races
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Low Apgar scores are associated with infant mortality across racial groups, but there is variance across groups, according to a study published online July 12 in PLOS Medicine.Emma Gillette, M.P.H., from the I…
Learn MoreNeighborhood Drop in Violent Crime May Also Boost Heart Health
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Every town wants low crime rates. But a new finding may offer a whole new reason to advocate for the change: Falling crime rates may lower heart disease fatalities.An analysis of 2000-2014 data from Chicago il…
Learn MoreEffect of Keto and Mediterranean Diets on Glucose Control Compared
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While the Keto and Mediterranean diets both can help people manage diabetes, the Mediterranean diet appears easier to maintain, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutri…
Learn MoreTransdermal CBD No Better Than Placebo for Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy, no difference in efficacy was observed at 12 weeks for adjunctive therapy with transdermal cannabidiol versus placebo, according to a study published online July…
Learn MoreSpecial Brain Scans May Diagnose Early Parkinson’s
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It may not be long before highly sensitive scans might spot Parkinson’s disease in its early stages, researchers report.A disease of the brain that is characterized by shaking hands, Parkinson’s is a condition…
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