Risk 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…
Learn MoreNew-Onset Depression Common During Surgical Internship Year
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The first year of surgical internship is associated with an increased risk for new-onset depression, according to a research letter published online April 27 in JAMA Surgery.Tasha M. Hughes, M.D., from the Unive…
Learn MoreState Laws on Teen Privacy Do Not Reflect Pediatric Standards of Care
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many state laws on consent and privacy for adolescents do not reflect pediatric professional standards of care, according to a study published online May 9 in Pediatrics.Marianne Sharko, M.D., from Weill Cornell…
Learn MoreAHA News: Lo que las mamás embarazadas necesitan saber sobre la salud mental durante y después del embarazo
LUNES, 9 de mayo de 2022 (American Heart Association News) –Tener un bebé, especialmente un primer hijo, viene con muchas expectativas. Pero además de sentir alegría, muchas mujeres pueden sentir algo más de lo que tal vez no quieran hablar: ansiedad…
Learn MoreAre Antibiotics the Cause, Not Solution, of Recurrent UTIs?
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common and often easily managed, yet some women are plagued by one infection after another. Now, a new study hints at a culprit: the antibiotics used to treat them.UTIs can af…
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