AAN: Years of Ice Hockey Play Increase Risk for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is a dose-response relationship between years of ice hockey play and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) risk and severity, according to a study scheduled for presentation at the upcoming annual mee…
Learn MoreAAN Issues Review of Evidence for Aducanumab in Alzheimer Disease
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The evidence for use of aducanumab in individuals with early symptomatic Alzheimer disease is presented in a report from the American Academy of Neurology Guidelines subcommittee published online Feb. 23 in …
Learn MoreEarly Posttraumatic Seizures Tied to Worse Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Early posttraumatic seizures (EPS) after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are associated with poor outcomes, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in JAMA Neurology.Joshua Laing, M.B.B…
Learn MoreOverdose Deaths From Non-BZD Hypnotics/Sedatives Up in the U.S.
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Overdose deaths due to nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics and gabapentinoids increased significantly during the last two decades, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in The Lancet Regional Health-Americas…
Learn MoreMany Older Adults Still Have Not Received Care Delayed by COVID-19
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic disrupted health care for around 30 percent of older adults, according to the results of the latest University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.Jeffrey Kullgren, M.D., from the Univer…
Learn MoreRecovery From Radical Cystectomy Takes Three to Six Months
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients require three to six months to recover to baseline levels of independence after radical cystectomy, irrespective of surgical approach, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in JAMA Network O…
Learn MoreSubsequent Vaccination Cuts Risk for COVID-19 Reinfection
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients who have recovered from COVID-19, the risk for recurrent infection is reduced with receipt of at least one dose of the BNT162b2 vaccine, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in the New …
Learn MoreFitbit Recalls More Than 1 Million Ionic Smartwatches Due to Burn Hazard
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1 million Fitbit Ionic smartwatches sold in the United States have been recalled because they pose a burn hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said Wednesday. About 693,000 of th…
Learn MoreWhite House Unveils New COVID Response Strategy
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Accelerated research into new vaccines that could be ready within 100 days of the emergence of a new variant is one of the key features of a new COVID response strategy released by the White House on Wednesd…
Learn MoreMore Years Playing Hockey, Higher Odds for CTE Linked to Head Injury
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers already know that repeated hits to the head on the football field are linked to a degenerative brain disease, as seen in a number of retired NFL stars. Now, experts have turned their attention to…
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