Genetic Basis of Obesity, Gynecologic Health Links Examined
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Genetic analysis suggests that more research is needed to understand the potentially causal associations between obesity, metabolic hormones, and female reproductive disorders, according to a study published…
Learn MoreTrials Show Promise for Intravitreal Faricimab in Retinal Disease
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Faricimab is noninferior to aflibercept for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular edema, according to two studies published online Jan. 24 in The Lancet.Je…
Learn MoreHigh Endogenous Melatonin Impairs Glucose Tolerance
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — High endogenous melatonin, which characterizes late eating, impairs glucose tolerance, especially for MTNR1B G-allele carriers, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in Diabetes Care.Marta Garaulet, …
Learn MoreIntention to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Has Grown Faster Among Black Adults
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine has increased more rapidly in Black individuals versus White individuals, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in JAMA Network Open.Tasleem J. Padamsee,…
Learn MorePhysician Mental Health Has Declined During the Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with a substantial increase in mental health and substance use visits among physicians, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in JAMA Network Open.Daniel T. …
Learn MoreRisk for Heart Failure Cut With Faster Walking Speed
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Walking pace is inversely associated with the risks for heart failure, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Moafi-Madani Miremad, M.D., from Brown U…
Learn MoreAHA Issues Advisory for Penicillin Reactions in Patients With Severe RHD
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) at elevated risk for adverse reactions to intramuscular benzathine penicillin G (BPG), the risk may outweigh the theoretical benefit, according to an advisory …
Learn MoreGruesome Warning Images on Soda Labels Could Cut Consumption
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Images of fat-laden, diseased hearts and blackened, rotting feet might be the last thing you expect to see on the label of a can of soda that your child desperately wants, but would such drastic health warni…
Learn MoreAHA News: Amid a National Mental Health Crisis For Kids, Here’s How Parents Can Help
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — School closures. Family strains. Isolated and quarantined friends. Even when young people haven’t directly experienced COVID-19, the pandemic has strained their mental health. Often severely…
Learn MoreAHA News: Living in Segregated Neighborhoods May Double Heart Health Risks For Black Young Adults
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Black people who spent their early adult years in racially segregated neighborhoods were twice as likely to develop coronary artery calcium – a predictor of heart disease – as those who live…
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