Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Seniors Increases With Age
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults have a high prevalence of hearing loss, which increases with age, reaching 96.2 percent for those aged 90 years and older, according to a study published online July 28 in JAMA Network Open.Nichol…
Learn MoreCervical Pessary No Aid for Pregnancy Outcomes With Short Cervix
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A cervical pessary does not benefit pregnancies in patients with a short cervical length, according to a study published in the July 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Matthew K. Hoffm…
Learn MoreBreastfeeding Linked to Reduced Risk for Postperinatal Infant Death
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breastfeeding is associated with a reduction in postperinatal infant death during the first year of life, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Julie L. Ware, M…
Learn MorePSMA-PET Improves Prediction of Biochemical Recurrence in Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Presurgical 68Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) improves prediction of biochemical recurrence-free survival (BCR-FS) for patients with intermediate- to high-risk pro…
Learn MoreLeukemia With IKZF₁ Deletion Benefits From Prolonged Maintenance Therapy
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), cases with IKZF₁ deletion (IKZF₁del) benefit from prolonged maintenance therapy, according to a study published online July 17 in the Journal of Clinical O…
Learn MorePromising Outcomes Seen for Living Kidney Donors With HIV
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Outcomes are encouraging for the first three living kidney donors with HIV, according to research published online July 24 in The Lancet Regional Health: Americas.In a prospective study, Christine M. Durand, M…
Learn MorePrevalence of Endometriosis Increased With Cadmium Exposure
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cadmium exposure is associated with increased prevalence of endometriosis, according to a study published online July 24 in Human Reproduction.Mandy S. Hall, from the College of Human Medicine at Michigan Stat…
Learn MoreIn Mice, a Preventive Vaccine Clears Brain Plaques Tied to Alzheimer’s
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have struggled for decades to come up with something that can successfully treat Alzheimer’s disease, with new drugs now showing their ability to clear the amyloid plaques that are a hallmark of the…
Learn MoreRegular Drinking Can Raise Blood Pressure in the Otherwise Healthy
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whether knocking back a little alcohol or a lot, daily drinking is tied to higher blood pressure, a new research review warns.Compared with not drinking, just one alcoholic drink a drink a day is associated wi…
Learn MoreAlcohol Kills Men More Often, but Women’s Death Rates Are Catching Up
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women are catching up to men when it comes to dying from alcohol abuse, a new study finds.Although men are nearly three times more likely to die from alcohol abuse than women, such deaths among women are risin…
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