Long COVID Seen in 16.2 Percent of Pediatric COVID-19 Patients
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Overall, 16.2 percent of the pediatric population experience one or more persistent symptoms at least three months after COVID-19, according to a review published online July 21 in Pediatrics.Li Jiang, M.D., M…
Learn MorePaternal, Maternal Psychiatric History Each Tied to Higher Risk for Preterm Birth
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Both paternal and maternal psychiatric history are associated with an increased risk for preterm birth (PTB), according to a study published online July 20 in
PLOS Medicine.
Weiyao Yin, M.D., Ph.D., from…
Learn MoreFor Prostate Cancer Info Videos, Patients Prefer Hearing From a Physician
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prostate cancer information delivered by video is considered more trustworthy when delivered by a physician versus a patient, according to a study published online July 19 in JAMA Network Open.Stacy Loeb, M.D….
Learn MorePrivate Equity Ownership Tied to Higher Costs to Patients
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Private equity ownership of health care operations is associated with increases in costs to patients and decreases in quality of care, according to a review published online July 19 in The BMJ.Alexander Borsa,…
Learn MoreAvoidable Hospital Admissions Increased With Health Care Disruption
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People whose access to health care was disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic have an increased risk for an avoidable hospital admission, according to a study published online July 19 in The BMJ.Mark A. Green,…
Learn MoreFewer Than Half of Parents Use a Patient Portal for Their Child
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Only 43 percent of parents say they have a patient portal to communicate with their child’s health care provider, according to the results of a survey released by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Po…
Learn MoreHepatitis C Rates Soar Among Pregnant Women
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) – In the two decades since the opioid epidemic took off, the addiction crisis has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans.Now, new research points to another grim outgrowth of the crisis on Americ…
Learn MoreFor Over 1 in 10 Young U.S. Adults, Vaping Is a Regular Habit
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About 11% of young adults in the United States now actively use electronic cigarettes, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in a new report.The report, from CDC’s National Center for Health…
Learn MoreUn hombre europeo podría ser la sexta persona que se ‘cura’ del VIH
JUEVES, 20 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Es raro que una persona con VIH entre en remisión y se considere “curada”, pero un hombre europeo podría ser la sexta persona que lo logra. El hombre, que recibió un diagnóstico inicial de VIH en 1990, h…
Learn MoreLos pacientes negros son más propensos a confiar en videos de salud si sale un médico o paciente negro
JUEVES, 20 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La necesidad de aumentar la diversidad racial entre los proveedores de atención de la salud de EE. UU. es importante por muchos motivos. Entre ellos, es más probable que los pacientes negros les crean a …
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