Adult Children Far More Likely to Be Estranged From Dad Than Mom
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many young U.S. adults are estranged from their parents, at least temporarily — with the father/child bond being especially fragile.Those are among the findings of a new national study that tracked thousands…
Learn MorePandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Deaths of teens from drug overdoses soared starting in late 2019, and though they appear to be on the decline, they remain much higher than in 2019, U.S. health officials report.Most of these deaths are due t…
Learn MoreAHA News: Heart Transplant Recipient Honors Her Donor ‘By Living the Best Possible Life I Can’
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Even now, years later, Linda Jara’s voice resonates with notes that can only be fully appreciated by certain people – people like her who carry someone else’s heart.Her tone is filled with gr…
Learn MoreClinical Report Addresses Screening, Management of Congenital Hypothyroidism
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Newborn screening (NBS) and management of congenital hypothyroidism is addressed in a clinical report published online Dec. 19 in Pediatrics.Noting that prompt diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism by NBS, l…
Learn MoreRisk for T2DM Reduced With Higher Daily Step Count
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Being more active is associated with a reduced risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a study published online Dec. 2 in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.Andrew S. Perry, M.D…
Learn MorePET Changes Similar for Alzheimer Disease, Down Syndrome
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Positron emission tomography (PET) changes are similar for people with autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease and those with Down syndrome, according to a study published in the January issue of The Lancet Neur…
Learn MoreCoinfection With Flu, SARS-CoV-2 Described in Children
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a report published in the Dec. 16 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, data are presented on coinfection with influenza and severe acute respi…
Learn MoreRenal Impairment Linked to Worse Prognosis in IgD Multiple Myeloma
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with immunoglobulin D multiple myeloma (IgD MM), those with renal impairment (RI) have poorer prognosis and shorter median survival than those with no renal impairment (no-RI), according to a stu…
Learn MoreFirst-Line Regimens With Endocrine Therapy Show Benefits in Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — First-line regimens with endocrine therapy (ET) may be associated with benefits among patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (ERBB2-positive ) metastatic breas…
Learn MorePsychological Distress May Be Causal Risk Factor for Dementia
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Self-reported psychological distress is likely a causal risk factor for subsequent dementia, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in JAMA Network Open.Sonja Sulkava, M.D., Ph.D., from the Finnish Ins…
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