Higher Administrative Payment Burden Causes Delays in Cancer Care
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among patients with cancer, engaging in administrative tasks to estimate costs or pay for care is associated with an increase in cost-related treatment delays or nonadherence, according to a study published on…
Learn MoreErectile Dysfunction May Be Marker for Prediabetes, Diabetes
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Erectile dysfunction (ED) may be a marker for undiagnosed prediabetes/type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study published online July 25 in Preventive Medicine.Jane Tucker, from Saint Louis University in Mis…
Learn MoreMarijuana Users Have Higher Metal Levels in Blood, Urine
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana may be a source of cadmium and lead exposure, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in Environmental Health Perspectives.Katlyn E. McGraw, from Columbia University in New York, and colleagues…
Learn MoreGut Microbiome May Predict Later Peanut Allergies
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Infants who later develop peanut allergy have distinct differences in their gut microbiome in early childhood, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.Yo…
Learn MoreFederal Government to Regulate Staffing at Nursing Homes for First Time
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nursing homes will soon have to meet federal minimum staffing requirements, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Friday.”Establishing minimum staffing standards for nursing homes wi…
Learn MoreTratamientos de infertilidad podrían elevar el riesgo de accidente vascular cerebral en mujeres
VIERNES, 1 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Científicos han detectado un mayor riesgo de accidente vascular cerebral en mujeres que se embarazaron después de tratamientos de fertilidad.Aunque el número absoluto de accidentes cerebrovasculares …
Learn MoreMás estrés, mayores probabilidades de fibrilación auricular en mujeres después de la menopausia
VIERNES, 1 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres posmenopáusicas que están estresadas, deprimidas o tienen problemas para dormir pueden enfrentar un mayor riesgo de padecer un trastorno común del ritmo cardíaco, de acuerdo con una nue…
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