Walking for Exercise Beneficial for Knee Osteoarthritis in Over 50s
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For adults aged 50 years and older with knee osteoarthritis, walking for exercise is associated with a reduced likelihood of new frequent knee pain and medial joint space narrowing, according to a study publ…
Learn MoreSurvivors of Childhood Cancer More Likely to Be Undertreated for CVD
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adult survivors of childhood cancer are more likely to be undertreated for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a study published online June 8 in the Journal of the American Heart Associa…
Learn MoreRisk for SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections Up in Persons With HIV
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with HIV (PWH) have an increased risk for breakthrough severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection after vaccination, according to a study published online June 7 in JAMA Network Open.Sa…
Learn MoreWomen With PCOS Report More Morbidity, Medication Use
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) at age 46 years report increased morbidity and medication use, irrespective of body mass index, compared with women without PCOS, according to a study published on…
Learn MoreASCO: Ancestry-Specific Genetic Risk Examined for TNBC
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women of African ancestry more often have a personal history of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), but the magnitudes of gene-specific risks for TNBC are similar across different racial/ethnic groups, acc…
Learn MoreADA: Insulin Delivery Systems Compared in Type 1 Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An open-source automated insulin delivery (AID) system appears to be safe and effective for use in people with type 1 diabetes, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes A…
Learn MoreConsuming Coffee May Lower Risk for Acute Kidney Injury
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Higher coffee intake is associated with a lower risk for incident acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a study published online May 5 in Kidney International Reports.Kalie L. Tommerdahl, M.D., from the Un…
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