No Universally Effective Model-Updating Approach Available in ICU Setting
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a simulated intensive care unit setting, there is no universally effective model-updating approach that maintains model performance, according to a study published online Oct. 10 in Annals of Internal Medi…
Learn MoreCheap, Flavored Cigars That Entice Children Are Flooding the Market
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Flavoring added to small, cheap cigars is making these the second-most popular tobacco product among youth, a new report shows. The Rutgers University Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies and the Campai…
Learn MoreCalifornia Governor Rejects Bill to Provide Free Condoms to High Schoolers
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A California bill would have made free condoms available for high schoolers, but it was vetoed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom because of cost.California has a budget deficit of $30 billion, Newsom noted in his v…
Learn MoreRise in Deaths Around Retirement Age Is Behind Stagnant U.S. Life Expectancy
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans’ life expectancy has been stagnant for over a decade, and much of the blame has been placed on “deaths of despair” among middle-aged adults. But a new study suggests that chronic disease among older…
Learn MoreMaternal Pertussis Vaccination Linked to Lower Infection Risk in Infants
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maternal pertussis vaccination is associated with a reduced risk for infection among infants through 8 months of age, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in Pediatrics.Annette K. Regan, Ph.D., from C…
Learn MoreSmall Increased Risk for Congenital Anomalies Reported After ART
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is a small increased risk for congenital genitourinary abnormalities after assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), according to a study published online Oct. 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Chr…
Learn MorePLCOm2012 Models Have High Sensitivity for Lung Cancer
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two versions of the PLCOm2012 risk‐prediction model (based on the 2012 Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial), with and without a predictor for race, have high sensitivities fo…
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