Healthy Lifestyle Does Not Entirely Offset Risks for Obesity
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adherence to a healthy lifestyle is associated with a lower risk for a wide range of obesity-related diseases, but this association was modest in adults with obesity, according to a study published online May…
Learn MoreRate of Pregnant U.S. Women Who Have Diabetes Keeps Rising
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number of American women who have diabetes when they become pregnant has increased dramatically over five years, health officials reported Wednesday. Between 2016 and 2021, the rate of pregnancy among dia…
Learn MoreDisparities Seen for Central Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infection
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Central catheter-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates are higher for Black pediatric patients and patients who speak a language other than English (LOE), according to a study published online May 3…
Learn MoreEndolymphatic Hydrops Grade M2 Correlates Most Strongly With Hearing Loss
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — M2 grading of intracochlear endolymphatic hydrops shows the strongest correlation with hearing loss with Meniere disease, according to a study published online May 17 in Acta Oto-Laryngologica.Zhihao Han, fro…
Learn MoreAmerican Psychiatric Association, May 20-24
The annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association was held from May 20 to 24 in San Francisco and attracted participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in psychia…
Learn MoreASCO: Minimally Invasive Noninferior to Open Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with resectable pancreatic cancer, minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP) is noninferior to open distal pancreatectomy (ODP), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the …
Learn MoreMajor Injury Fall, Pressure Ulcer Hospitalizations Underreported
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is widespread underreporting of major injury fall and pressure ulcer hospitalizations across U.S. nursing homes, according to a study published online May 23 in JAMA Network Open.Prachi Sanghavi, Ph.D.,…
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