Incidence of Mpox Higher for Most Racial, Ethnic-Minority Groups
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most racial and ethnic-minority groups had a higher incidence of mpox than non-Hispanic White men, according to research published in the April 14 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Learn MoreAnnual Average Emergency Visit Rate for Suicidal Ideation 40 Visits Per 10,000
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The annual average emergency department visit rate for suicidal ideation was 40 visits per 10,000 people in 2016 to 2020, according to an April data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control an…
Learn MoreUse of Hearing Aids Reduces Dementia Risk in Those With Hearing Loss
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with hearing loss, use of hearing aids is associated with a reduction in the risk for dementia to a similar level to that of people without hearing loss, according to a study published online April…
Learn MoreDiagnosis of Difficult-to-Diagnose Developmental Disorders Discussed
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Multimodal analysis of genome-wide data can diagnose probands with severe, probably monogenic, difficult-to-diagnose developmental disorders, according to a study published online April 12 in the New England …
Learn MoreHealth Care-Associated Infections Higher for Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of health care-associated infections (HAIs) was higher among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 than for patients without COVID-19, according to a study published online April 13 in JAMA Networ…
Learn MoreCancer Risk Found to Be Higher in Asthma Patients
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with asthma are more likely to develop cancer, particularly those not using inhaled steroids, according to a study published online March 31 in Cancer Medicine.Yi Guo, Ph.D., from the University of Flo…
Learn More2021 Syphilis Rates Increased by Nearly One-Third in the United States
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis all increased between 2020 and 2021, reaching a total of more than 2.5 million reported cases, according to a new report released by the U.S. Centers for D…
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