Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who’s Most at Risk?
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Surgery can be a daunting prospect at any age. Now, researchers say they’ve spotted two key factors upping the odds of a poor surgical outcome in seniors.Older adults who are either frail or suffering from dem…
Learn MoreMost Teens Continue Gender-Affirming Hormones Into Adulthood
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most adolescents who start gender-affirming hormone treatment continue treatment into adulthood, according to a Dutch study published online Oct. 20 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.Maria Anna Theodora …
Learn MoreSexual Assault-Related ED Visits Up in the U.S. From 2006 to 2019
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was an increase in sexual assault (SA) survivors seeking emergency department (ED) care from 2006 to 2019 but a decrease in admission rates for these visits, according to a study published online Oct. 20…
Learn MorePreeclampsia, Eclampsia Linked to Increased Offspring Mortality
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Prenatal exposure to maternal preeclampsia, eclampsia, and hypertension is associated with an increased risk for offspring all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in The BMJ.Chen Hua…
Learn MoreChickenpox Vaccine Has Nearly Erased Deaths, Hospitalizations From Virus in U.S.
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New government data shows that the chickenpox vaccine has virtually eliminated deaths and severe cases of the virus in U.S. children and teens.In the analysis, released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease…
Learn MoreAHA News: Protecting LGBTQ People From the Health Risks of Social Isolation
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The ways Donald M. Bell and his Chicago neighbors connect with one another are as simple as they are significant.”We have certain rituals that pull certain clumps of people together,” said Bel…
Learn MorePersistent Racial/Ethnic Disparities Seen in Flu Vaccine Coverage
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Racial and ethnic disparities in U.S. influenza hospital rates and influenza vaccination coverage persist, according to research published in the Oct. 18 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preve…
Learn MoreClinical Diagnoses of ASD Mostly Consistent With, Without ADOS
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Clinical diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with and without the reference standard Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) are consistent in 90.0 percent of cases, according to a study publishe…
Learn MoreAbout Half of Patients With IBD Have Zinc Deficiency
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of zinc deficiency is about 50 percent in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is higher in patients with Crohn disease (CD) than those with ulcerative colitis (UC), according to a study publish…
Learn MoreRare Coding Variants May Influence Cognition in Schizophrenia
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ultrarare constrained variants (URCVs) may contribute to variance in cognition in patients with schizophrenia, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in JAMA Psychiatry.Hugo D.J. Creeth, Ph.D., from Car…
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