Tras el 11/9, los suicidios se multiplicaron por 10 entre los veteranos de EE. UU.
LUNES, 28 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El suicidio se ha convertido en un problema urgente entre los veteranos militares estadounidenses, y las tasas han aumentado más de 10 veces en casi dos décadas, revela un nuevo estudio. “Las tasas de su…
Learn MoreHeart, Diabetes, Cancer Drugs on List for Medicare Price Negotiations, White House Says
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration on Tuesday named the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and participating drug companies.The list represents the first step in a landmark p…
Learn MoreUSPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Interventions in Prevention of Child Maltreatment
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the evidence is inadequate for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of primary care interventions for preventing child maltreatment. Thes…
Learn MoreDoctors Pulled Live Worm From Australian Woman’s Brain
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors plucked a wriggling roundworm from the brain of an Australian woman in the world’s first-known case of human infection with a parasite common in some pythons.The woman, who had been experiencing worse…
Learn MoreFresh Produce Rx Tied to Improvements in Food Security, Cardiometabolic Outcomes
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fresh produce prescriptions are associated with significant improvements in food security and health status for both adults and children, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in Circulation: Cardiova…
Learn MoreRecommendations Updated for Flu Vaccine in Children
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Recommendations have been updated for influenza vaccination among U.S. children for the 2023 to 2024 season, according to a policy statement and accompanying technical report from the American Academy of Pedi…
Learn MoreAI Does Not Improve Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia Detection Rate
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Computer-aided detection (CADe) during colonoscopy to identify advanced colorectal neoplasias and adenomas and the benefits and harms of CADe were explored in both a randomized trial and systematic review, bo…
Learn MoreEat Your Veggies: Writing ‘Produce Prescriptions’ Could Boost Patients’ Health
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An apple a day may be just what the doctor ordered.New research on “produce prescription” programs finds that when access to free fruits and vegetables is offered, recipients see measurable benefits in health…
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