Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of March 28 to April 1, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trust…
Learn MoreLas TC para el cáncer de pulmón ya han salvado más de 10,000 vidas en EE. UU.
JUEVES, 31 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Se han salvado las vidas de más de 10,000 estadounidenses desde que se introdujeron las pruebas de detección del cáncer de pulmón para las personas con un riesgo alto de más de 55 años con antecedentes d…
Learn MoreUn medicamento experimental para tratar el Alzheimer muestra potencial inicial
VIERNES, 1 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores están trabajando en una pastilla que podría ayudar de forma segura a las personas con enfermedad de Alzheimer a mejorar sus habilidades de pensamiento y memoria, y quizá a vivir más t…
Learn MoreDiabetic Eye Complications More Common in Blacks, Hispanics
FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hispanic and African American patients have a higher rate of diabetic eye complications than White patients, according to a study published online March 11 in Diabetes Epidemiology and Management.Jieni Li, fro…
Learn MoreHTN, T2DM Contribute to Brain Changes in Puerto Rican Seniors
FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) may contribute to brain changes in Puerto Rican older adults, according to a study published online March 30 in Neurology.Yi Guan, from the Boston University School…
Learn MoreHouse Passes Bill To Limit Insulin Costs to $35 a Month
FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans who use insulin to control their diabetes could soon save hundreds of dollars every year on the medicine, after the House passed a $35-a-month cap on insulin costs Thursday.The bill was passed by a 2…
Learn More160,000 lb of Skippy Peanut Butter Recalled Due to Metal Fragments
FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Skippy Foods LLC has announced a recall of a limited number of jars of certain lines of its peanut butter products because they may contain a small fragment of stainless steel from a piece of manufacturing equ…
Learn MoreHealth, Economic Impact of COVID-19 Set to Lessen in Coming Years
FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to lessen in the coming years, according to a study published online March 28 in Health Affairs.John A. Poisal, from the Centers for Medicare…
Learn MoreAlzheimer Disease, Related Dementia Diagnoses Up in Medicare Decedents
FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2004 to 2017, there was an increase in the percentage of U.S. older adult decedents with a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD), according to a study published online April 1 in JAM…
Learn MoreHigher Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Under 5s During Omicron
FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For children aged under 5, the incidence rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was higher with the omicron variant versus the delta variant, according to a research let…
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