One Drug Clear Winner in Treating Acne: Review
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Millions of people live with acne, and it can take a dramatic toll on their quality of life, but is any one treatment better than the rest?Yes, suggests a new review of more than 200 studies. When researchers c…
Learn MorePaperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Large numbers of Americans who were dropped from Medicaid this spring lost their coverage because of paperwork problems, and not because they weren’t still eligible for the public health insurance program.“I a…
Learn MoreOxycodone Does Not Increase Risk for Persistent Opioid Use After Delivery
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Initiation of oxycodone versus codeine is not associated with an increased risk for persistent opioid use after delivery overall, but increased risk is seen after vaginal delivery, according to a study publish…
Learn MoreNonpediatric Specialties Face Smaller Return Margins for HPV Vaccine Costs
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For nonpediatric specialties, return margins for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine costs by private payers are small, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.Y…
Learn MoreZuranolone Beneficial for Treatment of Postpartum Depression
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women with severe postpartum depression (PPD), zuranolone yields significant improvements in depressive symptoms, according to a study published online July 26 in The American Journal of Psychiatry.Kristin…
Learn MorePrevalence of Hearing Loss in Seniors Increases With Age
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults have a high prevalence of hearing loss, which increases with age, reaching 96.2 percent for those aged 90 years and older, according to a study published online July 28 in JAMA Network Open.Nichol…
Learn MoreCervical Pessary No Aid for Pregnancy Outcomes With Short Cervix
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A cervical pessary does not benefit pregnancies in patients with a short cervical length, according to a study published in the July 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Matthew K. Hoffm…
Learn MoreBreastfeeding Linked to Reduced Risk for Postperinatal Infant Death
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breastfeeding is associated with a reduction in postperinatal infant death during the first year of life, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Julie L. Ware, M…
Learn MorePSMA-PET Improves Prediction of Biochemical Recurrence in Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Presurgical 68Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) improves prediction of biochemical recurrence-free survival (BCR-FS) for patients with intermediate- to high-risk pro…
Learn MoreLeukemia With IKZF₁ Deletion Benefits From Prolonged Maintenance Therapy
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), cases with IKZF₁ deletion (IKZF₁del) benefit from prolonged maintenance therapy, according to a study published online July 17 in the Journal of Clinical O…
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