AHA News: Hmong Americans May Have Strokes at Much Younger Ages
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Hmong American adults who have a stroke tend to be much younger than their white counterparts and may be more likely to have a less common type that causes bleeding in the brain, a new stud…
Learn MoreMIND Diet Plus Caloric Restriction No Better for Cognition
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) with mild caloric restriction does not change cognition or brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes compared with a control diet…
Learn MoreMore Rapid Increase Seen in Rate of OD Deaths Involving Cocaine + Opioids
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine and opioids increased more quickly from 2011 to 2021 than the rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine alone, according to a July data brief publ…
Learn MoreSkin Lightening Prevalent Among ‘Skin of Color’ Individuals
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among skin of color (SOC) individuals, use of skin lightening (SL), involving the use of chemicals to lighten the skin, is prevalent, and those using SL agents rarely consult a medical provider before using…
Learn MoreSolanezumab Does Not Slow Cognitive Decline in Preclinical Alzheimer Disease
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with preclinical Alzheimer disease, solanezumab does not slow cognitive decline, according to a study published online July 17 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the annual…
Learn MoreMultiple Myeloma Symptoms Are Generally Nonspecific
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Multiple myeloma (MM) symptoms are generally nonspecific, according to a study published online June 25 in Cancers.Stella Bowcock, M.D., from the King’s College Hospital NHS Trust in the United Kingdom, and…
Learn MoreSpleen Volume Linked to Outcome After HSCT for Leukemia Patients
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), higher spleen volume at the time of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is associated with inferior overall survival and an increased incidence of nonre…
Learn MoreExcess Alzheimer, Related Dementia-Linked Mortality Increased During COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In COVID-19 pandemic year 1, there was a large increase in mortality with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) as an underlying or contributing cause of death, which was largely mitigated in year …
Learn MoreHistorical Redlining Linked to Risk for Heart Failure in Black Adults
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among Black Medicare beneficiaries, historical redlining, a marker of structural racism, is associated with heart failure risk, according to a study published online July 17 in Circulation.Amgad Mentias, M….
Learn MoreJAK Inhibitors May Aid Hair Regrowth in Patients With Alopecia
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are associated with more hair regrowth than placebo for patients with alopecia areata, according to a review published online June 27 in JAMA Network Open.Ming Liu, Ph.D., from…
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