Older Black Americans Hit Hardest by Disability
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most older adults want to spend their final days in the peace of their own home, but new research finds that Black Americans are far more likely to fall short of that goal.Why? Because Black adults are much…
Learn MoreClimate Change Will Harm Children’s Mental Health: Report
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Raging wildfires, droughts, floods and record-breaking heat brought on by climate change are taking a toll on kids’ already fragile mental health.This is the main message from a new report by the American P…
Learn MoreRenters May Age Faster Than Homeowners, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Renting a home, rather than owning it outright, may speed up the body’s aging process, a new study suggests.Researchers found that when compared with people who owned their home outright (no mortgage), thos…
Learn MoreASTRO: Hypofractionation Effective for Radiotherapy After Breast Reconstruction
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women undergoing implant-based breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, use of shorter radiotherapy (RT) courses (hypofractionation) is as effective as conventionally fractionated (CF) RT, according to…
Learn MoreASTRO: Liquid Biopsy Can Stratify Risk in Oligometastatic NSCLC
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Liquid biopsy, which identifies circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), performed before radiotherapy (RT) can stratify risk for oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, according to a study publ…
Learn MoreBlack Children With Asthma More Likely to Receive Bronchodilators From EMS
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black children receiving emergency medical services (EMS) care are more likely to receive a bronchodilator than White children, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in Prehospital Emergency Care.S…
Learn MoreModel Developed for Prioritizing Patients Waiting for Lung Transplant
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new model has been developed for prioritizing patients waiting for a lung transplant, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.Jarro…
Learn MoreHigh-Risk Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant Benefit Most From Living Donors
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — High-risk cirrhosis patients awaiting liver transplant (LT) most benefit from potential living donors, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in Aging.Fakhar Ali Qazi Arisar, M.B.B.S., from the Unive…
Learn MoreNovel Potassium Channel Opener Safe, Effective for Adults With Focal Epilepsy
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — XEN1101 appears safe and effective for the treatment of focal-onset seizures (FOSs), according to results of a phase 2b study published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Neurology.Jacqueline A. French, M.D., from the N…
Learn MoreWeight Loss-Driven Remission of Prediabetes Tied to Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Weight loss-driven remission of prediabetes protects against type 2 diabetes and is associated with better kidney and vascular function, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in The Lancet Diabetes…
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