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Opioid Exposure Higher Among Adults With Cerebral Palsy Versus Those Without

WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) are more likely to be exposed to opioids and for a longer duration than adults without CP, according to a study published online March 10 in the International Journal of Clinic…

Preterm Birth, Large for Gestational Age Increase A-Fib Risk Up to Middle Age

WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Preterm birth and being large for gestational age (GA) at birth are associated with increased risks for atrial fibrillation (AF) up to middle age independently of familial factors, according to a study publis…

Transgender Women May Be Underdiagnosed With Prostate Cancer

WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prostate cancer is not that rare among transgender women, according to a research letter published online April 29 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, M.D., from the Universit…

Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery Effective for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Treatment

WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), bariatric-metabolic surgery is more effective than lifestyle modification plus best medical care, according to a study published online April 20 in The L…

Spring, Summer Is Peak Time for Dogs Biting Kids

WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the spring and summer, everyone races outside with their dogs to enjoy the warmer weather, but a new study suggests there is a downside to that.More children are bitten by dogs in those months, according t…

New Model Helps ID Melanoma Patients With Lymph Node Involvement

WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A patient-centered methodology (PCM) approach outperforms conventional analysis for predicting which melanoma patients would have a positive result on sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), according to a study p…

Half of Parents Believe Social Media Is Hurting Their Kids’ Mental Health, New Poll Finds

U.S. Deaths Due to Fentanyl Nearly Quadrupled in 5 Years

WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Overdose deaths in the United States tied to the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl soared 279% from 2016 to 2021, health officials reported Wednesday. With the nation reeling from continued drug overdose dea…

Among Kids With Autism, Girls Are More Prone to Anxiety Disorders Than Boys

WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls are, but girls may be more likely to experience anxiety alongside the disorder than boys, new research reveals.Anxiety tends to travel wi…

AHA News: How a Self-Care Expert Takes Care of Herself

WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Self-care means many things to many people. To Dr. Beth Frates, director of lifestyle medicine and wellness in the department of surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, it boils …