1999 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Cystic Fibrosis-Related Mortality
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cystic fibrosis (CF)-related mortality rates declined and the median age of death among CF decedents increased in the United States from 1999 to 2020, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in Scientif…
Learn MoremHealth-Delivered Coaching Cuts Blood Glucose Levels in Patients With Diabetes
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A clinical pharmacist and health coach-delivered mobile health intervention can improve blood glucose levels in African American and Latinx populations, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in JAMA N…
Learn MoreThreshold of Diabetes Diagnosis May Be Too High for Women Under 50
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women aged younger than 50 years have a markedly lower hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) distribution than men, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in Diabetes Therapy to coincide with the annual meeting of th…
Learn MoreSeniors, Here Are the Meds That Can Harm Your Driving Skills
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some common medications — including antidepressants, sleep aids and painkillers — may dull the driving skills of seniors, a new study finds.Many different medication classes have been linked to the risk of d…
Learn MoreDiversity in Early-Phase Cancer Trials Improved Since 2000
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There have been some increases in diversity in early-phase cancer clinical trials since 2000, according to a study presented at the 16th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Et…
Learn MoreSexual, Gender Minorities With Chronic Skin Diseases More Likely to Face Barriers to Care
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sexual and gender-minority (SGM) patients with chronic inflammatory skin diseases (CISDs) are more likely to experience cost and noncost barriers to care, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in JAMA…
Learn MoreEndolymphatic Hydrops Denotes Degree of Hearing Loss in Meniere Disease
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The greater the degree of endolymphatic hydrops, the greater the hearing loss in patients with Meniere disease, according to a study published in the September-October issue of the Brazilian Journal of Otorhin…
Learn MoreMinimally Invasive Transperineal Laser Ablation of the Prostate Appears Effective
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Minimally invasive transperineal laser ablation (TPLA) of the prostate appears effective for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a review published online Sept. 21 in Therapeutic Advances in Urolo…
Learn MoreInflammatory Bowel Disease Tied to Higher Risk for Gout
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is strongly associated with gout, according to a study published online Sept. 1 in JGH Open.Osama Hamid, M.B.B.S., from the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues investigated the as…
Learn MoreLoneliness Could Raise Risk for Parkinson’s, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Loneliness can leave many feeling desolate, but new research now suggests it may also leave people vulnerable to Parkinson’s disease.Among more than 490,000 people listed in the UK Biobank who were followed fo…
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