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Low Sodium Levels Common After Total Joint Arthroplasty

WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Postoperative hyponatremia is a relatively common occurrence in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA), according to a study published online March 31 in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.Col…

Unawareness of Memory Decline Tied to Higher Risk for Progression

WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unawareness, rather than heightened awareness, of memory decline is strongly associated with future clinical progression in older adults, according to a study published online April 25 in JAMA Network Open…

Black, Poor Patients Present With More Advanced Peripheral Artery Disease

WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black patients and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients tend to present with more advanced peripheral artery disease (PAD) — lower-extremity bypass chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), according …

Workplace Discrimination Ups Risk for High Blood Pressure, Study Finds

Most Melatonin Gummies Have Inaccurate Labels

WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most melatonin gummy products are inaccurately labeled, with most products exceeding the declared amount of melatonin and cannabidiol (CBD), according to a research letter published in the April 25 issue o…

Intermittent Fasting + Time-Restricted Eating Beneficial for Those at Risk for T2DM

WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, a novel approach of intermittent fasting plus early time-restricted eating (iTRE) leads to improved glucose tolerance, according to a study published onli…

Fetal, Maternal Morbidity Increased for Patients With Lupus

WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have higher fetal and maternal morbidity in deliveries compared with those without SLE, according to a study published online April 25 in RMD Open.Bella Meh…

You’re More Likely to Die From Guns in a Small Town Than Big City

WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Gun deaths in the United States are more likely in small towns than big cities, and suicides are a big reason why.Gun suicides are more common than gun homicides, according to a new study. Those suicides h…

Asthma, Lower Grades, Homelessness: How Climate Change Will Harm America’s Kids

WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children are uniquely vulnerable to the effects of climate change, a new report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows.Climate change can affect learning, physical health and housing sec…

AHA News: Doctors Said Weight and Stress Caused Her Symptoms. They Came From a Blocked Heart Artery.

WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — After a week of remote work in Farmington Hills, Michigan, Denise Castille was packing up her desk and preparing to leave for the airport to catch a flight back to her home in McKinney, Te…