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More Progress Seen in Female Versus Minority Leadership Diversity in Medicine

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some specialties have made significant improvements in academic medial leadership diversity since 2007, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in JAMA Network Open.Austin M. Meadows, from Henry For…

Most Online Marijuana Dispensaries Lack Adequate Age Verification

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most online marijuana dispensaries lack adequate age verification features and accept nontraceable payment methods, according to a research letter published online Sept. 25 in JAMA Pediatrics.Ananya Terala…

Older Adults at Risk for Real-World Impersonation Scams

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A considerable proportion of older adults engage with a mimicked real-world imposter scam without skepticism, according to a study published online Sept. 22 in JAMA Network Open.Lei Yu, Ph.D., from the Rus…

Physical Restraint Use More Likely for Black Adults in Emergency Departments

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In adult emergency departments, physical restraint is uncommon but occurs more often among Black patients than White and non-Black patients, according to a review published online Sept. 25 in JAMA Internal…

Más mujeres utilizan marihuana para aliviar los síntomas de la menopausia

More Women Using Pot to Ease Menopause Symptoms, Study Finds

Pandemic-Linked Drop in Cardiac Testing Recovered in United States

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the United States and non-U.S. high-income countries, the reductions in cardiac testing seen in the early COVID-19 pandemic recovered by 2021, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in Radiology…

Direct Dispensing of Prenatal Supplements With Iron Reduces Anemia

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Directly providing prenatal iron supplements significantly improves average hematocrit levels throughout pregnancy and reduces anemia in underserved patients, according to a study published online Sept. 1 …

Emotional Issues Could Be Early Sign of MS

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A newer understanding of multiple sclerosis (MS) suggests that psychiatric conditions like anxiety and depression may emerge long before classic MS symptoms.“For a long time, it was thought that MS only re…

In Mice, Gene Therapy Helps Restore Movement After Spinal Cord Injury

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Gene therapy has restored mobility in mice with completely severed spinal cords, researchers report.The mice regained the ability to walk, with gait patterns resembling those of mice that resumed walking n…