Lasting Decrease Seen in Risk for All-Cause Mortality After Bariatric Surgery
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — All-cause mortality and mortality from specific causes are reduced for decades after bariatric surgery, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in Obesity.Ted D. Adams, Ph.D., M.P.H., from Intermountain H…
Learn MoreWhen Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could asking teens a simple, but pointed, question about their mental health reveal whether they are at risk for suicide? It might, new research suggests.Since suicide is now the second leading cause of death a…
Learn MoreSubstance Use Down Early in Pandemic for Youth, Young Adults
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Substance use substantially decreased across nearly all substance categories in the early part of the pandemic among youths and young adults, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in JAMA Network Open.W…
Learn MoreWeed-Friendly Posts on Social Media Get Teens Using Cannabis
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Laws bar advertising cannabis to teens, but that doesn’t mean they always work.In a new survey, researchers found that teens still see a lot of positive cannabis messages through social media posts.These messag…
Learn MoreDeer Carry COVID Variants No Longer Seen in People
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While COVID-19 variants Alpha, Gamma and Delta are no longer circulating among humans, they continue to spread in white-tailed deer. The animals are the most abundant large mammal in North America. Scientists a…
Learn MoreInflation Reduction Act Estimated to Yield Billions in Drug Savings
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new simulation suggests Medicare drug savings from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will be substantial, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in JAMA Health Forum.Benjamin N. Rome, M.D., from Br…
Learn MoreLas trompas de Falopio de algunas mujeres se deben extirpar, aun con un riesgo bajo de cáncer de ovario
MIÉRCOLES, 1 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Más mujeres que ya han tenido todos los hijos que quieren, incluso las que tienen un riesgo bajo de cáncer de ovario, deberían someterse a una extirpación de las trompas de Falopio como medida de pre…
Learn MoreMuchos estadounidenses jóvenes no se dan cuenta de que pueden sufrir un ataque cardiaco, según una encuesta
MIÉRCOLES, 1 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dave Conway sufrió un ataque cardiaco en 2018. Tenía apenas 30 años.El residente de Clintonville, Ohio, había estado experimentando fatiga y falta de aliento, y al final fue a la sala de emergencias,…
Learn MoreHow Phone Calls Could Boost Survival for Heart Failure Patients
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A phone call from a nurse may be the lifeline needed to help improve survival for heart failure patients. New research from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles finds that check-in calls m…
Learn MorePregnancy-Related Deaths Rose in 2020
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy-associated deaths increased in the United States in 2020, according to a research letter published online Feb. 1 in JAMA Network Open.Claire E. Margerison, Ph.D., from Michigan State University in …
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