AAP Issues Guidelines for Children With Overweight, Obesity
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Jan. 9 in Pediatrics, key action statements and consensus recommendations are presented for the evaluation an…
Learn MoreLow-Value Prostate Cancer Screening Common in Primary Care
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Low-value prostate cancer screening is common in primary care, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.Chris Gillette, Ph.D., from the Wake …
Learn MoreDamar Hamlin Moved to Buffalo Hospital As He Recovers From Cardiac Arrest
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is now back in New York.The football player who collapsed on the field after suffering cardiac arrest during a Monday night game in Cincinnati has been released from an Ohio h…
Learn MoreIn Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could a simple letter prompt doctors to prescribe opioids more safely?Yes, claims new research that found reminding doctors to check a prescription database before doling out opioids increased their engagemen…
Learn MoreProlonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD Effective Even in Compressed Format
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Both massed and intensive outpatient forms of prolonged exposure (PE) therapy are fast and effective for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study published online Jan. 5 in JAMA…
Learn MoreDamar Hamlin está mejor y alerta, y se comunica por escrito
VIERNES, 6 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque la estrella de la NFL, Damar Hamlin, todavía está críticamente enfermo tras sufrir un paro cardiaco el lunes durante un partido, está “recuperándose de una forma bastante notable”, aseguraron sus …
Learn MoreUna nueva esperanza contra una enfermedad ‘incurable’ del hígado que acaba con la vida de niños
VIERNES, 6 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes con una enfermedad del hígado genética e incurable tienen una nueva esperanza, después de que un estudio con animales mostró que un solo fármaco podría revertir sus efectos.El síndrome de A…
Learn MorePrenatal Exposure to Acid-Suppressive Meds Not Linked to Allergic Disease
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prenatal exposure to acid-suppressive medications (ASMs) seems not to be associated with allergic diseases in offspring, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in JAMA Pediatrics.Yunha Noh, Pharm.D., Ph.D…
Learn MoreLung Composite Allocation Score System Cuts Waiting-List Mortality
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The new Composite Allocation Score (CAS) system developed to improve equity in organ allocation by eliminating geographical barriers and prioritizing candidates’ medical needs results in a decrease in waiting-l…
Learn MoreLeading Pediatricians’ Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A leading pediatricians’ group has issued new guidelines on treating obesity in children and teens that, for the first time, call for early, aggressive intervention that can include weight-loss drugs and surger…
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