Link Seen Between Inflammation, Alzheimer’s
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers around the world are working to tease out the mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Now, a new study points to so-called systemic inflammation.British researchers fou…
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Trust Medical Videos When Black Doctor, Patient Is in It
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The need to increase racial diversity among U.S. health care providers is important for many reasons. Among them, Black patients are more likely to believe Black physicians or patients than sources who are w…
Learn MoreSeasonal Patterns Identified for Suicidality in Children, Teens
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Seasonal patterns are seen in suicidality among children and adolescents, with peaks in April and October and a nadir in July, according to a study published online July 19 in JAMA Network Open.Youngran Kim…
Learn MoreFewer Physicians Working in Private Practice
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During the past 10 years, there has been a shift away from physicians working in private practice, according to survey results released by the American Medical Association (AMA).Carol K. Kane, Ph.D., analyz…
Learn MorePediatric Mental Health ED Visits Increased in Second Year of Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric mental health emergency department visits increased, especially among adolescent girls, according to a study published online July 12 in JAMA P…
Learn MoreLa pasta dental con flúor tiene un nuevo competidor
MARTES, 18 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El flúor podría haber encontrado un contrincante en la prevención de las caries. Una nueva investigación muestra que la pasta dental que contiene hidroxiapatita, uno de los principales componentes minera…
Learn MoreMore Rapid Increase Seen in Rate of OD Deaths Involving Cocaine + Opioids
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine and opioids increased more quickly from 2011 to 2021 than the rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine alone, according to a July data brief publ…
Learn MoreSolanezumab Does Not Slow Cognitive Decline in Preclinical Alzheimer Disease
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with preclinical Alzheimer disease, solanezumab does not slow cognitive decline, according to a study published online July 17 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the annual…
Learn MoreSpleen Volume Linked to Outcome After HSCT for Leukemia Patients
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), higher spleen volume at the time of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is associated with inferior overall survival and an increased incidence of nonre…
Learn MoreExcess Alzheimer, Related Dementia-Linked Mortality Increased During COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In COVID-19 pandemic year 1, there was a large increase in mortality with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) as an underlying or contributing cause of death, which was largely mitigated in year …
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