Home Discharge Down, Mortality Increased After ICU Stay for Dementia Patients
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults with Alzheimer disease and related dementia (ADRD) have lower home discharge rates and increased mortality after intensive care unit (ICU) admission, according to a study published in the July 1 i…
Learn MoreHow Much of a Difference Is 988 Making a Year After Its Launch?
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has hit its one-year anniversary, and it appears that the public is increasingly turning to the number in times of darkness.The most recent statistics show a substant…
Learn MorePets Don’t Help Those With Severe Mental Illness Fare Better
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s commonly thought that having a companion animal — be it a dog, cat or bird — is good for the owner’s mental health.A new study suggests that’s not so, at least for people with severe mental illness and fo…
Learn MoreLiving in Highly Segregated Neighborhood Tied to Lower Life Expectancy
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Residing in a highly segregated neighborhood is associated with significantly lower life expectancy, according to a research letter published online July 14 in JAMA Health Forum.Sadiya S. Khan, M.D., from the …
Learn MoreUnas tasas de mortalidad materna más altas en las mujeres negras se vinculan con racismo y sexismo: ONU
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Es más probable que las mujeres negras mueran durante o poco después del parto, debido a un racismo y un sexismo sistémicos en el sistema médico, no a la genética ni al estilo de vida, según la Organizac…
Learn MoreLa FDA aprueba la primera pastilla anticonceptiva de venta libre
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El jueves, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. aprobó la primera pastilla anticonceptiva de venta libre del país, una medida que probablemente abra el camino a un acceso mucho …
Learn MoreSingle-Visit Sample Collection Recommended for Hep C Testing
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Use of strategies that require multiple visits to collect blood for hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing should be discontinued and replaced by single-visit sample collection, according to research published in th…
Learn MoreCannabis-Involved ED Visit Rates Increased Among Youth During Pandemic
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 2021, and 2022, the mean weekly cannabis-involved emergency department visit rates among young persons were higher than the corresponding periods in 2019, according to re…
Learn MoreModels Can Predict Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Preoperative and postoperative models are highly accurate for predicting breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), according to a study published online July 12 in JAMA Surgery.Danielle H. Rochlin, M.D., from M…
Learn MoreGlobally, Fewer Teens Perceive Themselves as Overweight
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2002 to 2018, there was a global increase in the number of teenagers who underestimated their body weight, according to a study published online July 2 in Child and Adolescent Obesity.Anouk Francine Jacqu…
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