Postpartum Women Face High Burden of Medical Debt
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Postpartum women experience higher levels of medical debt than other women, according to a study published online May 18 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.Jordan Cahn, M.D., from the Cambridge Health …
Learn MoreJYNNEOS Vaccine Seems Effective for Preventing Mpox
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The JYNNEOS vaccine seems to be effective for preventing mpox disease, with better protection conferred from a two-dose series, according to a study published online May 18 in the New England Journal of Medicin…
Learn MoreSex Differences Seen in Cognitive Impairment for Tardive Dyskinesia in Schizophrenia
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For schizophrenia patients with tardive dyskinesia (TD), there may be sex differences in cognitive impairment, with a protective effect suggested by female gender, according to a study published in the May issu…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Pill to Treat Moderate-to-Severe Crohn’s Disease
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with Crohn’s disease have a new treatment option, following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of a pill called Rinvoq (upadacitinib).Rinvoq is meant to treat adults with moderately to severely…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Backs First RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Protect Infants
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The first vaccine designed to protect infants against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) by vaccinating their mothers during pregnancy has been backed by a panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administr…
Learn MorePrevalence of Persons With Disabilities Varies Across Occupations
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of persons with disabilities varies across occupation groups, with the highest prevalence rates among workers in food preparation and serving-related and personal care and service groups, acco…
Learn MoreOne in Five Seniors Report Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About one in five older adults reported cost-related medication nonadherence in 2022, according to a study published online May 18 in JAMA Network Open.Stacie B. Dusetzina, Ph.D., from the Vanderbilt Universi…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Recommends Approval of First RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Protect Infants
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine designed to protect infants.The independent committee of experts vo…
Learn MoreFree Fertility App Shared Info With Third Parties, FTC Says
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Owners of the free fertility app Premom have settled with users after sharing health data without consent to other companies, including Google and marketing firms in China. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (…
Learn MoreVinculan un desengrasante con unas probabilidades más altas de enfermedad de Parkinson
MIÉRCOLES, 17 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un compuesto que se utiliza para desengrasar las partes industriales, que también se utilizó como anestesia quirúrgica hasta la década de los 1970, podría aumentar el riesgo de enfermedad de Parkinson,…
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