Hormone Replacement Therapy Might Raise Women’s Risk for Dementia
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women taking hormone replacement therapy to ease symptoms of menopause might face an increased risk of dementia later in life, a new study indicates.Women who received estrogen-progestin therapy had a 24% i…
Learn MoreNew Ways to Spot Risk for CTE in Boxers, MMA Fighters
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Autopsy is currently the only way to definitively diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease often seen in athletes who’ve suffered repeated blows to the head.But there may…
Learn MorePosthospitalization Meal Delivery Boosts Outcomes for Older Adults
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Posthospitalization home-delivered meals for older adults with and without heart failure is associated with lower 30-day rehospitalization and mortality, according to a study published online June 25 in JAM…
Learn MorePosthospitalization Meal Delivery Boosts Outcomes for Older Adults
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Posthospitalization home-delivered meals for older adults with and without heart failure is associated with lower 30-day rehospitalization and mortality, according to a study published online June 25 in JAM…
Learn More2017 to 2021 Saw Rise in Gender Dysphoria Diagnoses
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There appears to be an increasing prevalence of gender dysphoria (GD) diagnoses, especially in people assigned female at birth, according to a study published online June 26 in General Psychiatry.Ching-Fang…
Learn More2017 to 2021 Saw Rise in Gender Dysphoria Diagnoses
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There appears to be an increasing prevalence of gender dysphoria (GD) diagnoses, especially in people assigned female at birth, according to a study published online June 26 in General Psychiatry.Ching-Fang…
Learn MoreReversing a Trend, Sicker Americans Are Staying With Medicare Managed Care Plans
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study shows that older Americans with health issues are now staying with their Medicare Advantage managed plans, rather than swapping them for traditional plans through a health insurer.Although Medic…
Learn MoreRisk of Physical Conditions, Injuries Up for Older Adults With Autism
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults with autism have increased risk of age-related physical conditions and injuries, according to a study published online June 6 in The Lancet Healthy Longevity.Shengxin Liu, from the Karolinska Inst…
Learn MoreA-Fib May Be Bigger Threat to Women’s Brains Than Men’s
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds that women with a common form of irregular heartbeat may be at greater risk for cognitive decline than men.Atrial fibrillation, or a-fib, is linked with a higher risk for mental decline and d…
Learn MoreWhich Football Players Face Highest Odds for Brain Disorder CTE? New Findings May Tell
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number and strength of head impacts, not concussions, cause degenerative brain injuries to football players, a new study suggests.That’s what appears to drive the growing number of cases of chronic traumat…
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