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Patient in Mexico Dies From First Known Human Infection of H5N2 Strain of Bird Flu
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – A 59-year-old person in Mexico is the first human in the world known to be infected with the H5N2 strain of avian flu, and the patient died of complications linked to the...
Social Determinants of Health Linked to TBI Incidence in Older Adults
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Social determinants of health are associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) incidence among older adults, according to a study published online May 31 in JAMA Network...
Several Drugs Linked to Risk for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Several commonly prescribed drugs are associated with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), according to a study published online June 5 in Neurology. Jos P. Kanning,...
Excess Mortality Persisted in Western World From 2020 Through 2022
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Excess mortality persisted in 2020 through 2022 in the Western world, according to a study published online June 3 in BMJ Public Health. Saskia Mostert, M.D., from Amsterdam...
ASCO: Stepped-Care Model Noninferior to Early Palliative Care for Advanced Cancer
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – For patients with advanced lung cancer, a stepped-care model with palliative care visits occurring at key points in patients' cancer trajectory is noninferior to early...
Few Heart Attack Survivors Get Expert Advice on Diet
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – Less than one-quarter of people who survive serious heart conditions receive the dietary counseling needed to protect their future health, a new study finds. Only about 23%...
Noncontact Facial Infrared Thermography Model Can Predict Coronary Artery Disease
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – A noncontact facial infrared thermography (IRT) machine learning model can predict coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a study published online June 3 in BMJ Health...
Lowering FIT Positivity Thresholds Improves Sensitivity, Specificity
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – Lowering the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) positive threshold yields levels of sensitivity and specificity that are comparable to those reported for multitarget stool RNA...
Two Key Steps to Curbing Your Tween's Screen Time
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – Parents frustrated with kids who are seemingly glued to their phones, take heart: New research finds you can tear them away from their devices. Two approaches seem to work...
Bilateral Gene Therapy Safely Restores Hearing in Children Born Deaf
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – For pediatric patients with autosomal recessive deafness 9 (DFNB9), bilateral gene therapy with adeno-associated virus (AAV) serotype 1 carrying human OTOF transgene is...
Telehealth for Cancer Care Helps Patients, Planet
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Telemedicine visits for cancer care could help save the planet while also making things easier on patients, a new study has found. Nationwide, cancer care could generate 33%...
U.S. Maternal Death Rate Remains Much Higher Than Other Affluent Nations
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Maternal mortality rates in the United States continue to exceed those in other wealthy nations, with most women dying during pregnancy and childbirth in ways that were...
Black, Hispanic Americans More Likely to Be Dropped From Medicaid
TUESDAY, June 5, 2024 – Following the end of temporary pandemic-era rules expanding access to Medicaid, about 10 million Americans have lost that coverage. But a new report finds that most folks...
AI Plus Mammograms Might Boost Breast Cancer Detection
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve doctors’ assessments of mammograms, accurately detecting even the smallest breast cancers with fewer scary false positive readings, a ...
Coworker, Organizational Support Increase Nurses' Intent to Stay at Job
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Coworker and employer support are strong predictors that nurses plan to stay in their jobs, according to a study published online May 31 in the Online Journal of Issues in ...
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