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Global Life Expectancy, Disease Burden Set to Keep Improving
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – Life expectancy and age-standardized disease burden are expected to continue improving between 2022 and 2050, according to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study,...
Metastatic Cancer Survival No Better at Practices With Higher NQF 0210 Rates
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – For patients with metastatic or advanced cancer, treatment at practices with higher rates of National Quality Forum (NQF) 0210 (patients receiving chemotherapy in the last...
Excellent Outcomes Seen for Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Paroxysmal A-Fib
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – Clinical outcomes are excellent with use of radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation (CA) for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF), according to a study published online May...
To Boost Colon Cancer Screening, Give Patients Choices
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – Giving patients a choice between screening methods could help doctors detect colon cancer earlier, a new study shows. More than double the number of patients underwent colon...
'Hungry Gut' Gene Test Shows Who'll Benefit Most From Wegovy
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – You've watched others shed pounds in a matter of weeks after taking one of the new blockbuster weight-loss drugs, so you decide to try one of the medications yourself, only...
Genital Talc Use Positively Linked to Ovarian Cancer
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – There is a positive association between use of intimate care products, including genital talc, and ovarian cancer, according to a study published online May 15 in the Journal...
Survival Benefit for Cancer Trial Participants Does Not Persist in Adjusted Analyses
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – In studies using designs addressing sources of bias and confounding, there is no evidence of a survival benefit for cancer trial participants, according to a study published...
Researchers Compare Race-Based, Race-Neutral Lung Function Equations
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – The use of race-based and race-neutral equations for lung-function testing generate similarly accurate predictions of respiratory outcomes, but differ in terms of disease...
Long COVID Definitions, Care Models Are Evolving
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – Definitions of long COVID and care models are evolving, but considerable variability is seen in these models, according to a review published online May 21 in the Annals of...
1 in 4 Parents Say Their Teen Drinks Caffeine Daily
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – Many teens are spending their days buzzed on caffeine, with their parents mostly unaware of the potential risks, a new national poll says. A quarter of parents reported that...
Blood Sugar Levels at Gestational Diabetes Diagnosis Predict Outcomes
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – Glucose above the diagnostic threshold at the time of gestational diabetes diagnosis is associated with worse neonatal outcomes, according to a study presented at the annual...
Social Determinants of Health Impact Poststroke Mortality Risk
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – Social determinants of health have a cumulative impact on poststroke mortality, according to a study presented at the the annual European Stroke Organization Conference, held...
Recommendations Developed for People With HIV Wanting to Breastfeed
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – In an American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report published online May 20 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for breastfeeding among people living with and at...
Slight Body Mass Gains in Middle Age May Cut Later Fracture Risk
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – People whose body mass index (BMI) slightly increases from normal weight to low-level overweight during 30 years of middle adulthood have a lower risk for fracture in later...
Slight Decline Seen in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – New 2023 provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics show the first decline in deaths from drug overdose in the United States since 2018. "Statistics...
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