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Factors ID'd for Clean Intermittent Catheterization Compliance in Youth With Neurogenic Bladder
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – For children with neurogenic bladder, self-catheterization is associated with lower adherence to clean intermittent catheterization (CIC), according to a study recently...
Higher Olive Oil Intake Tied to Lower Risk for Dementia-Related Death
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – Higher olive oil intake is associated with a lower risk for dementia-related mortality in U.S. adults, according to a study published online May 6 in JAMA Network Open. ...
Fetal Medicine Foundation Algorithm Can Predict Preeclampsia
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – The first-trimester Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF) screening test predicts 63.1 percent of preterm preeclampsia cases and 77.3 percent of early-onset preeclampsia cases,...
MRE-Liver Stiffness Measure Better for Varices in NAFLD Cirrhosis
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – For patients with obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) compensated cirrhosis (CC), liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by magnetic resonance elastography (MRE)...
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen for Leading Causes of Youth Mortality
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – There are racial and ethnic disparities for nearly all leading causes of injury and disease tied to youth mortality, according to a study published online May 4 in the Journal ...
Seven Percent of Outpatients Experience One or More Adverse Event
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – Among outpatients, 7.0 percent have at least one adverse event (AE), with adverse drug events being the most common, according to a study published online May 7 in the Annals...
AI Might Boost Detection of A-Fib
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – An artificial intelligence (AI) program trained to analyze cardiac ultrasounds can detect abnormal heart rhythms that a doctor is apt to overlook, a new study reports. "Atrial...
Almost All Counterfeit Oxycontin Pills Contain Fentanyl
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – Lab tests of counterfeit oxycodone (Oxycontin) pills seized by police in Rhode Island in 2022 found 99.3% also contained dangerous fentanyl. It was typically mixed with ...
Time-Restricted Eating + High-Intensity Training Aids Women With Obesity, Inactivity
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – Combining time-restricted eating (TRE) with high-intensity functional training (HIFT) may have superior effects on body composition, lipid profile, and glucose regulation...
Novel Genetic Loci ID'd for Hypertension in European Ancestry
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – A total of 113 novel genetic loci have been identified in the largest single-stage common variant genome-wide association study of blood pressure (BP) reported to date,...
Biomarkers + Patient-Reported Outcomes Up Prediction of Interstitial Cystitis
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – The integration of biomarkers and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) improves prediction of interstitial cystitis (IC)/bladder pain syndrome, according to a study published...
Early Neurodevelopmental Assessments Can ID Cerebral Palsy
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – Early neurodevelopmental assessments can predict cerebral palsy and its severity, according to a study published online May 6 in JAMA Network Open to coincide with the annual...
Parents of Infants With Cystic Fibrosis Often Feel Confused, Unsupported: Survey
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – Parents of newborns diagnosed with cystic fibrosis often are confused about both the disease and their next steps, a new national survey has found. In fact, about half of new...
Scientists Developing Vaccine Against Present and Future COVID Viruses
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – Scientists are busy working on a vaccine that might fight strains of the COVID virus SARS-CoV-2 that haven't even emerged yet. The effort from a British team at the University...
Money Worries Top Seniors' List of Health-Related Concerns: Poll
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – Worries over health-related costs are plaguing the minds of older Americans of all backgrounds, a new poll suggests. Five of the six health-related issues that most people...
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