A Curated Women’s Health eBook
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ED Visit Rate 36.1 per 1,000 Older Adults With Alzheimer Disease
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For adults aged 65 years and older with Alzheimer disease, the emergency department visit rate was 36.1 visits per 1,000 adults in 2020 to 2022, according to...
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Female Pediatricians Earn About 93 Percent of Male Pediatricians
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Female pediatricians earn about 93 percent of what male pediatricians earn, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in Pediatrics. Mary Pat Frintner,...
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Healthy Eating Index 2015 Score Linked to Overactive Bladder
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There is a positive association between a higher Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015 score and overactive bladder (OAB), according to a study published online...
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Many Seniors at Risk for Financial Precarity From Cost of Hospital Stay
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many Medicare beneficiaries are at risk for financial hardship from the costs of a single hospital stay, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in the...
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USPSTF Recommends Screening for Domestic Violence in Pregnant, Postpartum Women
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) in pregnant and postpartum women and women of reproductive...
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Clinicians Often Fail to Rescue Women With Complications After High-Risk Surgery
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Clinicians fail to rescue female patients with complications after high-risk vascular and cardiac surgeries more often than male patients, according to a study...
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Restaging MRI Can Predict Survival With Rectal Cancer
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Restaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can predict organ preservation and survival with rectal cancer, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in...
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Urine Drug Test Concentrations Up for Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Absolute concentrations of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in urine specimens increased from 2013 to 2023, according to a study published online Oct. 24...
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Trends in Obesity Treatment Show Surge in GLP-1 RAs, Drop in Surgeries
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Among privately insured patients, there was a doubling in the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) as antiobesity treatment from 2022...
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ACAAI: ICS + Formoterol and ICS + SABA Better Than SABA Alone for Asthma
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For patients with asthma, inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) combined with short-acting β agonists (SABA) and ICS combined with the long-acting β agonist formoterol...
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Clinical Practice Guideline Updated for Migraine, Tension-Type Headache
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical practice guideline (CPG) issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense and published online Oct. 29 in the...
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Genome Sequencing Feasible for Newborn Screening
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Genome sequencing of newborns is both feasible and acceptable for parents of a diverse newborn population, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in the...
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Low Intake of Vitamins, Minerals Tied to Social Isolation in Older Adults
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A striking considerable number of older adults have lower-than-recommended vitamin and mineral intake, which is associated with social isolation and...
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Guideline-Concordant Care Less Likely With Non-Hispanic Black Race
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For older patients with breast cancer, non-Hispanic Black race is associated with increased odds of not receiving guideline-concordant care (GCC) and less...
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Iowa Resident Dies of Suspected Lassa Fever After Trip to West Africa
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Health officials are investigating the case of an Iowa resident who died of Lassa fever after traveling recently to West Africa. The Ebola-like virus is rarely...
View ArticleDefining the Standard of Care in Medical Malpractice
The standard of care definition can vary during medical malpractice cases, and physicians must prove they acted in accordance with good, accepted practice. The term “standard of care” may give the...
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Updates in Treating Retinal Diseases
During the 2024 AAO annual meeting, researchers presented various studies on retinal disease and treatment options. Bryon McKay, MD, PhD, and colleagues investigated the progression of outer retinal...
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