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AHA: GLP-1 RA, SGLT-2i Use Can Lower Risk for MI, Recurrent Stroke in Stroke...
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For patients with ischemic stroke, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are...
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COVID-19 Pandemic-Linked Increase in Alcohol Use Persisting
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of any alcohol use and heavy alcohol use was higher in 2020 and 2022 compared with 2018, according to a research letter published online Nov. 12...
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Movie Characters With Strabismus Likely to be Portrayed Negatively
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Characters with strabismus are often portrayed in animated movies and are significantly more likely to be portrayed negatively than positively, according to a...
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Asthma Linked to Memory Difficulties in Children
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in JAMA Network Open. Nicholas J. Christopher-Hayes,...
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Vigorous Activity Can Compensate for Prolonged Sitting Time
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An age-equivalent benefit is found for vigorous exercise, after considering sitting time, according to a study recently published in PLOS ONE. Ryan Bruellman,...
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Total Hip Replacement Revision Rates Vary With Type of Material Used
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing primary total hip replacement (THR), the rate of revision varies by type of material used in the bearing surface, according to a study...
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Distinctive Gut Microbial Composition Seen for Progressors to Rheumatoid...
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — At-risk individuals who progress to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a distinctive gut microbial composition, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the...
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Mixed Link Seen for Gestational Exposure to Flame-Retardant Chemicals and...
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The association between gestational organophosphate ester (OPE) exposure and obesity in childhood is mixed, according to a study published in the November...
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America’s Epidemic of STDs May Finally Be Slowing
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 — The epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States appears to be cooling off after more than two decades, a new Centers for Disease Control and...
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SGLT-2 Inhibitors Beneficial for Patients With Nephrolithiasis
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For patients with nephrolithiasis, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor use is associated with a reduction in recurrence, according to a study...
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Few High-Risk Individuals Have Heard of, Discuss Lung Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Few high-risk individuals have heard of or have discussed lung cancer screening (LCS) with a health care practitioner, according to a research letter published...
View ArticleKFF Health News Sues To Force Disclosure of Medicare Advantage Audit Records
KFF Health News has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to compel it to release a range of Medicare Advantage health plan audits and other financial...
View ArticleOlder Americans Living Alone Often Rely on Neighbors or Others Willing To Help
Donald Hammen, 80, and his longtime next-door neighbor in south Minneapolis, Julie McMahon, have an understanding. Every morning, she checks to see whether he’s raised the blinds in his dining room...
View ArticleCalifornia Dengue Cases Prompt Swift Response From Public Health Officials
Jason Farned and his team at the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District had spent years preparing for the likely arrival of dengue, a dangerous virus typically found in tropical...
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Even Adding a Few Extra Minutes of Exercise Daily Lowers Blood Pressure
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Small additional amounts of exercise each day are associated with lower blood pressure (BP) in a free-living setting, according to a study published online...
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Palliative Care Use Low in Patients With Heart Failure
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Use of palliative care for heart failure remains low in the United States, according to a study recently published online in the Journal of the American...
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Deep Learning Predicts Risk for Childhood Obesity Over Three Years
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A deep learning model can predict the risk for obesity for young children using only routinely collected electronic health record (EHR) data, according to a...
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Overtreatment of Prostate Cancer Increasing in Men With Short Life Expectancy
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In the active surveillance era, overtreatment of men with limited life expectancy (LE) decreased for those with low-risk prostate cancer, but increased for...
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Big Post-Election Surge Seen in Online Sales of Morning-After Pills
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, retailers report that online sales of emergency contraceptives have soared. The spike in...
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Canadian Teen Hospitalized in Critical Condition With Bird Flu
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in American dairy herds and poultry flocks, Canadian officials have announced that a teen in British Columbia has been...
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