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Unintentional Drowning Rates Higher in 2020, 2021, 2022 Than 2019
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- Unintentional drowning rates were higher in 2020, 2021, and 2022 than in 2019 and are highest among children aged 1 to 4 years...
Plant-Based Diets Tied to Long-Term Health Benefits
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- Plant-based diets appear beneficial in lowering cardiometabolic risk factors, as well as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancer...
Widening Disparities Seen in Youth Obesity
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- In the 2019 to 2020 school year, 20.9 percent of New York City elementary and middle school students had obesity, and 6.4 percent...
Individual Ability to Be Mobile in Community Tied to Cognitive Function
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- Community mobility is significantly associated with cognitive function in older adults, according to a study published online May...
Smoking Tied to Poor Eating Habits
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- Smokers tend to eat less and have less healthy eating habits than nonsmokers, according to a study presented at the annual meeting...
Non-Hispanic Black Melanoma Patients Present With Advanced Disease
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) melanoma patients have distinct tumor characteristics, presenting with more advanced disease and...
AI-Informed Health App Aids Diabetes Outcomes
WEDNSDAY, May 15, 2024 -- Use of an artificial intelligence (AI)-informed health app aids diabetes outcomes and cuts atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease...
Worse Outcomes Seen for Severe Bilateral Hip OA in Adult Spinal Deformity
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- For patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD), those with severe bilateral hip osteoarthritis (OA) have worse outcomes, according...
Text Messages + Financial Incentives Boost Weight Loss at 12 Months
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- Among men with obesity, an intervention with text messaging plus financial incentive significantly improves weight loss compared...
GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use Increases Likelihood of Antidepressant Prescription
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- Individuals taking glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 receptor agonists have a greater risk for subsequently being dispensed...
Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Has Fewer Complications
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty (rTKA) is associated with fewer complications but higher average total cost than...
Anesthesia-Surgery Team Sex Diversity Linked to Improved Postop Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- Anesthesia-surgery team sex diversity is associated with improved postoperative outcomes, according to a study published online May...
Hep C Infection Poses Global Public Health Threat to Reproductive-Age Women
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- Both acute hepatitis C (AHC) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis incidence were up substantially globally from 1990 to...
AACR Delivers Report on Disparities in Cancer Progress
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- In its biennial Cancer Disparities Progress Report published today, the American Association for Cancer Research presents the latest...
High Telehealth Use Tied to Increased Health Care Utilization, Cost
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Higher telehealth use in a hospital service area is tied to increased health care utilization and cost, according to a study published...
Heatwave Exposure Linked to Considerable Mortality Burden
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Heatwaves are associated with a considerable mortality burden, with geographic disparities apparent, according to a study published...
Four in 10 Adults With Diabetes Report Taking a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- One in eight adults (12 percent) say they have ever taken a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) and 6 percent say they...
Child Maltreatment Linked to Externalizing, Internalizing Behavior
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Child maltreatment is associated with increases in externalizing and internalizing behaviors, according to a study published online...
Large Language Models May Aid Emergency Department Triage
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Large language models (LLMs) could enhance emergency department triage workflows, according to a study published online May 7 in JAMA...
Neighborhood Inequity Tied to More People Living With Vision Difficulty, Blindness
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Residential measures of inequity are associated with a greater number of individuals living with vision difficulty and blindness...
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