Cold and Flu
Today’s Health News
Average Time to Diagnosis Is 3.5 Years Across All Types of Dementia
Younger age at onset, frontotemporal dementia consistently associated with longer interval to diagnosis
Racialized Economic Segregation Linked to Advanced Cancer Diagnosis
Most deprived and/or non-Hispanic Black-concentrated areas had significantly higher advanced-to-localized IRRs for breast, cervical cancer
Rituximab Not Superior to Conventional Strategy for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Rituximab no better than glucocorticoids alone for inducing remission in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Preemies’ Early-Life Medical Risk Tied to Worse Health at Age 35
Later-in-life challenges include increased occurrence of mental health disorders, cardiometabolic issues
People With Eating Disorders Report Success Self-Medicating With Non-Rx Drugs
Psychedelics and cannabis may offer treatment hope for eating disorder symptoms
Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy Beneficial in Knee OA
Addition of medial opening wedge HTO to nonsurgical management reduces loss of articular cartilage
New Subtype of Diabetes Identified in Sub-Saharan Africans, Black Americans
Participants did not have islet autoantibodies and had significantly lower median type 1 diabetes genetic risk score
Firefighters Face Elevated Mortality Rates for Skin and Kidney Cancer
Suggestive increases for prostate and colorectal cancer mortality observed with more years as a firefighter
Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Aids Atrial Fibrillation
While no difference in mortality observed, benefits seen for atrial fibrillation symptom severity, frequency
Polygenic Scores for BMI Can Improve Prediction of Future Obesity
Children with higher polygenic scores showed accelerated BMI gain from age 2.5 years to adolescence in ALSPAC study