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7,000 Steps Per Day Tied to Clinically Meaningful Benefits in Health Outcomes
Benefits include lower risk for death and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, and depression
Cancer Diagnosis Not Tied to Later Healthier Eating Habits
Eating behaviors similar between cancer survivors, those without cancer
Prediabetes Risk Doubled for Asian, Pacific Islander Teens With Overweight, Obesity
Findings show some variation by Asian subgroup
Federal Judge Halts Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood Through Medicaid
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Planned Parenthood clinics across the country will continue to receive Medicaid funding, at...
Substance Use Disorder Linked to Higher Risk for Unplanned Readmissions
Study shows increased risk for 30-day hospital readmissions
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Risk-Reducing Mastectomy Cost-Effective With Breast Cancer Risk ≥35 Percent
Risk-reducing mastectomy cost-effective for women aged 30 to 55 years with lifetime breast cancer risk of 35 percent or higher
Patients With Diabetes More Likely to Experience Adverse Financial Outcomes
Authors say holistic treatment approaches may ease financial vulnerability for people with diabetes
Prevalence of Alcohol-Related Liver Fibrosis More Than Doubled Over Last 20 Years
1999-2004 to 2013-2020 saw increase in prevalence of high FIB-4 from 1.8 to 4.3 percent, despite no increase in alcohol use
Corticosteroids Not Superior to Placebo for Add-On Treatment of Bacterial Keratitis
Adjunctive corticosteroids not superior to placebo, while adjunctive corneal cross-linking associated with increased scar size
Antiseizure Meds With Known or Uncertain Risks Continue to Be Prescribed in Pregnancy
However, safer antiseizure medications are gaining favor
Remote CBT-Based Therapy Yields Modest Improvements in Chronic Pain
Both telehealth and self-completed online intervention groups more likely to attain clinically important difference in pain severity versus usual care
Glipizide Linked to Highest MACE-4 Risk in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
Highest risk seen with glipizide versus other sulfonylureas and DPP4 inhibitors as second-line therapy
Physical Activity Steadily Declines From Young Adulthood to Middle Age
MVPA begins declining about 12 years before cardiovascular disease, with accelerated declines within two years of event
Only 36.8 Percent of Teens With Cannabis Use Disorder Complete Treatment
Black non-Hispanic teens less likely to complete treatment, while Hispanic, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander more likely than Whites
RFK Jr. May Remove Top Panel on Preventive Services Task Force
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing all 16 members...