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Adding Anxiety as Qualifier for Medical Cannabis Increases Number of Certifications
After addition of anxiety as qualifying condition, 60.26 percent of certifications were for anxiety
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Affordability Tied to Widening Survival Disparity
Introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors linked to widening disparity for those with private insurance versus those without insurance
Consistent Physical Activity Linked to Reduced All-Cause, CVD Mortality
Consistently and increasingly active individuals have lower risks for all-cause, CVD mortality
Risk for Severe COVID-19 Elevated for Childhood Cancer Survivors
However, childhood cancer survivors have lower risk for registered COVID-19 infection relative to comparators
U.S. Cuts to HIV Aid Could Lead to 4 Million Deaths, U.N. Warns
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, July 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Global deaths from AIDS have dropped to their lowest levels in more than...
Today’s Health News
Lead Exposure Linked to Faster Rate of Forgetting Among Children
Association seen for higher childhood lead exposure with faster rate of forgetting on the delayed matching-to-sample task
Gabapentin for Back Pain Linked to Increased Risk for Dementia, MCI
Further increase in risk was seen with prescription frequency, with higher risk for 12 or more prescriptions
Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis Linked to Childhood Epilepsy
Highest risks for epilepsy seen for children with meningitis and culture-positive meningitis
Presurgical Ablative Radiotherapy + Chemo Improves Pathologic Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer
Better posttreatment pathology and similar overall survival seen for stereotactic ablative radiotherapy group despite more advanced disease
Stratifying BMI by Waist Circumference Improves Mortality Risk Prediction in Postmenopausal Women
Researchers say clinical guidelines for assessing adiposity would benefit from incorporation of BMI-specific WC thresholds
Living in Marginalized Neighborhoods Linked to Adverse Outcomes in Acute MI
Increasing neighborhood marginalization linked to higher rates of mortality beginning at 30 days after discharge
Preschool Depression Intervention Has Long-Term Beneficial Effects
Those with remission at preadolescence have lower lifetime use of antipsychotics and intensive mental health interventions
15.6 Million Lifetime Gastric Cancers Expected in Those Born During 2008 to 2017
58 percent of cases expected in traditionally high-incidence areas; 42 percent expected to occur in lower-incidence areas
Varying Associations ID’d Between Hormone Therapy, Young-Onset Breast Cancer
Inverse link seen for estrogen hormone therapy use and young-onset breast cancer; positive link seen for long-term use of estrogen plus progestin hormone therapy
Almost 15 Percent of U.S. Seniors Use Aspirin for Primary Prevention
22.7 percent of primary prevention aspirin users started aspirin without a physician's recommendation