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Home-Administered Treatment Shows Promise for Binge Eating
Finding for 10 sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation with attention bias modification training
Intermittent Fasting Aids Early Diabetes Outcomes More Than Drugs
Benefits include improved glycemic outcomes and weight loss at 16 weeks in the short term compared with metformin or empagliflozin
Cannabis Use Tied to Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalizations, ICU Admissions
Findings even after considering cigarette smoking, vaccination status, comorbidities, and other risk factors
SNP rs13194504 AA Genotype Linked to Severity of Tardive Dyskinesia
AA genotype linked to reduced severity, but not occurrence, of TD; no association seen for rs210133 with TD occurrence, severity
Summer COVID Cases Are Rising Across America
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- As scorching summer temperatures drive Americans indoors and millions travel for vacations and...
Today’s Health News
U.S. Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Emergency
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Gun violence in the United States has become a national public health crisis,...
Abrocitinib Effective, Tolerated for Prurigo Nodularis, Chronic Pruritus
Decrease in Peak Pruritus Numeric Rating Scale for PN, chronic pruritus of unknown origin patients
Health Status, Mental Health Worsened in U.S. Transgender Adults From 2014 to 2022
Doubling seen for prevalence of frequent mental distress and depression
Concerns of Listeria Contamination Prompt Nationwide Ice Cream Recall
No illnesses have been reported to date
For the First Time Since the Pandemic, Pedestrian Death Rates Fall in the U.S.
Rates are still above prepandemic levels, however
COVID-19 Vaccination Not Tied to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Findings for range of neonatal outcomes among individuals receiving vaccine during pregnancy
Substituting Lower-Wage Staff for Registered Nurses Tied to Worse Outcomes
Harms include avoidable patient deaths, readmissions, longer lengths of stay, excess Medicare costs and forgone cost savings
Smoking + RA With Obstructive Pattern Shows Less Spirometry Decline
Whereas patients with RA who never smoked had more decline in percent-predicted forced expiratory volume in one second
ADHD Meds May Help Control Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
Additional benefits include increased buprenorphine initiation, decreased methadone initiation, and improved buprenorphine retention
Semaglutide Cuts Incidence, Recurrence of Alcohol Use Disorder
Findings show risk cut in half based on electronic health record data