Today’s Health News
Light Physical Activity Linked to Improved Vascular Parameters in RA
Sedentary behavior is negatively associated with baseline and peak brachial artery diameters, superficial femoral artery diameters
Toddler Diet Quality Improved Significantly From 1999 to 2018
Improvement seen in dietary component scores, including whole fruits, whole grains, fatty acids, refined grains, added sugars
Nurse Burnout Tied to Lower Quality of Care
Nurse burnout also tied to worse patient safety outcomes and lower patient satisfaction
Smoking Cessation Aids Survival Even Following a Cancer Diagnosis
Maximal survival benefit seen for smoking cessation treatment within six months of diagnosis
Ordinal Score Predicts Freedom From Epilepsy One Year After Surgery
Score based on eight independent binary clinical variables
Today’s Health News
Guidance Issued for Safe Use of GLP-1 RAs in the Perioperative Period
GLP-1 receptor agonist use in the perioperative period should be based on shared decision-making of patient and care teams
Bidirectional Link Seen for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Interstitial Lung Disease
Increased risk for ILD associated with RA among individuals of European and East Asian ancestries
Open Primary Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection Shows Acceptable Morbidity
Low blood loss, short hospital stay, minimal chylous ascites risk, and rare major postoperative complications reported
Recreational Cannabis Legalization Tied to Higher Prenatal Use
Increase driven by individuals living in jurisdictions that permitted adult-use retailers
Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement Aids Tricuspid Regurgitation
TTVR plus optimal medical therapy yields greater improvement in disease-specific and general health status than OMT alone
Sleep Apnea Increases Risk for Dementia in Older Adults Over Time
In those with known/suspected sleep apnea, dementia risk was 4.7 percent higher in women and 2.5 percent higher in men
Medicaid Covers GLP-1 Meds for Obesity in Just 13 States
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Low-income patients' access to blockbuster weight-loss drugs through Medicaid remains limited, a new...
Mpox Spread in Congo May Be Slowing
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In an early sign that the mpox outbreak in Africa might be ebbing,...
One in Six Emergency Departments Have High Pediatric Readiness
Authors say increasing readiness would save thousands of children's lives each year
Most Adults Lack Knowledge About Pancreatic Cancer
Most people erroneously think pancreatic cancer occurs only in older people and that they cannot alter risk