General Health News

Model shows good performance using only electronic health record data

From 2000 to 2019, definitive treatment for those with intermediate- or high-risk disease and limited life expectancy increased

Mean time to relapse also longer for those undergoing ultrasonic propulsion

Patients aged 55 to 64 years were more likely to test positive for hepatitis C virus and were least likely to be untested

Sexual and gender minority students were half as likely to seek help from family and twice as likely to utilize therapy

Those with newly gained Medicaid, with other Medicaid enrollment patterns more likely to present with stage IV lymphoma

Highest mortality rates seen among Black people, men, patients in Midwestern states, nonmetropolitan areas

Mothers who received safe sleep messaging were less likely to report falling asleep while feeding

Boosting exercise 20 to 27 minutes lowers systolic and 10 to 15 minutes lowers diastolic blood pressure

Authors recommend patient and physician education and changes to practice guidelines and payment to overcome barriers to palliative care use

Findings seen in patients with ischemic stroke; associations were significant after multivariable adjustment

Prevalence of any and heavy alcohol use was increased in 2020 versus 2018, and the increases were sustained in 2022

Characters with strabismus from animated movies are more likely to be portrayed as unintelligent, villains, followers

Reductions seen in pain, disability, and use of analgesic medications

In cross-sectional analysis, children with asthma had lower scores on episodic memory, processing speed, inhibition, and attention