Today’s Health News
Vaccination of 27- to 45-Year-Olds Against HPV Is Less Cost-Effective
Vaccination of 'mid-adults,' including those at higher risk, results in higher number needed to vaccinate than that seen for younger people
AHA: Variation Seen in Rates of SGLT2i Rx for Heart Failure, LVEF >40 Percent
Prescription rates increased from 2021 to 2023, but high variance seen between hospitals in the rate of prescriptions
COVID-19, Flu, RSV Vaccine Coverage Low for Nursing Home Residents
As of Nov. 10, 2024, 29.7 percent of nursing home residents had received a 2024 to 2025 COVID-19 vaccine
Panel of Biomarkers Can Distinguish Stable, Exacerbation States in COPD
Artificial neural network model can predict exacerbations at median of seven days before clinical diagnosis
Exposures to Eight Factors Contribute to Increasing Trends in IHD, Stroke
These eight factors reversely associated with the age-standardized incidence rates of ischemic heart disease, stroke
Today’s Health News
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in Mortality With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Some of the differences explained by social determinants of health
Characteristics Differ for Melanomas in Children, Teens, Young Adults
Significant differences seen in distributions of primary tumor location by sex, race/ethnicity for pediatric, AYA groups
Younger Age at Diabetes Diagnosis Tied to Higher Risk for Later Dementia
Risk tripled for individuals diagnosed at younger than 50 years who are living with obesity
Higher Risk for Death Following Preterm Birth Lasts for Decades
Higher mortality risk seen with decreasing gestational age at birth
American College of Rheumatology, Nov. 14-19
By Beth Gilbert HealthDay Reporter
The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was held this year from Nov. 14 to 19 in Washington, D.C., and...
In Utero Exposure to Certain Antiepileptics Tied to Neurodevelopmental Diagnoses
Children exposed to topiramate were 2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with intellectual disability
COVID-19, Flu, RSV Vaccine Coverage Low for Adults in 2024 to 2025 Season
34.7 percent of adults reported having received influenza vaccine; 17.9 percent received COVID-19 vaccine
1999 to 2020 Saw Twofold Increase in Alcohol-Related Mortality in the U.S.
Increases of 2.5-fold seen for women, 2.4-fold for Asians and Pacific Islanders, 2.5-fold in the Midwest
Long-Term Exposure to Wildfire PM2.5 Tied to Higher Odds of Dementia
Increased odds of dementia diagnosis seen with increase in three-year mean of wildfire, nonwildfire PM2.5 exposure
Women With Severe Maternal Morbidity Less Likely to Have Subsequent Birth
Substantially lower probability of subsequent birth seen for those with severe uterine rupture, cardiac complications