Today’s Health News
A-Fib Linked to Worse Outcomes for Patients With Heart Failure, MR Undergoing Valve Repair
Increase in primary end point of death, heart failure hospitalization seen in association with baseline AF for patients undergoing M-TEER
Guselkumab Efficacious for Moderately to Severely Active Crohn Disease in Adults
Both guselkumab regimens superior to placebo
Few School Principals Report District-Mandated Mental Health Screening
30.5 percent of school principals report that their district mandated school screening; rates of screening higher in larger schools
Alopecia Areata Associated With Severe Psychosocial Impact
High levels of anxiety, depression, stigma, and impaired QoL reported by many patients; all linked to perceptions of illness
Adherence to Healthy Lifestyle Linked to Lower Risk for Overactive Bladder
Each additional healthy lifestyle factor associated with 17 percent lower risk for overactive bladder
Today’s Health News
Random Forest AI Model Superior for Inpatient Mortality Prognostication in Cirrhosis
Model was significantly better than parametric logistic regression and LASSO models for predicting inpatient mortality
Inflammation and Nutrition-Based Scores Tied to Prognosis of Low-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Low Prognostic Nutritional Index and high systemic oxidative stress score independently associated with poorer prognosis
GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use Linked to Lower Mortality in Seniors With Cancer, T2D
No difference in mortality risk seen for GLP-1 RA and SGLT2i users; significantly lower risk seen for GLP-1 RA versus DPP4i users
Physicians Exiting Traditional Medicare Accelerated From 2010 to 2023
Rates higher during and since the pandemic, particularly among primary care physicians
FDA Picks George Tidmarsh to Head Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Tidmarsh's areas of expertise include pediatrics, pediatric oncology, and neonatology
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Tied to Decrease in T2DM-Related Dementia Risk
GLP-1 receptor agonist use linked to lower risk for overall dementia, Alzheimer disease, nonvascular dementia compared with metformin
Cancer Anxiety Impacts Family Members of Those Diagnosed With Cancer
Top concerns include life expectancy, course of treatment, and pain
Study Compares Benefits, Harms of Treatments for Chronic Hives
Systematic review and network meta-analysis included 93 trials evaluating 42 interventions
USPSTF Guidelines of Little Value for Estimating Preeclampsia Risk in Those at Moderate Risk
23.8 and 50.4 percent of those with one and two or more moderate risk factors were recommended aspirin prophylaxis
Mental Health Hospitalizations Common in Adults With Autism
More than one-third of all admissions for adults with autism in 2019 were for mental health