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Primary Care EHRs Fail to Capture Extent of Menopause Symptoms
Additionally, vasomotor symptoms remain undertreated
Tobacco-Free Generation Could Prevent 40 Percent of Predicted Lung Cancer Deaths Globally
Most of the potential prevented deaths would occur in low- and middle-income countries
Metabolic Risk Contributes to Diabetes Onset in People With HIV
Metabolic risk factors contribute to new-onset diabetes mellitus among those treated with pitavastatin or placebo
American Academy of Pediatrics, Sept. 27-Oct. 1
By Beth Gilbert HealthDay Reporter
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics was held this year from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 in Orlando, Florida,...
U.S. Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine for Discovery of mRNA
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A pair of American scientists have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in medicine...
Today’s Health News
U.S. Overdose Deaths Drop 10% in Early Data
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In findings that suggest inroads are being made in the battle against America's...
Yellowjackets and Bees Swarm in NC in Helene’s Aftermath
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Even as people in North Carolina continue to clean up following the devastation...
Cancer Survival Rates Rose for Young Adults After Affordable Care Act
Benefits seen for young adults eligible for dependent care expansion
One-Dose HPV Vaccination Averts Similar Number of Cancers as Two Doses
Under most pessimistic scenario, one dose would avert fewer cervical cancer cases with difference of 3 percent over 100 years
Flu Vaccine Efficacy Examined in Southern Hemisphere Countries
Adjusted vaccine efficacy was 36.5 percent against the predominant subtype A(H3N2) and 37.1 percent against A(H1N1)pdm09
Bimekizumab Safe, Efficacious Over Two Years for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Clinically meaningful efficacy outcomes observed at one year maintained to two years of treatment
Referral to Hepatology Low With Excessive Alcohol Use, High FIB-4
Referral lower for patients with mental health admissions or mental health diagnoses and with increasing age
Liso-Cel Has Favorable Safety Profile for Outpatients With Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Favorable safety profile seen for relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma patients monitored as outpatients or inpatients
Overall Survival Improving for Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant
Inferior overall survival seen in Latine adults compared with Black patients in a multivariable analysis
CHEST: Dupilumab for COPD Tied to Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life
Symptoms and activity improved in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and type 2 inflammation