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Influenza-Linked Hospitalization Rate High in 2024 to 2025 Flu Season
Cumulative influenza-associated hospitalization rate surpassed end-of-season rates during period starting with 2010 to 2011 season
Smoking Tied to Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
People with a genetic susceptibility to developing diabetes may be more vulnerable to the adverse effects of smoking
Weight-Loss Surgery Bests Medical Weight Management for Obesity-Related Risk Mitigation
Significantly lower risk seen for developing major metabolic comorbidities
Suicidal Ideation Risk Elevated for Patients With Atopic Eczema
Key predictors of suicidal ideation included younger age and obesity, as well as pruritus, skin pain, symptom intensity
Self-Sufficiency Regained Immediately in Most Patients After Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery
Second study shows uncorrected visual acuity, spherical equivalent refraction as good or better with immediate versus delayed bilateral cataract surgery
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Pilocarpine-Diclofenac Eye Drops Tied to Improvement in Presbyopia
Significant improvement seen in uncorrected near visual acuity with pilocarpine-diclofenac eye drops at concentrations of 1, 2, and 3 percent
AI Algorithm Predicts Progression of Keratoconus
Multimodal convolutional neural network achieved highest predictive performance, with ROC-AUC of 0.90
Many Clinicians Not Comfortable With Hormone Therapy in Patients With History of Gynecologic Cancer
Findings show discomfort primarily exists among gynecologists seeing patients with a history of endometrial or epithelial ovarian cancer
Risk for Anal Cancer Elevated Among Women With History of Cervical Cancer
Anal cancer rates increased with age and over time, with highest rate among women aged 65 to 74 years
Half Discontinue Semaglutide for Weight Loss Within One Year
Factors tied to discontinuation included younger age, male sex, socioeconomic deprivation, higher comorbidity level
Nicotine Pouch Use May Be a Harm Reduction Strategy
Non-Hispanic White men the most likely to report having used the product
Women Still Underrepresented in Cardiovascular Trials
Lowest representation seen for studies on arrhythmia, coronary heart disease, acute coronary syndrome, and heart failure
Parent-Focused Interventions Do Not Prevent Obesity at Age 24 Months
Review and meta-analysis show parent-focused interventions insufficient for preventing obesity in young children
U.S. Officials to Review COVID Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy, Kids
So far, large federal studies have shown no higher risk for major birth defects, miscarriage or other complications
Goodles Mac & Cheese Recalled Due to Hidden Allergen Risk
Undeclared milk and cashew caused eight reported allergic reactions