Today’s Health News
Older Adults With Migraine Experienced Higher Depression Risk During Pandemic
Findings particularly pronounced for those experiencing pandemic-related stressors
Poor Control Over Aspects of Work Linked to Physician Burnout
Poor control over patient load, team composition, clinical schedule, and workload independently linked to burnout
Biden Seeks Coverage for GLP-1 RA Medications by Medicare, Medicaid
More than 7 million Americans struggling with obesity would become eligible for coverage under the proposed change
FDA Approves Kebilidi for Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency
Approval represents first gene therapy for treatment of AADC deficiency
Air Pollution Exposure Throughout Pregnancy Ups Risk for Spontaneous Preterm Birth
Socioeconomic status and other environmental exposures modify this association
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
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...