Antivirals Aid HBeAg-Negative Chronic Hepatitis B Patients
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Continuous nucleos(t)ide analog treatment is effective in lowering the risk for liver cirrhosis in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative ch...
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For Black Teens, Online Racial Discrimination Tied to PTSD Symptoms
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For Black adolescents, individual online racial discrimination is associated with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and these symptoms are ...
Oily Fish Consumption Can Lower CVD Risk in Individuals With Family History
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- There is a significant interaction between biomarkers of low eicosapentaenoic/docosahexaenoic acids (EPA/DHA) intake and a family history of card...
Eye Diseases Tied to Higher Risk for Falls, Fractures
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- People with eye diseases have an increased risk for both falls and fractures when compared with those without eye diseases, according to a study ...
Sleep Fragmentation Linked to Worse Cognition in Midlife
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- High sleep fragmentation among younger adults is associated with worse cognition among middle-aged Black and White men and women, according to a ...
Transgender, Gender-Diverse Individuals Report Acne-Related Stigma
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Transgender and gender-diverse individuals report experiencing acne-related stigma, according to a study published online Jan. 3 in JAMA Dermatol...
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Does Not Reduce Stunted Growth in Infants
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- An intervention that replaces biomass fuel (e.g., wood, dung, or agricultural crop waste) with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking does not...
More Americans Will Only Have to Pay $35 a Month for Insulin in 2024
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Managing diabetes will be a less expensive proposition for more Americans in 2024.Sanofi has officially joined Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in l...
Improvement Needed in Managing UTI in Patients With Neurogenic Bladder
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Expansion of caregiver involvement, enhancement of patient-provider communication, and targeting providers and care settings that lack familiarity ...
Signal Intensity Ratio of Cochlear Basal Turn Increased in Affected Ear in Meniere Disease
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The affected ear in Meniere disease has significantly increased the signal intensity ratio (SIR) of the cochlear basal turn, indicating potential d...
Review: Cytisine Effective for Smoking Cessation Versus Placebo
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Cytisine increases the chances of successful smoking cessation compared with placebo, according to a review published online Dec. 31 in Addiction.O...
Overactive Bladder Not Tied to Sleep Disturbance, Fatigue, or Depression
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Overall, patients with overactive bladder (OAB) do not have worse sleep disturbance, fatigue, or depression scores than the general population, acc...
Gold Standard Lacking for Measuring Respectful Maternity Care
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The lack of a gold standard for measuring respectful maternity care (RMC) limits evaluation of other tools, according to a review published online ...
Use of Cryopreserved Oocytes Increased With Poor Ovarian Response
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with a poor ovarian response (POR) are more likely to return to use previously vitrified oocytes, according to a study published online Ja...
Protein Risk Score Can Predict Risk for Mortality in Heart Failure
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A protein risk score can predict mortality for patients with heart failure, according to a study published online Jan. 2 in the Annals of Internal ...
Study IDs Downstream Procedure, Complication Rates After Lung Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For individuals undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans for lung cancer screening (LCS), the rates of downstream procedures and compli...
Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Home Health Care
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Despite similar hospital discharge readiness scores, Black patients are less likely to be discharged with home health care (HHC) than White patient...
Personalized Protocol Cuts Opioid Prescribing After C-Section
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A personalized protocol for opioid prescriptions after cesarean delivery reduces the median morphine milligram equivalents prescribed at discharge,...
Eating Heart-Healthy Diet Before Cardiac Catheterization Is Safe
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing elective cardiac catheterization, eating a heart-healthy diet prior to the procedure poses no safety risk, according to a s...
Problem-Solving Skills Training Can Improve Parental Psychosocial Outcomes
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For parents of children with chronic health conditions (CHCs), problem-solving skills training (PSST) is associated with improvement in parental, p...
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