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Biden Issues Tough New Vaccine Mandates Affecting Millions of U.S. Workers

Sep 10, 2021

FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In an assertive offensive against a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new efforts at pressuring tens of million...

Women, Minority Groups Still Lagging in Clinical Faculty Positions

Sep 09, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Racial and ethnic diversity in U.S. clinical academic departments increased, but at a slower rate than proportions of women in faculty positions, during th...

High-Quality Diet Tied to Lower Migraine Frequency, Severity

Sep 09, 2021

THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A high-quality diet is associated with lower migraine severity and frequency, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in Nutritional Neuroscience.Hand...

Higher Sodium Intake May Be Tied to Worse Migraine Outcomes

Sep 09, 2021

THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A higher 24-hour urine sodium level is positively associated with worse migraine headache outcomes, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in the Bri...

Health Care Disproportionately Spent on White Americans

Sep 08, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Differences in health care utilization across racial and ethnic groups explain the majority of inequities in U.S. health care spending, according to a stud...

Journal Editors Call for Action to Curb Rising Global Temperatures

Sep 08, 2021

TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In an editorial, published simultaneously in 233 international journals, including The BMJ, the editors of various health journals urge world leaders to keep...

Perioperative Acetaminophen Ups Pain Outcomes After Shoulder Surgery

Sep 08, 2021

TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Perioperative acetaminophen significantly decreases opioid consumption and results in improved overall pain control following primary rotator cuff repair, ac...

9.7 Percent of All U.S. Persons Uninsured in 2020

Sep 04, 2021

THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In 2020, 31.6 million U.S. persons of all ages (9.7 percent) were uninsured, which was slightly, but not significantly, lower than in 2019, according to ear...

OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Is Dissolved

Sep 04, 2021

THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Purdue Pharma was dissolved on Wednesday and the Sackler family will pay $4.5 billion under a bankruptcy settlement that will end thousands of lawsuits brou...

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Up for Racial, Ethnic Minority HCWs

Aug 31, 2021

MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Before authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine hesitancy was increased among Black, Hispanic or Latino, and Asian health care workers (HCWs) compared w...

Pain Management Skills Class Aids Those With Chronic Low Back Pain

Aug 31, 2021

MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A single-session pain management class results in clinically significant improvements in pain catastrophizing, pain intensity, and pain interference among ind...

Learning Environment Issues Tied to Medical School Burnout

Aug 29, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Medical students who experience mistreatment and perceive a less favorable learning environment are more likely to develop higher levels of exhaustion and d...

State Limits on Initial Opioid Rx Duration May Influence Prescribing

Aug 26, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- State laws restricting the duration of initial opioid prescriptions are associated with changes in opioid prescribing, according to a research letter publi...

Poverty Tied to Worse Functional Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Aug 24, 2021

TUESDAY, Aug. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Worse functional status and increased probability of functional decline are seen for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with lower socioeconomic status ...

Pain, Fatigue, Depression, Anxiety Prevalent After MS Diagnosis

Aug 24, 2021

TUESDAY, Aug. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Pain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety are prevalent in the year following diagnosis with multiple sclerosis (MS)/clinically isolated syndrome, according to ...

Opioid Tapering Tied to Higher Risk for Overdose, Mental Health Crisis

Aug 23, 2021

FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Opioid tapering among long-term, higher-dose users is significantly associated with an increased risk for overdose and mental health crisis, according to a st...

Family Behind Oxycontin Denies Any Responsibility for Opioid Crisis

Aug 20, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The former president and co-chairman of Purdue Pharma said Wednesday that his family and the company bear no responsibility for the opioid crisis in the Uni...

Oral Atogepant Effective for Reducing Number of Migraine Days

Aug 19, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Once-daily oral atogepant is effective for reducing the number of migraine days during a period of 12 weeks, according to a study published in the Aug. 19 i...

Cannabis Use Lower in Cancer Survivors Than General Population

Aug 19, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer survivors use cannabis at slightly lower rates than individuals without a history of cancer, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in Cancer...

Widespread Pain Tied to Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Stroke

Aug 18, 2021

TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Widespread pain, a common subtype of chronic pain, is associated with the subsequent risk for incident dementia, Alzheimer disease dementia, and stroke, acco...

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