Moderately preterm birth is associated with cognitive problems at ages 9 to 10 years, according to a study published online April 14 in JAMA Network Open. Samson Nivins, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm...
Fri, Apr. 25, 2025
A systematic program of monitoring colorectal cancer (CRC) screening status increases up-to-date screening status, according to a study presented at the 2025 Digestive Disease Week, held from May 3 to 6 in San...
Fri, Apr. 25, 2025
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends counseling for women at increased risk for perinatal depression (PND). This recommendation forms the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online...
Fri, Apr. 25, 2025
Six in 10 women believe they will hit menopause in their 40s, according to survey results released April 8 by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. The survey (web and telephone) was conducted in two...
Fri, Apr. 25, 2025
Five proteins are significant predictors of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according to a study presented at the 2025 Digestive Disease Week, held from May 3 to 6 in San Diego. Shiyi Yu...
Fri, Apr. 25, 2025
Multiple common medications are associated with a considerable delay of Parkinson disease (PD) symptom onset, according to a study published online March 6 in the Journal of Neurology. Camille Malatt, M.D., from the...
Fri, Apr. 25, 2025
More than one in seven adults reported carrying medical debt in 2023, and of these, one in three forwent mental health care in the subsequent year, according to a research letter published online April 18 in JAMA Health...
Fri, Apr. 25, 2025
Average and brisk walking pace are associated with a decreased risk for cardiac arrhythmias, according to a study published online April 15 in Heart. Pei Qin, Ph.D., from the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom...
Fri, Apr. 25, 2025
The sex-based differences in past-month binge drinking among young adults reversed in 2021-2023 versus 2017-2019, with higher rates emerging among women, according to a research letter published online April 16 in the...
Thu, Apr. 24, 2025
A single-dose baloxavir treatment can reduce influenza transmission from index patients to household contacts, according to a study published in the April 24 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Arnold S. Monto...
Thu, Apr. 24, 2025
School-based asthma therapy (SBAT) can help improve children’s asthma control and decrease acute health care utilization, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical...
Thu, Apr. 24, 2025
Different measurement tools and diagnostic criteria show low-to-moderate agreement for diagnosing breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), according to a study published in the April issue of Rehabilitation...
Thu, Apr. 24, 2025
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its individual components are associated with an increased risk for young-onset dementia (YOD), according to a study published online April 23 in Neurology. Jeong-Yoon Lee, M.D., from...
Thu, Apr. 24, 2025
Smoking rates continued to decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, but other major risk factors for cancer remained stable, according to a study published online April 23 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &...
Thu, Apr. 24, 2025
For patients with unresectable metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM), the drug/device combination melphalan/hepatic delivery system (HDS) is efficacious and has a favorable risk-benefit profile compared with best alternative...
Thu, Apr. 24, 2025
For patients with bronchiectasis, brensocatib leads to a lower annualized rate of pulmonary exacerbations, according to a study published in the April 24 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. James D. Chalmers...
Thu, Apr. 24, 2025
Cold hypersensitivity and a feeling of heaviness in the legs are linked to the presence of varicose veins in adults aged 30 years and older, according to a study published online April 14 in Open Heart. Cheng-Ken Tsai...
Thu, Apr. 24, 2025
In 2024, the provisional number of births in the United States was 3,622,673, which was 1 percent higher than in 2023, according to an April Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers for...
Wed, Apr. 23, 2025
Use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a second reader in screening mammography is accepted by patients, according to a study published online April 18 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer. B. Bersu Ozcan, M.D., from the...
Wed, Apr. 23, 2025
For patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA), osteoarthritis (OA) severity is the best predictor of preoperative biomechanical function, and preoperative muscle fat fraction is the best predictor of postoperative...
Wed, Apr. 23, 2025