CDC: Everyone over 6 months needs updated COVID vaccine
Jun 28, 2024
As a summer wave of COVID infections rolls across the country, US health officials have recommended that all Americans over the age of 6 months get one of the updated COVID vaccines when they become available...
2017 to 2022 saw rise in cannabis-related disorder encounters in seniors
Jun 18, 2024
From 2017 to 2022, there was an increase in the rates of cannabis-related disorder encounters among US Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older, according to a research letter published online June...
Semaglutide helps in obesity-related heart failure, type 2 diabetes
Apr 09, 2024
Semaglutide leads to larger reductions in heart failure-related symptoms and physical limitations among patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and type 2 diabetes,...
CDC Shortens Recommended COVID Isolation Period
Mar 01, 2024
New guidance issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days.
Melatonin improves sleep quality, but not insulin resistance, for night shift workers
Feb 26, 2024
Melatonin treatment improves sleep quality but does not improve insulin resistance after 12 weeks of administration in rotating night shift (NS) workers, according to a study published in the January issue...
People with severe mental illness experienced increased COVID mortality
Nov 21, 2023
Risk for death was found to be exacerbated by comorbidities
Physical jobs tied to higher risk for later cognitive impairment
Sep 22, 2023
Consistently working in an occupation with intermediate or high occupational physical activity (PA) is linked to an increased risk for cognitive impairment, according to a study published online Aug. 29...
Electronic health record usability tied to patient safety
Sep 19, 2023
Efforts to improve EHR usability may be associated with improvements in EHR safety performance
Time spent in sedentary behavior tied to incident dementia in seniors
Sep 12, 2023
Significant, nonlinear association identified between time spent in sedentary behavior and incident dementia
Fresh produce Rx tied to food security, cardiometabolic improvements
Aug 29, 2023
Fresh produce prescriptions are associated with significant improvements in food security and health status for both adults and children, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in Circulation: Cardiovascular...