COVID-19 falls from America’s No. 1 killer to No. 7 by June
Jul 01, 2021
(HealthDay News) — A steep rise in vaccination rates has dropped COVID-19 from the first to the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, a new analysis shows. The disease was the third leading...
Prediction model for brain age may help detect cognitive decline
Jul 01, 2021
Greater differences between predicted age based on brain MRI and actual age seen in those with amnestic MCI versus healthy controls
Physician knowledge linked to less opioid prescribing in 2015 to 2017
Jul 01, 2021
(HealthDay News) — During 2015 to 2017, physician knowledge was associated with less frequent prescribing of opioids for back pain, according to a study published online July 1 in JAMA Network Open....
Medication type for T2DM may affect severe COVID-19 outcomes
Jun 30, 2021
(HealthDay News) — The use of certain classes of diabetes medications prior to severe COVID-19 infection is associated with lower mortality in patients with diabetes, according to a study published online...
Dietary patterns may affect risk for sudden cardiac death
Jun 30, 2021
Greater adherence to Southern dietary pattern linked to higher risk for sudden cardiac death, but the association was not statistically significant
Strategies ID’d that can interrupt spread of infectious disease
Jun 30, 2021
Key elements of effective system include border controls, restricted entry, quarantine for inbound travelers
Low exercise may amplify link between poor sleep, mortality risk
Jun 30, 2021
(HealthDay News) — Poor sleep is associated with increased risks of all-cause and cause-specific mortality, with risk exacerbated among those with insufficient physical activity (PA), according to a...
Post-COVID-19 symptoms are common, affecting 23.2 percent
Jun 28, 2021
50 percent of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and 19 percent of asymptomatic patients had at least one post-COVID-19 condition
Add-on PPI therapy may improve glycemic control in diabetes
Jun 28, 2021
However, treatment with proton pump inhibitors is not associated with risk for incident diabetes in the general population
Rehospitalization in dementia patients tied to nurse continuity
Jun 28, 2021
Wide variation seen in continuity of nursing staff for home health care visits to dementia patients following hospitalization