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	health Daily update ⋅ February 2, 2023
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	The New York Times Who Should Get a Covid Booster Now? New Data Offers Some Clarity. The New York Times Three years into the pandemic, it has become evident that Covid-19 isn't going anywhere, and neither are vaccine boosters. Last week, an advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously agreed that the vaccine and booster process for ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Nipah: Using sticks to find a fatal virus with pandemic potential NPR The virus emerged in Malaysia in the 1990s. Then, in the early 2000s, the disease started to spread between humans in Bangladesh. With a fatality rate at about 70%, it was one of the most deadly respiratory diseases health officials had ever seen. It also ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post How will 'couch potato' humans evolve? Idle cavefish offer clues. The Washington Post A species of fish washed by floods into dark Mexican caves has been essentially sheltering in place for the last 160,000 years, undergoing genetic changes that reset its metabolism, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academies of ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Is Pain Treated Effectively With Antidepressants? MedPage Today In four of these comparisons where antidepressants showed efficacy, evidence was of moderate certainty. They involved serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) for back pain, postoperative pain, fibromyalgia, and neuropathic pain, they wrote in ... Flag as irrelevant
	AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Study Suggests MRI Is the Best Breast Cancer Screening Modality for Dense Breasts AJMC.com Managed Markets Network A review and meta-analysis published in the journal Radiology found MRI to be the most effective supplemental breast cancer screening method for women with dense breasts and negative mammogram results. Advertisement. Flag as irrelevant
	Pharmacy Times FDA Advisory Committee Vote to Simplify COVID-19 Regimen Pharmacy Times COVID-19 vaccines are known to have one of the most complex schedules that the average pharmacist has ever had to manage for a vaccine directed towards a single preventable disease. Advertisement. Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Size, Sex and Breed May Predict Dogs' Cancer Diagnosis Scientific American Dog breeds with the youngest median age of cancer diagnosis (seven years or earlier) included mastiffs, Saint Bernards, Great Danes and bulldogs. Those on the other end of the spectrum included bichon frises, West ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Weight Bias Is a Problem in Health Care. Here's What Doctors Can Do TIME Aubrey Gordon still recalls going to the doctor and having her blood pressure checked three times—because the provider couldn't believe it was normal, given the fact that she's overweight. Considering the treatment she's received at doctors' offices ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes 'Ozempic Face' Explained: Why It Happens And How To Fix It Forbes Some users of the diabetes drug Ozempic who use the drug off-label for weight loss have reported "Ozempic face" as a side effect to their rapid weight loss, causing the facial skin to sag and making them appear older. Woman looking in a mirror. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Brain Scans Show Effect of Poverty, Stress on Black Children WebMD Feb. 1, 2023 -- Childhood stress can change the brain negatively, according to a new study that says Black children are affected more because they experience more poverty and adversity. "The researchers analyzed MRI scans to identify small differences ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Estrogen: How Lifelong Exposure May Reduce the Risk of Stroke Healthline Ischemic stroke is caused by blood clots that block blood vessels in the brain and researchers say estrogen can help widen the blood vessels. There are numerous factors that affect estrogen levels, including age, genetics, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com SARS-CoV-2 infection induces persistent adipose tissue damage in aged golden Syrian hamsters Nature.com In both age groups, infection was associated with a decrease in adipocyte size in the two WAT depots; this effect was partly due to changes in tissue's lipid metabolism and persisted for longer in aged hamsters than in young-adult hamsters. Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Gazette Migraine history may be marker of pregnancy complications Harvard Gazette In a paper published in Neurology, the team reports that migraine diagnosed prior to pregnancy is linked to the adverse outcomes, suggesting the condition may be a clinical marker of elevated obstetric risk. "Preterm delivery ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Estrogen Exposure Could Impact a Woman's Odds for Stroke U.S. News & World Report In the end, investigators concluded that those who had a relatively long reproductive period before menopause appeared to face a lower risk for both an ischemic stroke and a hemorrhagic stroke. An ischemic stroke is ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Bacterial Outbreak Linked to EzriCare Eyedrops: CDC WebMD "Recent epidemiology and laboratory evidence link these infections to use of EzriCare Artificial Tears," the CDC said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT. Flag as irrelevant
	World Health Organization African leaders unite in pledge to end AIDS in children World Health Organization The meeting hosted by the United Republic of Tanzania, marks a step up in action to ensure that all children with HIV have access to life saving treatment and that mothers living with HIV have babies free from HIV. The Alliance will work to drive progress ... Flag as irrelevant
	Voice of America African Nations Commit to Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 Voice of America Twelve African countries on Wednesday spelled out plans for ending AIDS in children by 2030 through an array of HIV testing, treatment and prevention programs. The 2030 goal, which was announced by UNAIDS last year, was unanimously backed by ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Sleeping Pills Linked to Higher Risk for Dementia U.S. News & World Report Sleep aids encompassed both over-the-counter and prescription medications. Common over-the-counter options included antihistamines, melatonin and valerian. Prescription meds included antidepressants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and so-called Z-drugs ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livemint Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Ovarian, Other Cancers WebMD But they also help control your blood pressure and make sure you have enough red blood cells. Kidney cancer, also called renal cell carcinoma, happens when cells in one or both of them start to grow out of control and form a tumor that crowds out healthy ... Flag as irrelevant
	WXYZ Should medicine or surgery be used to help obese children lose weight? WXYZ (WXYZ) — Childhood obesity has been growing at alarming rates. According to a 2021 CDC report, nearly 20% of kids between the ages of 2-19 are obese, and roughly 6% are severely obese. In response, the American Academy of Pediatrics is issuing updated ... Flag as irrelevant
	WDIV ClickOnDetroit Women face unique risks for cardiovascular disease: What to know this Heart Month WDIV ClickOnDetroit Women face unique risk factors, including pregnancy. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of new moms, and is the cause of more than one-third of maternal deaths. "New research studies ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Severe SARS-Cov2 pneumonia in vaccinated patients: a multicenter cohort study Nature.com Vaccinated patients may however experience severe SARS-Cov2 disease. The objective was to describe clinical features of vaccinated patients requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission due to SARS-Cov2 infection and compare them to a published cohort of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Effect of duodenal-jejunal bypass on diabetes in the early postoperative period Nature.com A rat model of non-obese T2DM was allocated to two groups: a sham group and a DJB group. On postoperative day 1 (1POD), oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT) was performed and the changes of glucose transporter expressions in the small intestine was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Chronic Pain: Why Antidepressants May Not Be Effective Healthline They add that some pain relief can be obtained through exercise, acupuncture, and physical therapy. Antidepressant medications have proven effective in addressing mental health symptoms. However, using these drugs to ease physical ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net What is the incidence of COVID-19-associated febrile seizures in children? News-Medical.net Febrile seizures have been reported in patients with COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), especially after the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant emerged. About the study. In the present study, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Conversation UK Beta blockers: how these common heart medications may reduce the risk of violence The Conversation UK Beta blockers are medications commonly used for treating cardiac problems such as high blood pressure, chest pain, irregular heartbeat and heart failure. In the US, for example, one in five adults aged 60–79 is prescribed a beta blocker. Flag as irrelevant
	KCRA Sacramento Mpox is almost gone in the US, leaving lessons and mysteries in its wake KCRA Sacramento Jynneos had passed safety tests in humans. In lab studies, it protected primates and mice from mpox infections. But researchers only learn how effective vaccines are during infectious disease outbreaks, and Jynneos has never been put through its paces ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedicalResearch.com The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Eating Disorders Am J Psychiatry Despite this, there are still substantial gaps in the availability and use of evidence-based treatments for individuals with an eating disorder (Kazdin et al. 2017). This practice guideline aims to help clinicians enhance ... Flag as irrelevant
	UF Health Ultra-processed foods – like cookies, chips, frozen meals and fast food – may contribute to cognitive decline UF Health But when evaluating how some diets may erode brain health as we age, research on the effects of consuming minimally processed versus ultra-processed foods has been scant – that is, until now. Two recent ... Flag as irrelevant
	PatientEngagementHIT.com Racial Disparities in Adverse Childhood Experiences Tied to Brain Changes PatientEngagementHIT.com February 01, 2023 - Black kids are more likely than White kids to have different brain structure that might lead to a higher predisposition to certain mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a finding that researchers from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hindustan Times Sepsis increases risk of heart failure, rehospitalisation after discharge: Study Hindustan Times Sepsis is a leading cause of hospitalization and death worldwide. Each year in the U.S., about 1.7 million people develop sepsis, an extreme immune response to an infection in the bloodstream that can spread throughout the whole body and lead to organ ... Flag as irrelevant
	UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine Serious eating disorder ARFID is highly heritable, according to new twin study UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine Cynthia Bulik, PhD, founding director of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders, is senior author of the article published in JAMA Psychiatry. Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAED. ARFID is a serious eating disorder that leads to malnutrition and ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Many young people don't believe they are at risk for heart disease, survey finds News-Medical.net February is American Heart Month and a new national survey commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that even though heart attacks are increasingly common in younger people, many don't believe they are at risk for heart ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Sepsis may be nontraditional risk factor for HF, rehospitalization Healio Researchers found that during the study period consisting of 5,396,051 patient-years of post-discharge follow-up, 35.8% of patients had a sepsis hospitalization, including implicit sepsis only in 448,644, explicit sepsis only in 124,841 and both in 235,188 ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net The trajectory of long-COVID in the general population of Scotland News-Medical.net In a recent Research Square* preprint paper that is under review at Nature Portfolio, researchers presented the findings of the Long-coronavirus disease (COVID) in Scotland Study (Long-CISS) conducted nationwide among the general population of Scotland ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chief Healthcare Executive Using AI to detect the risk of delirium in patients Chief Healthcare Executive Many older hospital patients develop delirium. Johns Hopkins researchers used artificial intelligence models to identify patients that were likely to develop delirium. Advertisement. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University said they are developing ways ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hackensack Meridian Health Seasonal Affective Disorder vs. Depression: How to Tell the Difference Hackensack Meridian Health Often referred to as the dark days of winter, the change of seasons can also bring on changes in mood and energy. So the days may be literally darker (with the sun rising later and setting earlier), but we may also notice our mood or attitude feel darker. Flag as irrelevant
	Inside Precision Medicine Smartphone App Helps Detect Stroke Early Inside Precision Medicine About 85% of all strokes in the U.S. are ischemic strokes, which are caused by a blood clot in a blood vessel blocking blood flow to the brain. Rapid treatment is crucial, since clot-busting medication should usually be administered within three hours ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Social isolation may increase HF risk; association modified by feelings of loneliness Healio Self-reported social isolation and loneliness could indicate increased risk for incident HF, according to research published in JACC: Heart Failure. Yannis Yan Liang, MD, PhD, of the Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Optometry Times CDC calls for discontinued use of EzriCare artificial tears amidst infection investigation Optometry Times The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised against the use of EzriCare Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops (carboxymethylcellulose sodium, 10mg in 1mL) and is conducting an investigation into at least 50 infections across 11 ... Flag as irrelevant
	YubaNet Placer County Public Health reports first pediatric flu death of this season YubaNet During the 2022-2023 flu season thus far, 14 Placer residents have died from influenza. Influenza activity has subsided across Northern California and in Placer County since peaking in December, yet some activity can continue into May. Flag as irrelevant
	US Embassy in Zimbabwe PEPFAR Celebrates 20 Years of Global Impact US Embassy in Zimbabwe On January 28, 2003, President George W. Bush announced the creation of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (#PEPFAR) during his State of the Union address. This new initiative, which he called "a work of mercy," initially aimed to treat ... Flag as irrelevant
	Inside Precision Medicine Sepsis increased risk of heart failure and rehospitalization after hospital discharge Science Daily Date: February 1, 2023; Source: American Heart Association; Summary: A new study found people hospitalized for sepsis or who developed it while hospitalized were at an elevated risk for heart failure or rehospitalization within 12 years. Share:. Flag as irrelevant
	Arkansas Center for Health Improvement New Guidance on Childhood Obesity Calls for Early Intervention Arkansas Center for Health Improvement Children with obesity should receive intensive treatment as early as possible, including medication and surgery if warranted, according to new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In January, the AAP released ... Flag as irrelevant
	Globalnews.ca Thousands of London area students at risk of suspension for lack of childhood diseases vaccination Globalnews.ca Thousands of London and Middlesex students remain set to be suspended due to not having submitted immunization records. Last month, the Middlesex-London Health Unit began suspending students under their purview attending elementary or high school for ... Flag as irrelevant
	CTV News London News Release: Health Unit Issues Suspension Orders to Elementary Students Windsor-Essex County Health As part of the continued work to prevent the spread of vaccine preventable diseases, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) completed a review of all elementary student immunization records in December and more than 12,000 students received a notice. Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Medical School Disparities Linked to Differences in Brain Structures in US Children Harvard Medical School Black children in the United States are more likely to experience childhood adversity than white children, and these disparities are reflected in changes to regions of the brain linked to psychiatric disease like posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ... Flag as irrelevant
	The BMJ Big Macs and the Beano: Is it time for the comic to drop the junk food brands? The BMJ It would seem, however, that the Beano brand has been overindulging in a surfeit of burgers, pizzas, cakes, fried chicken, sweets, chocolate bars, and fizzy drinks. Its website,1 aimed predominantly at children aged 6-12, publishes more than 1000 quizzes, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Contagionlive.com The 7 Symptoms Directly Related to "Long COVID" Contagionlive.com Compared with common viral respiratory infections, COVID-19 was associated with fast-beating heart, hair loss, fatigue, chest pain, shortness of breath, joint pain, and obesity in the post-infectious period. Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Afternoon vs. morning chemotherapy extends survival among women with lymphoma subtype Healio Women with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma experienced significantly longer PFS and OS when receiving chemotherapy in the afternoon compared with the morning, according to data published in JCI Insight. Researchers reported no statistical difference in ... Flag as irrelevant

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