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Seven Percent of Outpatients Experience One or More Adverse Event
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Among outpatients, 7.0 percent have at least one adverse event (AE), with adverse drug ...
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Exploring Symptoms of Generalized and Mild Anxiety in U.S. Military Veterans
The following is a summary of “Generalized anxiety and mild anxiety symptoms in U.S. military veterans: Prevalence, ...
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Doppler Ultrasound Feasible for First-Line Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis
For patients with high clinical suspicion of giant cell arteritis (GCA), color Doppler ultrasound of the temporal artery as a first-line diagnostic tool can avoid the need for other diagnostic tests, ...
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Money Worries Top Seniors’ List of Health-Related Concerns: Poll
Worries over health-related costs are plaguing the minds of older Americans of all backgrounds, a new poll suggests. Five of the six health-related issues that most people found very concerning had to ...
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Cannabis Use Disorder Increasingly Seen in Teens Scheduled for Surgery
For adolescents scheduled for surgery, the prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) is increasing and is associated with higher odds of postoperative complications, according to a study published ...
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Text Message Outreach Can Help Increase Mammogram Completion Rates
Text messaging women after initial outreach for breast cancer screening increases mammogram completion rates, according to a study published online May 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Shivan J. Mehta, M.
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Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen for Leading Causes of Youth Mortality
There are racial and ethnic disparities for nearly all leading causes of injury and disease tied to youth mortality, according to a study published online May 4 in the Journal of the American Medical ...
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Multifrequency Tympanometry Could Aid Diagnosis of Meniere Disease
Multifrequency tympanometry (MFT) could aid the diagnosis of Meniere disease (MD), according to a review published online March 4 in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Christos Tsilivigkos, from the ...
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Novel Score Validated for Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
A novel high-resolution manometry (HRM) score can stratify the risk and severity of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according to a study published online March 27 in the UEG Journal. Stefano ...
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Benefit of Thick Liquids in Alzheimer Disease and Dysphagia Unclear
For hospitalized patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) and dysphagia, those receiving thick liquids are less likely to be intubated but have no difference in hospital mortality ...
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Mortality Risk Up for Cancer Survivors With Elevated Loneliness
Cancer survivors with elevated loneliness have a higher mortality risk, according to a study published online April 25 in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Jingxuan Zhao, M.P.H ...
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Quantitative Interstitial Abnormality Linked to Severe ARD in Smokers
For individuals with a smoking history, quantitative interstitial abnormality (QIA) progression is associated with increased odds of severe acute respiratory disease (ARD), according to a study ...