Diabetes
Rate of pregnant US women who have diabetes keeps rising
The number of American women who have diabetes when they become pregnant has increased dramatically over five years, health officials reported Wednesday.
Jun 2, 2023
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Medications
Weight loss drugs present more questions than answers, but they could be a key tool in reducing the obesity epidemic
In the past five years, several new drugs have been brought to market that could lead to a profound, if not revolutionary, change in how health care providers—and the public—view weight loss.
Jun 1, 2023
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Surgery
'Prehabilitation' boosts surgery outcomes, shows study
Pre-surgery exercise and education—widely known as prehabilitation—can significantly improve outcomes for patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open,
May 31, 2023
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Dentistry
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Lack of evidence for primary care oral health screening
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the evidence is currently insufficient for recommending oral health screening and preventive interventions for children aged 5 to 17 and adults in primary care ...
May 23, 2023
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Health
Gratitude practice among health care workers shows positive effects on well-being, with limitations
Researchers tested a digital version of a positive psychology intervention called "Three Good Things" (3GT) among health care workers to assess whether gratitude practice improved well-being.
May 23, 2023
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Cardiology
Women more likely to die after heart attack than men
Women are more than twice as likely to die after a heart attack than men, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
May 22, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Communal exercise intervention shown to help prevent falls and fall-related injuries among older women
Providing better opportunities for exercise and group training reduced recurrent falls and fall injuries among older women, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The findings were published in Age and ...
May 22, 2023
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Pediatrics
What caregivers should know about pediatric physical therapy
Pediatric physical therapists are movement experts spanning development from infant to adulthood, but how do parents know if physical therapy can help their child?
May 17, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress management interventions may help individual health care workers for at least a year
Interventions aimed at reducing work-related stress for individual health care workers may lead to improvements in how people cope with stress up to a year later. Findings from a Cochrane review of the latest available evidence ...
May 11, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Therapy sessions found to benefit mothers, children in homeless shelter
Short-term therapy sessions with parents and their children in homeless shelters could help improve parenting skills and reduce parental stress and children's post-traumatic stress symptoms, according to a pilot study published ...
May 11, 2023
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