Archive: 07/07/2021

Language barriers keep 25 million in U.S. from good health care

(HealthDay)—Due to language barriers, 25 million Spanish speakers receive about a third less health care than other Americans, a large study of U.S. adults shows.

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Just 20 states reached Biden's July 4 vaccination goal

(HealthDay)—Only 20 states reached President Joe Biden's goal to get at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of 70 percent of American adults by the Fourth of July.

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Impact of age examined for ticagrelor monotherapy after PCI

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, ticagrelor monotherapy following three months of dual antiplatelet therapy significantly reduces clinically relevant bleeding compared with ticagrelor ...

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Tuning the immune system may enhance vaccines and ease disease

Immunologists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified a biological pathway that selectively controls how key immune cells, called T follicular helper cells, mature into functional components of the immune ...

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Delta variant now behind over 50% of US cases

The highly contagious Delta variant now accounts for more than half of all new coronavirus infections in the United States, new government data shows.

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Oral contraceptives lower ovarian cancer risk in BRCA carriers

(HealthDay)—Oral contraceptive use is associated with a reduced risk for ovarian cancer for BRCA mutation carriers, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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Mental, physical, sexual abuse up for transgender adolescents

(HealthDay)—Transgender adolescents (TGAs) have increased odds of psychological, physical, and sexual abuse compared with heterosexual cisgender adolescents (CGAs), according to a study published online July 5 in Pediatrics.

Jul 7, 2021

Cognitive, functional decline detected prior to stroke

(HealthDay)—Patients with stroke have steeper declines in cognition and daily functioning up to 10 years before incident stroke compared with stroke-free controls, according to a study published online July 6 in the Journal ...

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Treatment at infusion center beneficial in sickle cell disease

(HealthDay)—For adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) with uncomplicated vaso-occlusive crises, outcomes are significantly better with treatment at an infusion center (IC) compared with an emergency department (ED), according ...

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Glycemic control has not been impacted by pandemic

(HealthDay)—While diabetes-related outpatient visits and testing fell during the pandemic, there was no negative association with medication fills or glycemic control among U.S. adults with diabetes, according to a research ...

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