Archive: 07/12/2021

Only about half of patients with alcohol use disorder who are admitted to ICU receive thiamine

An observational study of patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) admitted to intensive care units throughout the United States found that almost half of the people evaluated did not receive thiamine (also called vitamin ...

Dec 7, 2021

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Self-administered cognition test predicts early signs of dementia sooner

Many people experience forgetfulness as they age, but it's often difficult to tell if these memory issues are a normal part of aging or a sign of something more serious. A new study finds that a simple, self-administered ...

Dec 7, 2021

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Half of all drinkers risk exceeding legal driving limit by underestimating how drunk they are, study suggests

As many as a half of all drinkers underestimated how drunk they were, judging themselves still safe to drive despite having exceeded the legal driving limit, in new research published today.

Dec 7, 2021

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Sex and race disparities found in management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the hospital

In recent decades, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) use in the management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has increased. However, a new Mayo Clinic study finds that ICDs are not used as often ...

Dec 7, 2021

Racial trends in prescription opioid use reflect disparities, undertreatment

People of color were less likely to be prescribed opioids in the late 1990s, when they first became widely available as a pain treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the NYU School of Global Public Health. ...

Dec 7, 2021

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