HIV & AIDS
Rapid cognitive decline uncommon in aging people with HIV on stable treatment, says study
With successful treatment, HIV has become a chronic health condition which can be managed with life-long care.
Jan 16, 2023
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Health
Racial differences in access to Medicare plans have health consequences
Access to high-quality health care differs for Black versus white Medicare Advantage enrollees, a reality that has been well documented. A 2022 study by LDI senior fellow Norma Coe, LDI executive director Rachel M. Werner, ...
Jan 5, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Where do reproductive-age women receive preventive health care?
While preventive health care is usually associated with primary care providers, a majority of office visits for preventive services among reproductive-age women happened with obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs), a University ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood chronic conditions up with maternal schizophrenia
Children exposed to maternal schizophrenia have an increased risk for chronic health conditions in childhood, according to a study published in the November issue of Schizophrenia Bulletin.
Dec 16, 2022
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Addiction
Alcohol-involved injuries linked to increased risk of dying in the next year
When people are injured severely enough to require treatment at the hospital and they are either intoxicated or have an alcohol use disorder, they have a fivefold increased risk of dying in the next year, according to a new ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Do former football players age faster?
Former professional football players—particularly linemen—are more likely than nonplayers with similar demographic characteristics to develop diseases typically associated with advanced age when significantly younger, ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Health
Adults living in areas with high air pollution are more likely to have multiple long-term health conditions: Study
Exposure to traffic related air pollution is associated with an increased likelihood of having multiple long-term physical and mental health conditions, according to a new study of more than 364,000 people in England.
Dec 2, 2022
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Health
Cancer greater cause for concern than COVID for those over 50, reports find
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers at the University of Stirling found chronic health conditions are a greater cause for concern than COVID-19 and that older people feel safer from catching COVID-19 in health care settings ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Medical economics
More businesses are offering online medical certificates and telehealth prescriptions. What are the pros and cons?
Telehealth has played an important role during the pandemic. Telephone and online consultations have enabled social distancing and kept patients and clinicians safe from transmissible infections.
Nov 28, 2022
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Cardiology
Persistent asthma linked to increased buildup of plaque in arteries leading to the brain
Adults with persistent asthma may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke because of excess plaque buildup in the carotid arteries, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, ...
Nov 23, 2022
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