Ear Infections in Children: Tubes vs Medical Management Compared
Overall, there were no differences between children in the two groups when it came to the rate or severity of ear infections during a 2-year period....
13 May, 2021
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OCD: Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Expand Access to Treatment for Children
The online intervention requires less therapist time, which means that the more intensive treatment such as face-to-face therapy can be reserved for more complex patients or those who do not benefit sufficiently from the online intervention. ...
13 May, 2021 -
Low Bone Mineral Density Linked to Heart Disease in Women
In the present study, we found that low BMD has independent and incremental value in predicting future ASCVD in women....
12 May, 2021 -
COVID-19: Mitigation Measures Correlate With Social Risk Profile
We also observed the racial/ethnic differences in opportunities to work from home, as observed in the general population from previous studies. 40% of non-Hispanic Asians with CVD could afford to work from home during the pandemic, compared to only 9% of Hispanics and 13% of non-Hispanic Blacks with CVD with such opportunity....
12 May, 2021 -
Young Women With Chest Pain Evaluated Differently Than Men
Our study found that young women were less likely to be triaged as urgent or emergent, waited longer for evaluation by a provider and were less likely to undergo ECG testing, to be seen by a consultant in the ED, or to be admitted to the hospital or to observation....
11 May, 2021 -
COVID-19: More Hand Scrubbing Linked to Greater Risk of Cracked Dry Hands
The main challenge to the consistent practice of hand hygiene among health care workers and the general population was skin irritation and dryness....
11 May, 2021 -
Tailored Symptom Management May Be More Appropriate for Breast Cancer Survivors
We tried to identify which patients may be in more need of symptom management. We found that especially patients with comorbidities were more likely to experience a high symptom burden....
09 May, 2021 -
COVID-19: Asthma Attacks Drop Dramatically Among Black & Latinx Communities During Epidemic
For Black/African-American and Hispanic/Latinx individuals with moderately severe asthma, there was nearly a halving of asthma exacerbations following the COVID19 pandemic....
09 May, 2021 -
Reassuring Study of Topical Steroids During Pregnancy
The data were not suggestive of a significant increased risk among exposed pregnancies, regardless of topical corticosteroid potency or the amount used....
09 May, 2021 -
Moderate Alcohol Intake May Reduce Cardiovascular Events Through Stress Reduction
Our study does not intend to encourage alcohol use as alcohol intake in excess is associated with a lot of harm and even moderate alcohol intake is associated with increased cancer risk and dependence....
09 May, 2021 -
USPSTF: Recommends All Adults Be Screened for Hypertension
Hypertension can increase an individual’s risk for heart attacks, heart disease, strokes, and kidney disease. To prevent those serious conditions from occurring, the Task Force recommends that all adults who are 18 and older be screened for hypertension....
07 May, 2021 -
Helping Yourself to Help Your Kids
You should book an appointment with a medical professional to ensure that your health is sufficiently looked after....
07 May, 2021 -
Even Mild COVID-19 Carries Increased Risk of Depression, Anxiety and PTSD
It is probable that the increased prevalence of psychiatric symptoms post-COVID-19 is due to the social and psychological context of the disease....
07 May, 2021 -
Parkinson’s Disease: Brigham and Women’s Scientists Identify Five Genetic Loci Linked to Rapid Disease Progression
Genetic drivers of disease progression should be ideal drug targets for turning fast Parkinson's disease progressors into slow progressors and thereby substantially improve patients’ lives....
06 May, 2021 -
Adolescence Intake of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Linked to Increased Risk of Early-onset Colon Cancer
On top of the well-known adverse metabolic and health consequences of Sugar-sweetened beverages, our findings have added another reason to avoid sugar-sweetened beverages since earlier life stages....
06 May, 2021
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