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- Air Pollution From Fossil Fuels Tied to 5 Million Excess Deaths Annuallyon November 30, 2023 at 5:11 pm
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 -- Phasing out fossil fuels might have a greater impact on global deaths than previously thought, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in The BMJ. Jos Lelieveld, Ph.D., from the Max Planck Institute for...
- Social Media Use Tied to Higher Health Risk Behavior in Teenson November 30, 2023 at 5:11 pm
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 -- Social media use is associated with adverse health risk behaviors in young people, according to a review published online Nov. 29 in The BMJ. Amrit Kaur Purba, Ph.D., from the University of Glasgow in the United...
- Patients Report Positive Outcomes for Nonsurgical Treatment of Thumb OAon November 30, 2023 at 4:11 pm
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 -- At five years, patients report positive outcomes for nonsurgical treatment of thumb carpometacarpal (CMC-1) osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study published online Oct. 30 in the Journal of Bone & Joint...
- Levothyroxine Infusion Does Not Increase Heart Transplants Versus Saline Infusionon November 30, 2023 at 4:11 pm
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 -- Intravenous levothyroxine infusion does not result in more hearts being transplanted than saline infusion among hemodynamically unstable brain-dead potential heart donors, according to a study published in the Nov. 30...
- Deployment History Has Differential Impact on Epilepsy in Veterans With TBIon November 30, 2023 at 4:11 pm
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 -- For veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI), deployment history has a significant differential impact on epilepsy predictors, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in Neurology. Amy K. Henion, M.P.H., from the...
- Doxycycline Tied to Lower Risk for C. Difficile in Pneumonia Patientson November 30, 2023 at 4:11 pm
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 -- For patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), doxycycline is associated with a reduced risk for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), according to a study published online Nov. 1 in the American Journal of...
- Aerobic Exercise Efficacious for Preventing, Treating Postpartum Depressionon November 30, 2023 at 4:11 pm
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 -- Aerobic exercise is efficacious for preventing and treating postpartum depression, according to a review published online Nov. 29 in PLOS Medicine. Hao Xu, Ph.D., from the China University of Geosciences in Wuhan, and...
- Active Surveillance Tied to Higher Long-Term Cervical Cancer Riskon November 30, 2023 at 4:11 pm
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 -- Undergoing active surveillance for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2) is associated with higher long-term risk for cervical cancer compared with that seen for women receiving immediate treatment, according...
- Monthly News Roundup - November 2023on November 30, 2023 at 12:11 am
FDA Approves Lilly’s Zepbound for Chronic Weight Management In November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Eli Lilly’s Zepbound (tirzepatide), a glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and ...
- Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in ED Discharge Against Medical Adviceon November 29, 2023 at 10:11 pm
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 -- Black and Hispanic patients appear to have increased odds of emergency department discharges against medical advice (DAMA), according to a study published online Nov. 28 in JAMA Network Open. Jennifer W. Tsai, M.D., from...
