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Patient Navigation Program Increases Receipt of Colonoscopy
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 -- A patient navigation program is effective for increasing receipt of follow-up colonoscopy among adults with an abnormal stool test result, according to a study published online April 1 in the Annals of Internal...
View Pub Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:04:08 +0000

Public Lacks Knowledge About Dysphagia
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 -- There is a notable gap in public awareness and knowledge of dysphagia compared with other conditions, according to a study published online March 27 in Dysphagia. Sonja M. Molfenter, Ph.D., from New York University in New...
View Pub Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:04:48 +0000

Postpartum Hormonal Contraceptives Tied to Higher Depression Risk
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 -- Use of hormonal contraceptives postpartum is associated with an increased risk for developing postpartum depression, according to a study published online March 31 in JAMA Network Open. Søren Vinther Larsen, Ph.D...
View Pub Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:04:43 +0000

Zoster Vaccine Has Dementia-Preventing or Delaying Effect
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 -- Zoster vaccination seems to have a dementia-preventing or dementia-delaying effect, according to a study published online April 2 in Nature. Markus Eyting, Ph.D., from Stanford University in California, and colleagues...
View Pub Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:04:21 +0000

Machine Learning Model Accurately Diagnoses Celiac Disease
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 -- A machine learning algorithm can diagnose celiac disease from duodenal biopsies with accuracy comparable to pathologists, according to a study published online March 27 in the New England Journal of Medicine AI. Florian...
View Pub Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:04:17 +0000

NeuroSAFE Improves Erectile Function After Radical Prostatectomy
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 -- Use of the NeuroSAFE technique, a standardized frozen section analysis that enables accurate real-time detection of positive surgical margins during nerve sparing in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), improves...
View Pub Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:04:15 +0000

Maternal Influences Have Persistent Impact on Offspring Obesity
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 -- Maternal influences have a persistent effect on offspring obesity through age 42 years, according to a study published online March 26 in PLOS ONE. Glenna Nightingale, Ph.D., from the University of Edinburgh in the United...
View Pub Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:04:08 +0000

Early-Life Ozone Exposure Linked to Asthma, Wheeze at 4 to 6 Years Old
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 -- Early-life ozone (O3) exposure is associated with asthma and wheeze outcomes at 4 to 6 years of age, according to a study published online April 2 in JAMA Network Open. Logan C. Dearborn, M.P.H., from the University of...
View Pub Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:04:06 +0000

Higher Education Level Tied to Decline in Executive Function After Stroke
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 -- Stroke survivors with a higher education level have a steeper decline in executive function, according to a study published online March 26 in JAMA Network Open. Mellanie V. Springer, M.D., from the University of Michigan...
View Pub Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:04:59 +0000

Lawmakers Want School Meal Programs to Allow Whole Milk Again
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 -- Whole and 2 percent milk may be coming back to school lunch trays, more than a decade after being removed to help reduce childhood obesity, The Associated Press reported. Federal lawmakers have reintroduced bills to...
View Pub Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:04:50 +0000

ACC: Microplastic Exposure Tied to Chronic Disease Prevalence
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 -- Microplastic exposure may increase the risk for chronic diseases, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, held from March 29 to 31 in Chicago. Sai Rahul Ponnana, from...
View Pub Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:04:41 +0000

ACC: Cardiac Arrest Incidence at Long-Distance Races Remains Stable
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 -- Despite increased participation in U.S. long-distance running races, cardiac arrest incidence remains stable, according to a study published online March 30 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide...
View Pub Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:04:24 +0000

ACC: 1999 to 2022 Saw Increase in Maternal Mortality Due to CVD
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 -- From 1999 to 2022, there was a considerable increase in maternal mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, held from March...
View Pub Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:04:10 +0000

AGA Finds No Clear Evidence for or Against AI-Assisted Colonoscopy
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 -- In a living clinical practice guideline issued by the American Gastroenterological Association and published in the April issue of Gastroenterology, no recommendation -- for or against -- is made for the use of...
View Pub Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:04:55 +0000

ACC: Semaglutide Beneficial in Patients With T2DM and Peripheral Artery Disease
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 -- For patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease and type 2 diabetes, semaglutide use is associated with increased walking distance, according to a study published online March 29 in The Lancet to coincide with the...
View Pub Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:04:50 +0000

Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Plus Virtual Reality Help Manage Cancer-Related Pain
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 -- Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fINRS) can classify pain, and virtual reality (VR) can reduce cancer-related pain, according to a study published online March 15 in Scientific Reports. Somayeh B. Shafiei, Ph.D...
View Pub Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:04:38 +0000

Similar Mortality Benefit Seen for Concentrated, Evenly Spread Physical Activity
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 -- Engaging in physical activity concentrated within one to two days is associated with a similar reduction in mortality risk as active regular physical activity, according to a study published online April 2 in the Journal...
View Pub Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:04:14 +0000

At-Home Smell Test Can Help ID Risk for Cognitive Impairment
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 -- The digital remote AROMHA Brain Health Test (ABHT) can discriminate cognitively normal (CN) older adults from those with cognitive impairment, according to a study published online March 24 in Scientific...
View Pub Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:04:04 +0000

Common Photosensitizing Drugs Increase Skin Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 -- Some commonly prescribed photosensitizing drugs increase skin cancer risk, according to a study published online March 18 in Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine. Gustav Boelsgaard Christensen, from...
View Pub Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:04:00 +0000

Similar Efficacy Seen for Isodose, Dose-Escalated MHFRT, CFRT in Prostate Cancer
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 -- For patients with prostate cancer, isodose and dose-escalated moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy (MHFRT) have similar efficacy as conventionally fractionated radiotherapy (CFRT), but bowel toxicity is seen in...
View Pub Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:04:56 +0000

AI Model Can Optimize, Standardize Total Parenteral Nutrition Formulas
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 -- An artificial intelligence (AI) approach identified total parenteral nutrition (TPN) formulas that increase safety and potentially reduce costs for neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units, according to a study...
View Pub Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:04:43 +0000

Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction Linked to Markers of Neurodegeneration
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 -- Subclinical cardiac dysfunction is associated with brain imaging markers of neurodegeneration, according to a study published online March 26 in Neurology. Amber Yaqub, from Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and...
View Pub Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:04:39 +0000

Stimulant Involvement in Opioid OD Death Higher for Those in Physically Demanding Jobs
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 -- A higher percentage of individuals who have psychostimulant involvement in synthetic opioid overdose deaths tend to work in physically demanding occupations and industries, according to research published in the March 27...
View Pub Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:04:28 +0000

Invasive Bladder Pressure Tests for Refractory Overactive Bladder May Be Avoided
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 -- Urodynamics plus comprehensive clinical assessment (CCA) is not superior to CCA only for women with refractory overactive bladder or urgency predominant mixed urinary incontinence, according to a study published in the...
View Pub Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:04:28 +0000

More Than 3.8 Million U.S. Lung Cancer Deaths Averted During 1970 to 2022
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 -- More than 3.8 million U.S. lung cancer deaths were averted during 1970 to 2022, and more than 76 million person-years of life were gained, according to a study published online March 25 in CA: A Cancer Journal for...
View Pub Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:04:28 +0000