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Pollution Accounts for One in Six Deaths Worldwide
Urgent attention needed to control pollution, including air pollution and pollution from hazardous chemicals, and prevent related disease
Black Seniors With GI Malignancy More Likely to Be Frail
Black patients also more likely to report limitations in daily living, instrumental activities of daily living
AAOS: Informed Decision Making Ups QoL After Orthopedic Surgery
Patients meeting criteria for informed, patient-centered decisions have better overall QoL
May 2017 Briefing – Geriatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for May 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Recent Stressful Life Events Linked to Later Verbal Memory Decline
Link found for women, but not men, with stressful events within last year, but not more remote stresses
U.S. Health Care Spending Increased in 2014
Increase in 2014 followed five consecutive years of historically low health care spending
Nationwide Study Shows BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine Is Effective
In mass vaccination setting, vaccine is effective for symptomatic COVID-19, hospitalization, severe disease, death
High Fracture Risk Could Indicate Periodontal Disease Too
Women with high fracture risk scores showed the strongest signs of gum disease
December 2018 Briefing – Geriatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for December 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
Orthostatic Hypotension Could Signal Neurological Disease
Could serve as an early indicator of a degenerative brain disease such as Parkinson's or dementia
