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Processing Speed Vulnerable to Fluctuations in Glucose in T1D

Seven clinical characteristics, including age and fatigue, predict individual differences in cognitive vulnerability to fluctuations

Medicare to Cover Wegovy When Patients Also Have Heart Disease

By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Medicare will now cover the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy if patients using it...

Four in 10 Adults Choose Telemedicine Visits

Video visits less likely among older patients and those without internet access

Physicians Concerned About Private Equity’s Impact on Health Care

Greatest concerns are around physician well-being, health care spending, and equity

Multicomponent Intervention Aids Quality of Life With Overactive Bladder

Intervention included cognitive components and also improved frequency, urgency

Life Expectancy Increased From 2021 to Reach 77.5 Years in 2022

Second study shows age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths increased from 2002 to 2022, but did not change from 2021 to 2022

Fewer Cases of Fungal Diseases Coincided With Start of COVID-19

Fewer cases of each disease occurred in spring versus other seasons in 2020, and most cases occurred in the fall

Time-Restricted Eating Linked to Cardiovascular Mortality

Eating duration of less than eight hours linked to increased risk for CV mortality overall and for those with CVD and cancer

Genetic Factors Influence Subsequent Cancer Risk in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Examination of joint links between polygenic risk scores and radiotherapy show more than additive increases in risk for some cancers

Study Addresses Nasal Rinsing and Nonkeratitis Acanthamoeba Infection

All 10 patients studied were immunocompromised, seven had chronic sinusitis, and at least four reported using tap water for rinsing