Today's Health News
Better Strategies Needed for Managing NAFLD in Adults
Needs assessment survey conducted in response to increasing clinical burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Survival Up for Multiple Cancer Types for Teens, Young Adults
Limited or no improvement seen in female breast cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and bone and joint sarcomas
Disparities Seen for Racial, Ethnic Minorities in Outpatient Practices
Visit rates lower for Black individuals versus Whites for 23 of 29 specialties, with marked disparities for dermatology, otolaryngology, general surgery
Remote Monitoring System Reduces Chemotherapy Symptom Burden
Significant reductions seen for global distress index, psychological symptoms, physical symptoms of Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale
2019 to 2020 Saw 1.5-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy at Birth
Mortality due to COVID-19 had biggest effect on decline in life expectancy for both men and women, all races examined
Allergy Information on Food Labels Difficult to Interpret
Precautionary allergen label information judged to be comprehensible by less than 40 percent of individuals
Multitarget Fecal Immunochemical Test Ups Diagnostic Accuracy
Cross-validated sensitivity improved with multitarget FIT compared with standard FIT test for advanced neoplasia and advanced adenoma
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Reduces Infections in Cirrhosis Patients
64.8 percent reduction in COVID-19 infections seen 28 days after receipt of first dose of mRNA vaccine
Non-Antimicrobial Drugs Tied to Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infection
Proton pump inhibitors, beta-blockers, antimetabolites linked to infection with antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Almost Half of Patients Admitted With COVID-19 Have Complications
Likelihood of having complications higher for men than women and for those aged older than 60 years