Today's Health News
Two-Hour OGTT Can Predict Future Episodic Memory Decline
Higher value on OGTT at baseline linked to worse performance and greater decline in word-list delayed recall test
From 1999 to 2019, Death Rates Higher in Rural Versus Urban Areas
Death rates higher in rural areas for both males and females; difference in rates widened during study period
Overall Cancer Incidence, Mortality Lower for U.S. Hispanics
But rates higher for infection-related cancers, such as liver and stomach cancers, and cervical cancer
Antibodies ID’d in Neonates of Women Vaccinated Against COVID-19
All 36 neonates had high levels of anti-S IgG; in 34 of 36 neonates, levels exceeded 250 U/mL
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Slows Metastatic Breast Cancer
Progression-free survival longer with T-DXd versus T-DM1 for HER2+ metastatic breast cancer previously treated with trastuzumab and taxane
Youth Online Risk Factors Tied to Suicide-Related Behaviors
Risk for each factor varies, but risk for severe suicide/self-harm alert is 70 times higher for youth with five or more online risk factors
Past Trauma Tied to Worse Mental Health During Pandemic for Aging Women
History of childhood abuse or intimate partner violence linked to greater depression, anxiety, and sleep problems during COVID-19 pandemic
Artificial Intelligence Better Than Risk Factors for Predicting Cancer Risk
Findings seen for screening-detected breast cancer, but not interval cancer risk
FDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shots for Seniors, High-Risk Americans
Exactly who qualifies as high risk because of health or work reasons is not yet clear
First Biosimilar Approved for Macular Degeneration, Other Eye Conditions
Biosimilar to Lucentis approved to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration, macular edema, myopic choroidal neovascularization