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Authors urge investing in home improvements to ensure future independence

Barriers include lack of information, social stigma, and access issues related to costs

Molecular signatures for inflammatory skin diseases can help with classification of clinically indeterminate skin rashes

Vaping companies must now follow the same federal sales restrictions and age requirements as tobacco product companies

Increased herpes zoster risk found for those with versus without COVID-19, with more pronounced risk following COVID-19 hospitalization

Lowest quality of life reported for those with posttraumatic epilepsy, drug-resistant epilepsy

Protection against COVID-19 did not wane in six weeks after receipt of fourth dose; protection against infection waned

Rate ratios were highest for critical COVID-19, and during first versus second and third pandemic waves in Sweden

Pain improved with ultrasound-guided intra-articular hip injection of corticosteroid and local anesthetic added to best current treatment

Significant reductions in systolic and diastolic BP observed at up to 36 months following intervention versus sham control procedure

About five event-free years gained through either quitting smoking or the use of three medications combined in persistent smokers

Association remained significant after adjustment for major coronary risk factors, comorbidity, anxiety and depression symptoms

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors recommended for HF with reduced, mildly reduced ejection fraction

The 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting

Recent increase in canceled flights is the result of 'higher than usual staff sickness levels' due to recent surge in COVID-19

Staffing was a major focal point of the study, which advocates say is too low in sheer numbers, while staff is also untrained and underpaid

Compared with U.S. demographic characteristics, female representation increased among clinical faculty, but URM representation decreased

Mechanical ventilation increases risk for development of middle ear effusion in tracheostomy-dependent children

Low-sodium diet did not reduce composite primary outcome of cardiovascular admission to hospital or ED or all-cause death

Tailored sitting tai chi program in the subacute phase can improve recovery outcomes in stroke survivors

Findings observed in patients with complicated urinary tract infection or acute pyelonephritis

FCR decreased with age, but was observed across cancer types and continents, and for all time periods since cancer diagnosis

But, though difference is small, tranexamic acid not noninferior to placebo for primary safety outcome of composite cardiovascular outcome

One-third of teens show early depression response with substance use treatment alone

Black patients disproportionately excluded from participation in pancreatic cancer clinical trials

Pain education, behavioral therapy delivered with physical therapy can help with physical function and pain intensity

Association seen across multivariable regression, one- and two-sample Mendelian randomization analyses

Serum sodium above 143 mmol/L linked to increased odds of left ventricular hypertrophy, heart failure

Vaccine experts still guessing at what the ever-changing pandemic will bring

No official vote is planned, and no specific vaccine products will be discussed

Asbestos is banned in more than 50 countries and its use in the United States has been declining for years

Efforts will include speeding up registrations of 40,000 people both with and without long COVID for a study on the condition

Incidence of melanoma thicker than 4 mm did not differ significantly for screened and unscreened patients

Proportion of admissions with adverse renal outcomes decreased from 2006 to 2019, but racial disparities persisted

Many teens with severe substance use symptoms had symptoms for alcohol, cannabis, prescription, and other drug use disorders in adulthood

Surveys conducted across 60 countries reveal screening strategies using the second blood pressure reading had the smallest misdiagnosis rate

PM₂.₅ level increases with smoking in the home, decays gradually after smoking stops, and remains elevated indoors 12 hours later

Assessment of leukocytes adherent to and rolling along vessel wall may help predict outcomes after HCT for hematologic cancer

Study shows substantial increase in net revenues for complex surgeries with plastic surgeon consultants

Incidence of cardiac outcomes after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination highest in males aged 12 to 17 years, but risk 1.8 to 5.6 times higher after infection

Selfies introduce measurable distortions in the size and perception of facial features

Fat accumulation seen for subcutaneous and visceral abdominal fat depots

Patients treated for COVID-19 discharged with greater improvements in ambulation distance, assistance needs versus reference patients

Two studies show additional protection against reinfection and COVID-19-linked hospitalization with vaccination

Median of 90 percent comminution of total stone volume observed in the first 19 humans undergoing burst wave lithotripsy

Change in combined-risk z score from childhood to adulthood also linked to cardiovascular events in midlife

Odds of mortality and acute complications lower for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy patients with versus without migraine headaches

Severe headache associated with age 43 years or younger, while severe vertigo associated with age 41 years or older

Reduction seen in risk for primary outcome event, with no increased risk for small-for-gestational age birth weight

Postoperatively, physical activities less difficult for 50 percent, equally difficult for 33 percent, and more difficult for 17 percent

Nursing home residents continue to be more vulnerable both because of their age and underlying medical conditions

Most patients diagnosed with AF were asymptomatic; arrhythmia detected with 12 months of continuous cardiac monitoring

The 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Body mass index linked to both short- and long-term risk for return of the heart rhythm disorder following ablation

Revamp would focus on improving the nation's public health workforce, data modernization, laboratory capacity, rapid response to outbreaks

Vaccination within teratogenic window not linked to presence of congenital anomalies identified on ultrasonography

Oysters were distributed in 13 states, but others may also have received them through further distribution within the United States

Exposure to two or all three abuse categories associated with further increased risk for multiple sclerosis

Now the 59 million Americans covered by Medicare Part B can get up to eight free, at-home tests each month

Increases in substance use disorders, psychiatric disorders, pain diagnoses, health care use and spending seen in survivors

Trends in ratios varied considerably across hospital referral regions

Air quality is the worst in WHO Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions

Nap duration linked to greater headache severity, lower sleep efficiency in chronic migraine

Higher rates of alcohol consumption and lower smoking rates may have contributed to higher obesity

Rapid opioid deadoption identified beginning in late 2017; was first seen in teens followed by school- and preschool-aged children

Each standard deviation increase in BP polygenic risk score linked to 12 percent increased hazard of adverse CV events

Also no decrease seen in prolonged ED visits for patients with COVID-19 symptoms for up to seven days, at least one risk factor for progression

During omicron-predominant period, effectiveness of two doses against hospitalization 68 percent for children, 40 percent for adolescents

For teens at high risk for failed ACLR, lateral extra-articular tenodesis with modified Lemaire technique used in conjunction with ACLR

Groups did not differ in hospital length of stay, complications, 90-day readmission, revision surgery at two years

KART 2.0 can differentiate patients who have spent less than one versus one or more hours speaking to health professionals, reading about transplantation

Exposure linked to higher fat mass, fat-free mass, adiposity, and fasting glucose; no link seen with BMI, BMI z-score

However, no significant benefit seen for migraine pain intensity

Of homicides occurring at home, sevenfold increased risk for being fatally shot by spouse, partner seen for cohabitants of gun owners

Noninferiority study shows no increased risk for acute MI with two-dose HepB-CpG vaccine versus three-dose HepB-alum vaccine

Additionally, minorities less likely to receive all recommended diabetes care

High prevalence of HTN, T2D seen among Puerto Rican cohort; those with both have deteriorating patterns in major white matter tracts

Bill now has to pass the Senate with at least 10 Republican votes

Recall was voluntary, and no consumer complaints have been associated with it

Health care use projected to normalize after decline in 2020; remaining federal supplemental spending expected to decrease through 2024

Percentage of older U.S. decedents with a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease and related dementias increased significantly from 2004 to 2017

Higher incidence rate of infection compared with delta variant, but significantly lower risk of severe clinical outcomes

Students who felt close to someone at school had lower prevalence of poor mental health, had considered or attempted suicide

Recurrence-free survival of 62 percent, overall survival of 100 percent at 1.5 years after LDLT in select patients

Printed, mobile phone app, and website at-home self-administered visual acuity tests valid within one line of in-office Snellen visual acuity

Administration of convalescent plasma within nine days after symptom onset can reduce risk of COVID-19-linked hospitalization

Model predicted severe dengue progression with 86.4 percent sensitivity and 79.7 percent specificity

Despite increases in units per prescription, the amount of buprenorphine dispensed to Medicaid beneficiaries decreased early in the pandemic

Antiseizure medication plus vagus nerve stimulation linked to lower hospital costs over time compared with antiseizure medication alone

Those aged 60 years or older with risk factors should receive vaccine; those without risk factors should be offered vaccine

Panelists said they hoped results of a larger study, now underway, would provide more evidence on the drug

Once lifted, migrants entering the country to seek asylum will not be quickly turned back because of public health concerns

Agency still advises passengers to get up-to-date vaccinations before boarding a cruise ship

COVID.gov will bring into one place several types of critical COVID-19 information

Odds of five-year all-cause mortality up for stroke patients with ACS, atrial fibrillation/flutter, heart failure, severe ventricular arrhythmias

From 2018 to 2021, increases seen in number of fentanyl-containing powder seizures, number of pill seizures

Stage shift toward Stage I NSCLC observed following introduction of low-dose CT screening for lung cancer

Women, those older than 80 years, and those living in more deprived areas more likely to have memory concern, cognitive decline recorded in primary care

Amygdala growth rate between 6 and 12 months linked to greater social deficits at 24 months when the infants were diagnosed

Commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications taken late in pregnancy seem not to meaningfully increase NDD risk in offspring

No major adverse events seen among 15 children with MIS-C who were subsequently vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2

GLP-1 RA treatment linked to increased risk, especially in trials for weight loss, and with higher doses and longer duration of use

Rate of patient-reported success similar for women in mini-sling, mid-urethral sling groups at 15 months, 36 months

Many patients filling buprenorphine prescriptions written by emergency physicians do not subsequently fill prescriptions for the treatment

Delay in onset of menopause linked to rotating shift work in current and longest job period

Vaccination with one Janssen dose plus mRNA booster provides higher protection than two Janssen doses

Past-year use lowest for adolescents and adults aged 50 years and older

Spanish-preferring Latine children had higher odds of clinic visits for asthma exacerbation than non-Hispanic Whites

Survivors who are younger, poor, uninsured or publicly insured, unmarried, or who have functional limitations have greatest barriers

Large population-based cohort of more than 22,000 women shows no increased risks with vaccination during pregnancy

Lawsuit claims mask mandate exceeds the authority of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Cumulative probabilities of false-positive results substantially lower for biennial versus annual screening, regardless of modality

If 2020 rates continue, burden estimated to increase by about 50 percent for incidence, 68 percent for deaths by 2040

Replacing animal products such as butter, cheese, eggs, processed meat with avocado linked to lower risk for CVD events

Heavy consumption tied to exponential increases of cardiovascular disease risk

Genital birth defects, all in boys, more common among metformin-exposed offspring

Echoing the FDA, the CDC also supported a second booster for 'certain immune-compromised individuals'

Risks and burdens of postacute outcomes increased in graded manner based on COVID-19 severity

Largest benefits seen for patients older than 60 years with no increased risk for hemorrhagic complications

The evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for obstructive sleep apnea in the general adult population

Agency also authorized a second booster for Americans 12 and older who are immune-compromised

Agency said results were 'not persuasive,' citing missing data, mistakes in enlisting patients, other issues

Lawsuit that challenged the residency requirement as unconstitutional was settled Monday

Disparities in prevalence of prediabetes remained stable and were pronounced in subgroup analyses of sex and BMI category

Highest risk-associated increases were seen in non-Hispanic Black people followed by Hispanics, non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islanders

Evidence lacking that MI makes meaningful difference to weight loss, well-being when added to behavioral weight management program

Frequency of asthma exacerbations not increased with live attenuated versus inactivated flu vaccine in children aged 5 to 17 years with asthma

Rates of anaphylaxis low for IV iron products, but risk for anaphylaxis increased with iron dextran and ferumoxytol compared with iron sucrose

No significantly increased risk reported for preterm birth, stillbirth, SGA, low Apgar score, or neonatal care admission

Risk for CVD deaths increased with warmer summer nights for men aged 60 to 64 years in England and Wales; King County, Washington, USA

Deficits increased with severity of ongoing self-reported symptoms; severity of initial illness did not influence later cognitive performance

Risks for asthma, eczema increased in offspring of pregnant women with work-related disinfectant use

Ninety-six percent of those with evidence of nucleocapsid antibodies at baseline still had antibodies more than six months later

Increase in risk greatest for metopimazine and metoclopramide; risk for ischemic stroke may be higher in first days of use

Infection tied to worse outcomes for severe maternal morbidity, preterm birth, and venous thromboembolism

AMX0035 is a combination of two established drug ingredients -- sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol

While a second booster for older adults will be offered, federal health officials will not go so far as to recommend it

Public health officials reported experiencing structural and political undermining of their professional duties

Increase appears to be driven by a rise in carcinoids

Parents also report that it is difficult to get mental health care for teens

Reduction in postoperative complications for adults receiving conditionally essential amino acid supplementation

Face-to-face consults decreased, but total number of consults, mainly for emotional abuse, increased

Guideline addresses management of anticoagulants, antiplatelets during acute gastrointestinal bleeding and in the elective endoscopy setting

Increasing use of injected local anesthetics may represent move away from opioid analgesia for hip fracture patients

Most users (93 percent) are conducting live, interactive video visits with patients, while 69 percent are conducting audio-only visits

Salt substitute intervention shown to be cost-saving among individuals with prior stroke or uncontrolled high blood pressure living in rural China

Findings seen among non-critically ill patients with moderate hypoxemia, admitted to hospital with COVID-19

Use of self-managed, at-home video game rehabilitation compared to other methods for upper-extremity therapy

In two phase 3 trials, baricitinib superior to placebo in terms of percentage of patients with a SALT score of 20 or less at week 36

Prevalence of pericardial effusion in hospitalized COVID-19 patients is about 14 percent, but it rarely is attributable to pericarditis

Earlier gestational age at delivery may be implicated in many of these obesity-related perinatal deaths

75 percent born before 24 weeks of gestation had neurodevelopmental disorders; 88 percent had somatic diagnoses

Minority of those overtreated or potentially overtreated have their medication regimens appropriately deintensified

Four clinicopathological variables significantly associated with advanced neoplasia risk among those with low-grade dysplasia

Children with disabilities twice as likely to experience any form of violence (physical, emotional, sexual, neglect) than children without disabilities

No differences in EFS or OS seen with/without bortezomib overall or in patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Agency said it has acted on approximately 99 percent of the nearly 6.7 million e-cigarette products submitted for authorization

Artificial intelligence model trained to recognize distinct morphologic patterns in high-grade serous ovarian cancer at the time of laparoscopy

Teens with higher usage self-report higher level of stress, and feelings of sadness and suicidal ideation

Excessive daytime napping over a year predicts worse cognitive performance the following year and vice versa

However, breakthrough infections among J&J vaccine recipients were similar or lower compared to the other vaccines

But many obtaining immediate access to a medical marijuana card developed cannabis use disorder

One-year incidence rate of post-COVID dementia was 12.7 percent in adults ≥65 years hospitalized with COVID-19

Poorer disease-free survival seen with minimally invasive versus open radical hysterectomy for early cervical cancer at 4.5 years of follow-up

Risks seen for aspartame and acesulfame-K; higher risks also seen for breast cancer and obesity-related cancers

Federal requirement that people wear masks on public transportation was recently extended until April 18

Those with colonoscopy within one and one to three years less likely to be diagnosed at later stage

Incidence increased among U.S.-born and non-U.S.-born persons; increase may be due to delayed diagnosis during 2020

Authors say there is opportunity to cut suicide risk through focused interventions

Findings show lower depression, anxiety and better well-being versus support group attendance

Small decreases in cognitive scores seen at seven years for women reporting at least two months of antibiotic use during midlife

Survival without moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely preterm infants similar with hydrocortisone versus placebo

Vaccine efficacy 30 percent for BNT162b2 and 11 percent for mRNA-1273 against any SARS-CoV-2 infection

Incidence of myocarditis among young men estimated to be 6.43 and 11.25 per 100,000 vaccines in the week, two weeks after third dose

Among people with diabetes, higher intake of processed meat in the evening linked to increased risk for CVD mortality

Compared with the general population, individuals with these conditions also more likely to have criminal convictions

Risk for cardiovascular events reduced when icosapent ethyl is added to statins in patients with elevated triglycerides and history of prior PCI

Presenting symptoms, such as chest pain, dyspnea/fatigue, syncope were not independent predictors of death from any cause at one year

Single-lead ECG device did not increase new diagnoses of atrial fibrillation for those aged 65 years or older compared with usual care

Lower risk of parkinsonism partly mediated by reduced odds of brain atherosclerosis

Prevalence of atrial fibrillation increased for firefighters with increasing numbers of fires fought per year

Trastuzumab deruxtecan better than trastuzumab emtansine for patients previously treated with trastuzumab and a taxane

Being ART conceived associated with higher scores on social relationships and environmental WHOQoL-BREF domains

While weekly detection increased from March 2020 low, incidence rates have not fully recovered

Risk for mortality decreased only in ivermectin trials that took place in regions with high prevalence of strongyloidiasis

Findings seen even in neighborhoods that meet national air quality standards

Abrocitinib, 200 mg daily, and upadacitinib, 30 mg daily, slightly better than dupilumab, while upadacitinib, 15 mg daily is similar to dupilumab

Program reimburses hospitals, clinics, doctors, and other service providers for COVID-19 care for uninsured people

Findings show increases specifically for young adults and individual racial and ethnic minoritized subpopulations

Request is based on interim results from clinical trial that showed the youngest children had an immune response similar to young adults

Other benefits include improved antibiotic prescribing, faster time to first antibiotic

Risk of major adverse cardiovascular events increased for patients with hypertriglyceridemia even after adjustment for statin use

Small retrospective review shows good patency of iliac vein stents during and after pregnancy, no need for reintervention due to compression

Most disparities in acute myeloid leukemia mortality death accounted for by census tract measures

And guideline developed to guide and inform treatment of active service members and veterans with substance use disorders

SARS-CoV-2 positivity up in offspring in association with severe maternal COVID-19, maternal death, admission to ICU

Clinicians should not recommend percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting for stroke prevention