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• Smartwatch-Based Screening Improves Detection of New-Onset A-Fib

  22-01-2026 22:52 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2026-- Six-month smartwatch-based atrial fibrillation (AF) screening improves detection of new-onset AF among patients at elevated stroke risk, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in the Journal of the American College...
  
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• Community Water Fluoridation Not Linked to Adverse Birth Outcomes

  22-01-2026 22:50 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2026-- Community water fluoridation (CWF) is not associated with adverse birth outcomes, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in JAMA Network Open.Benjamin Krebs, Ph.D., from the University of Basel in Switzerland, and...
  
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• High BMI Linked to Higher Risk for Vascular-Related Dementia

  22-01-2026 22:47 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2026-- High body mass index (BMI) is associated with a higher risk for vascular-related dementia, with the association partially mediated by high blood pressure, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in the Journal of...
  
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• N-AVD Yields High Progression-Free Survival in Teens With Hodgkin Lymphoma

  22-01-2026 18:20 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2026-- For adolescent patients with newly diagnosed advanced-stage (AS) classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), nivolumab, doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (N-AVD) yields high three-year progression-free survival (PFS) with...
  
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• Policy Incentivizing High Staffing of Nursing Homes May Improve Patient Health

  22-01-2026 18:17 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2026-- A Medicaid policy that incentivizes high staffing levels in nursing homes is associated with modest improvement in patient health, according to a study published online Jan. 16 in JAMA Health Forum.Andrew Olenski, Ph.D...
  
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• Psychological Distress Quantified in Those With Unscheduled C-Section

  22-01-2026 18:15 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2026-- A considerable proportion of women undergoing unscheduled cesarean delivery experience significant psychological distress, according to a study published online Jan. 15 in Pregnancy.Hadas Allouche-Kam, M.D., from...
  
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• Lasting Benefit Seen for Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Treatment-Resistant Depression

  22-01-2026 18:12 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2026-- Among patients with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (MDD), most of those who achieve benefit with 12 months of adjunctive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) maintain that benefit at 18 and 24 months, according to...
  
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• New Metabolites Associated With Type 2 Diabetes Identified

  22-01-2026 18:09 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2026-- A total of 235 metabolites are associated with incident type 2 diabetes (T2D), with a signature of 44 metabolites improving prediction of T2D, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in Nature Medicine.Jun Li, M.D...
  
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• Progression-Free Survival Prolonged With Sacituzumab Govitecan Plus Pembrolizumab in TNBC

  22-01-2026 18:06 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2026-- For patients with previously untreated, programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)-positive, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), sacituzumab govitecan plus pembrolizumab yields...
  
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• People on Unprocessed Diet Eat More Food But Fewer Calories Than Those on Ultraprocessed Diet

  22-01-2026 18:03 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2026-- Unprocessed meals may reduce energy intake by having a less balanced carbohydrate-fat intake and by balancing calorie consumption with micronutrient consumption, according to a study published online Dec. 29 in the...
  
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• Deaths Could Be Prevented With Small Increases in Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity

  22-01-2026 18:01 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2026-- Small increases in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) can prevent deaths, and modest improvements in sleep, physical activity, and diet can increase lifespan and health span, according to two studies published...
  
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• External Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation Not Efficacious for Pediatric ADHD

  22-01-2026 16:37 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2026-- External trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) seems safe but does not demonstrate clinical efficacy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, according to a study published online Jan. 16 in Nature...
  
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• Recommendations Developed for Optimizing Biologics in Adults With Severe Asthma

  22-01-2026 16:33 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2026-- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American College of Chest Physicians and published online in CHEST, recommendations are presented to optimize the use of biologic agents for severe asthma in adults.Amber J...
  
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• Air Pollution Around Pregnancy Linked to Increased BP in Children

  22-01-2026 00:00 via drugs.com
  WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21, 2026-- Air pollution in the first trimester of pregnancy, during pregnancy, and at child age 0 to 2 years is associated with increased blood pressure at age 5 to 12 years, according to a study published in the March 1 issue of...
  
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