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• Wildfire Survivors Still Struggle With Basic Needs and Support

  19-04-2025 16:00 via drugs.com
  SATURDAY, April 19, 2025— Three months after wildfires tore through Los Angeles, a new study offers insight into the lasting needs of fire survivors. Researchers from UC Davis School of Medicine said their findings from earlier wildfires may help w...
  
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• Risk for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Vary Markedly by Racial, Ethnic Subgroups

  15-01-2026 23:57 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026-- There is variability in risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) observed across Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander subpopulations, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in the...
  
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• AI Model Can Screen for Cognitive Impairment From Clinical Notes

  15-01-2026 23:53 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026-- A fully autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) model can screen for cognitive impairment from clinical notes, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in npj Digital Medicine.Jiazi Tian, from Massachusetts General...
  
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• Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Childhood Linked to Adult Cognitive Function

  15-01-2026 18:09 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026-- Cardiovascular risk factors, including higher body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, in childhood and adolescence are associated with poorer cognitive function in young adulthood, according to a study published...
  
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• Elevated Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Linked to Depressive Disorder

  15-01-2026 18:06 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026-- An elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is associated with a higher prevalence of depressive disorder (DD) and with increased suicide risk among those with DD, according to a review published in the...
  
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• Rate of Clinical Trial Failure in Head & Neck Cancer Has Grown Since 2000

  15-01-2026 18:01 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 -- The rate of early termination or withdrawal in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) clinical trials (CTs) has increased since 2000, with strategic decisions and poor recruitment as the main reasons, according to a...
  
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• AI-Powered ECG Analysis Promising for Early Detection of COPD

  15-01-2026 18:01 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) electrocardiogram (ECG) data are promising for early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in the January issue of eBioMedicine.
  Akhil Vaid...
  
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• Prevalence of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder on the Rise in U.S. Adults Undergoing Surgery

  15-01-2026 17:01 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 -- From 2016 to 2022, there was an increase in the prevalence of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in privately insured U.S. adults undergoing surgical procedures, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in...
  
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• Number of Live Births Linked to Biologic Aging, Mortality Risk

  15-01-2026 17:01 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 -- The number of live births and timing of pregnancies are associated with women's biologic aging and mortality risk, according to a study published online Jan. 8 in Nature Communications.
  Mikaela Hukkanen, from the...
  
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• Intravitreal Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose Improves Vision in Hypotony

  15-01-2026 17:01 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 -- Intravitreal hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) improves vision and restores ocular anatomy in patients with chronic structural hypotony, according to a study published online Jan. 8 in the British Journal of...
  
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• Fluctuations Identified in Subjective Neurological Recovery From Long COVID

  15-01-2026 17:01 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 -- A mobile phone application can characterize patterns of recovery from neurological manifestations of post-acute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection (Neuro-PASC), with fluctuations in...
  
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• Fasting-Mimicking Diet Beneficial in Mild-to-Moderate Crohn Disease

  15-01-2026 17:01 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 -- A fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) is beneficial for induction of clinical response and clinical remission in patients with mild-to-moderate Crohn disease (CD), according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Nature...
  
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• Circulating Tumor DNA Linked to Poor Prognosis in HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer

  15-01-2026 17:01 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 -- For patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive early breast cancer (EBC), the presence of circulating tumor (ct)DNA after neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) is associated with poor prognosis and may...
  
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• Small Daily Habit Changes Could Add Years to Your Life, Study Finds

  15-01-2026 16:01 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 — You don’t need a new diet plan or a gym membership to improve your health in 2026.New research suggests that very small daily changes like sleeping a few extra minutes, moving a little more and eating...
  
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• Obamacare Enrollment Drops After Premium Subsidies Expire

  15-01-2026 16:01 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 — Fewer Americans are signing up for Obamacare this year after extra financial help that lowered monthly premiums expired, new counts show.
  As of early January, 22.8 million people had enrolled in Affordable Care Act...
  
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• Measles Outbreaks Grow in South Carolina and Southwest, Officials Warn

  15-01-2026 16:01 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 — Health officials are struggling to contain two growing measles outbreaks in the U.S., as new cases continue to climb weeks after holiday travel and gatherings helped the virus spread.
  In South Carolina, officials...
  
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• FDA Moves to Remove Suicide Warnings From GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs

  15-01-2026 15:01 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 — Federal health regulators say popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound do not increase the risk of suicidal thoughts, and they have asked drugmakers to remove those warnings from medication labels.
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• Burn Pits Loaded Veterans' Lungs With Carbon, Study Says

  15-01-2026 12:55 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026— Exposure to open-air burn pits during post-9/11 military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan likely caused lung damage in some U.S. veterans, a new study says.Veterans with deployment-related lung disease had higher levels o...
  
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• Can Teens Use Social Media Too Little For Their Own Good? Maybe, Study Says

  15-01-2026 12:45 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026— There appears to be a “Goldilocks zone” when it comes to social media use among teenagers.Too much social media use can negatively affect a teenager’s well-being, a new study finds, dovetailing with results of previous rese...
  
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• Genetics, Virus Play Key Roles In MS, Studies Suggest

  15-01-2026 12:35 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026— Genetics appear to help determine who develops multiple sclerosis (MS), a pair of new studies says.A person’s genetics interact with an infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) to cause a severe autoimmune reaction that lea...
  
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• Depression Might Signal Brain Disease Risk Among Seniors

  15-01-2026 12:25 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026— Depression in old age could be an early sign of serious brain disease, a new study says.Depression occurs more often and earlier in seniors who go on to develop Parkinson’s disease or Lewy body dementia, researchers rec...
  
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• Elevated Blood Pressure Increases Pregnancy Risks, Study Finds

  15-01-2026 12:15 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026— Managing an expecting mother’s blood pressure could improve her odds of an overall healthy pregnancy, a new study says.Just a 10-point increase in a pregnant woman’s systolic blood pressure — the top number in a blood press...
  
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• This Device Might Help Seniors Avoid Dementia, Study Finds

  15-01-2026 12:05 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026— Some seniors are loathe to don a hearing aid, worried that the devices will be a hassle or make them look old.But that hearing aid might help them avoid dementia, a new study says.People prescribed a hearing aid had a 33% l...
  
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• Transition to Adulthood Associated With Decrease in Annual Well Visits

  14-01-2026 18:52 via drugs.com
  WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026-- As teens transition to adulthood, many begin to skip yearly wellness visits with a primary care provider, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in the Journal of Adolescent Health.Morayo Akande, Ph.D., from Johns...
  
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• Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Tied to Improvement in Psoriasis Outcomes

  14-01-2026 18:49 via drugs.com
  WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026-- Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is associated with improved outcomes in patients with psoriasis, according to a review published online Jan. 12 in BMC Surgery.Dimitrios Kehagias, M.D., Ph.D., from the Hull University...
  
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• Five Major Cardiovascular Risk Factors Described in a First ACC Report

  14-01-2026 17:56 via drugs.com
  WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026-- The prevalence and treatment utilization for five major cardiovascular risk factors have been described in the first Cardiovascular Statistics in the United States report published online Jan. 12 in the Journal of the...
  
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• Prognostic Model Developed, Validated Externally for Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality

  14-01-2026 17:52 via drugs.com
  WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026-- In a study published online Jan. 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a prognostic model for prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) was developed and externally validated.Patrick Lewicki, M.D., from the University...
  
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• Yoga + Buprenorphine Treatment Accelerates Opioid Withdrawal Recovery

  14-01-2026 17:50 via drugs.com
  WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026-- Yoga, in addition to buprenorphine treatment, significantly accelerated opioid withdrawal recovery, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in JAMA Psychiatry.Suddala Goutham, from the National Institute of Mental...
  
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• More Than One in Four Adults Eligible for GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

  14-01-2026 17:45 via drugs.com
  WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026-- More than one-quarter of adults aged 25 to 64 years from 99 countries are eligible to receive a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, according to a research letter published in the February issue of The...
  
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• Personalized Biomarker Matching With Customized Oncology Drug Combos Feasible

  14-01-2026 17:38 via drugs.com
  WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026-- A strategy of personalized biomarker matching with individually customized drug combinations is feasible for advanced cancers, according to a study published online Jan. 8 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.Jason K...
  
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