All articles tagged: Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other environmental pollution (Z77.118)
HealthDay
12 July at 03.57 PM
Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Higher Likelihood of Lost Independence Among SeniorsTraffic-related air pollution exposure may be associated with an increased likelihood of lost independence among older adults, according to a study published online June 28 in JAMA Network Open.Boya Zhang, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor, and colleagues investigated associations between a |
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HealthDay
12 July at 03.34 PM
Nicotine Exposure Lower for Children Exposed to Secondhand VaporNicotine absorption is much lower in children who are exposed to secondhand vapor versus secondhand smoke, but it is still higher than among those exposed to neither, according to a study published online July 11 in JAMA Network Open.Harry Tattan-Birch, Ph.D., from University College London, and colleagues compared nicotine absorption a |
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HealthDay
10 July at 04.02 PM
Air Pollutant Exposure Linked to Increased Risk for Incident LupusAir pollutant exposure is associated with an increased likelihood of developing incident systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to a study published online July 10 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.Meiqi Xing, from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, and colleagues examined the associations between |
Medpage Today
05 October at 06.00 PM
Body Roundness to Predict Cardiovascular Disease; Myopia on the RiseTTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... |
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Medpage Today
05 October at 04.00 PM
Women Should Not Have to 'Just Deal With' Gynecological PainBy the time patients express surprise at the pain they experience during in-office gynecological procedures, we're too late to the pain management conversation. Exclamations of, "Whoa, this is uncomfortable," and the struggle... |
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Medpage Today
04 October at 09.35 PM
Real World CAR T-Cell Therapy Outcomes 'Favorable' in Relapsed/Refractory MyelomaReal-world outcomes of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma treated with the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel, Carvykti) showed "favorable" efficacy results, even... |
Medical xPress
30 September at 07.30 AM
Suicidal ideation is terrifying and isolating: Survivor is 'living proof' recovery is possibleMary Lawal was 8 years old the first time she tried to take her own life. |
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HealthDay
27 September at 10.47 PM
AAP: Pediatric Heat-Related ED Visits Increased 170 Percent Over Last DecadePediatric heat-related illness emergency department volume is associated with higher temperatures and is increasing over time, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, held from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 in Orlando, Florida.Taylor Merritt, M.D., from the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and c |
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HealthDay
25 September at 03.40 PM
Semaglutide Beneficial for Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Patients With ObesityFor patients with obesity, the addition of semaglutide to standard hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) treatments yields improvement in quality of life and a reduction in flares, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, held from Sept. 25 to 28 in Amsterdam.Daniel Lyons, M.D., fro |
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HealthDay
25 September at 03.37 PM
Risk for Stroke, TIA Increased in Adults With Sickle Cell DiseaseAdults with sickle cell disease (SCD) have an increased risk for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Blood.Olubusola Oluwole, M.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues determined the cumulative incidence and rates for primary and recurrent strokes and TIAs in pe |
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Medical xPress
24 September at 07.40 AM
Abortion clinics—and patients—are on the move, as state laws keep shiftingSoon after a series of state laws left a Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia, Missouri, unable to provide abortions in 2018, it shipped some of its equipment to states where abortion remained accessible. |
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Medical xPress
24 September at 07.30 AM
States, hospital systems try less punitive drug testing of pregnant women and newbornsSome states and hospital systems have updated their policies on drug testing for pregnant women and newborns, aiming to better support patients' treatment and recovery from substance use disorder and combat racial disparities in testing and reporting. |
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HealthDay
23 September at 10.33 PM
Risk for Severe Maternal Morbidity Elevated for Pregnancy SurrogatesThe risk for severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and adverse pregnancy outcomes is increased for gestational carriers, or pregnancy surrogates, compared with women conceiving naturally or via in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Maria P. Velez, M.D., Ph.D., from Que |
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