Risk higher for people who were aged 65 years or older, immunosuppressed, or had at least one of six underlying conditions
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12.3 percent meet fruit intake recommendations, ranging from 8.4 to 16.1 percent in West Virginia and Connecticut
Read More »Incarceration Tied to Lower Life Expectancy in Blacks
Disparities in incarceration may partially explain the lower life expectancy of Blacks, authors say
Read More »Link Between Maternal Thyroid Hormone, Offspring Behavior Studied
Link between maternal thyroid hormone trajectories and preschoolers' behavioral development seen for boys but not girls
Read More »Heterogeneity Identified in Global Kidney Nutrition Care
Dietitians and nephrologists only communicated sometimes on kidney nutrition care in 60 percent or more of countries
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About 86 percent of urban dwellers live in areas that exceed WHO guidelines for annual PM2.5, contributing to >1.8 million deaths
Read More »Fewer Teens Meeting Physical Activity Recommendations During Pandemic
Significant disparities by race and socioeconomic status observed
Read More »Inequities Seen in GLP-1 RA Use for Type 2 Diabetes in the U.S.
Asian, Black, Hispanic, and low-income patients less likely to receive treatment with a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist for T2DM
Read More »Low Inflammatory Diet in Early Pregnancy May Cut Risk for GDM
Greater adherence to healthier diet among pregnant women with overweight or obesity linked to lower risk for gestational diabetes mellitus
Read More »Excess Cortisol From Benign Adrenal Tumors Ups Hypertension Risk
Blood pressure, glucose levels should be checked regularly in individuals with mild autonomous cortisol secretion from benign adrenal tumors
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