By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about how it continues to spread.The strain was discovered at a commercial duck farm in California’s Merced County, and …
Read More »FDA Approves Ozempic to Protect Kidneys in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A popular diabetes drug just got a major new approval — and it could be a game-changer for millions of Americans at risk for kidney failure.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially approved Ozempic to help reduce …
Read More »Trump Administration Waives Halt on Distribution of HIV Medications Via PEPFAR
However, the waiver does not address resumption of other PEPFAR services
Read More »Multicomponent Prehabilitation Beneficial for Surgical Patients
Exercise and nutrition are individual components of prehabilitation most likely to improve all critical outcomes
Read More »Fasting Glucose, Age, Male Sex, BMI All Linked to Diabetes Development
Initial fasting plasma glucose levels outside of 80 to 94 mg/dL linked to increased risk for diabetes
Read More »Dose-Dependent Link Seen for Alcohol, Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer in Patients With Hep B
Each daily consumption of 12 g alcohol increases risk for cirrhosis by 6.2 percent, hepatocellular carcinoma by 11.5 percent
Read More »Leukocyte Count Predictor of Future Long COVID Severity in Postmenopausal Women
Leukocyte count linked to severity of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, but not of PASC occurrence or related cognitive outcomes
Read More »Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Linked to Fetal Fat Accumulation
Excessive versus adequate gain in first and second trimesters linked to larger abdominal circumference, abdominal area
Read More »Higher Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Depression
Reproductive health may be the pathway linking traffic-related air pollution to depression
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No significant associations seen for SLE or AS with prostate cancer or in reverse MR analyses
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