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Investigators study symptom trajectories in nondialysis-dependent CKD patients

When individuals with varying degrees of chronic kidney disease who were not on dialysis answered annual questionnaires about their symptoms, researchers found that one-third could be categorized as having a "Worse symptom score and worsening trajectory" of symptoms.

30 Oct 2022

Startup receives federal grant for developing technology to detect and treat stress, anxiety

A high-tech startup that uses game-based interventions to help users identify stress- and anxiety-related events in real time and receive a personalized intervention has been awarded a federal grant to partially develop its technology through research at Purdue University's College of Engineering.

28 Oct 2022

Standard cutoff point for low testosterone levels may not be accurate for young men

The standard cutoff point for low testosterone levels may not be accurate for men in their mid-forties and younger, reports a study in The Journal of Urology, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA).

28 Oct 2022

Study finds persistent disparities in access to prenatal care among pregnant people

Immigrant pregnant people faced persistent inequities in obtaining timely prenatal care as compared with native-born pregnant people in the United States over an eight-year period, a factor that could be contributing to longstanding health disadvantages, according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open on October 28.

28 Oct 2022

Booster vaccination offered additional protection to residents and staff of California state prisons against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron

Researchers evaluated to what extent prior infection and vaccination protected the residents and staff of the United States California state prison system from breakthrough infection by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-variant B.1.1.529.

28 Oct 2022

When monkeypox reaches rural communities, it collides with strained public health systems

When a case of monkeypox was reported in Nevada's Humboldt County in August, it was the state's first detected occurrence of the virus in a rural area. Soon, cases were found in other rural counties — Nye, Lyon, and Elko — posing another hurdle for public health systems that have been worn thin by the covid-19 pandemic.

28 Oct 2022

ADOS testing not required for ASD diagnosis by developmental-behavioral pediatricians

Trained developmental-behavioral pediatricians can generally diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children without the need for additional Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) testing, finds a prospective multicenter study.

28 Oct 2022

New initiative to improve post-acute stroke care across Montana, Nebraska and North Dakota

The American Heart Association, the world's leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health for all, is launching a two-year initiative to expand and enhance post-acute stroke care across Montana, Nebraska and North Dakota, giving all patients the best chance at independent life after stroke.

27 Oct 2022

Study finds sexual dimorphism in the development of vascular insulin resistance induced by obesogenic lifestyle

A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine is the first evidence in humans that short-term lifestyle changes can disrupt the response to insulin of blood vessels. It's also the first study to show men and women react differently to these changes.

27 Oct 2022

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Investigators study symptom trajectories in nondialysis-dependent CKD patients

Startup receives federal grant for developing technology to detect and treat stress, anxiety

Standard cutoff point for low testosterone levels may not be accurate for young men

Study finds persistent disparities in access to prenatal care among pregnant people

Booster vaccination offered additional protection to residents and staff of California state prisons against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron

When monkeypox reaches rural communities, it collides with strained public health systems

ADOS testing not required for ASD diagnosis by developmental-behavioral pediatricians

New initiative to improve post-acute stroke care across Montana, Nebraska and North Dakota

Study finds sexual dimorphism in the development of vascular insulin resistance induced by obesogenic lifestyle

Montana switches gears to try to bargain for lower health care costs for employees

Employers are concerned about covering workers’ mental health needs, survey finds

Multiple outpatient visits are key to success opioid-use disorder treatment

$3 million grant to support the expansion of Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center at UIC

Telehealth follow-up after emergency department visit associated with repeat ED encounters and hospitalizations

States opting out of a federal program that tracks teen behavior as youth mental health worsens

$38,398 for a single shot of a very old cancer drug

MRI shows structural changes in the brain associated with functional, nonepileptic seizures

Study offers a combination treatment option for patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer

Harmless group of bacteria linked with increased risk of death in patients with end-stage renal disease

Hospitals said they lost money on Medicare patients. Some made millions, a state report finds.

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