December 20, 2024

Long COVID Shows Five Distinct Patterns: Study

In the 2024 update, the NIH's RECOVER Initiative identified five distinct symptom patterns and new diagnostic thresholds for long COVID.

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December 18, 2024

Does Anger at Health Care Drive Change?

In-depth exploration of public anger towards the American health care system throughout history, potential for change, and Hollywood's portrayal of health insurance-related events.

KFF Health News

December 16, 2024

Nightmare Therapy Shows Promise for Young Patients

Discover how telehealth-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy significantly reduced nightmare frequency, distress, and improved mental health symptoms in children aged 6 to 17 years, yielding potential suicide prevention benefits.

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December 16, 2024

Screens, Sleep, and Childhood Behavior Uncovered

Investigate how screen time's indirect impact on sleep quality mediates behavioral problems in preschool children through a comprehensive Chinese study.

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December 16, 2024

Weight-Loss Drugs Spark Health Care Shift

An exclusive analysis reveals the impact of weight-loss drugs on obesity-related conditions, leading to increased diagnoses of sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes within days of treatment initiation.

Reuters

December 16, 2024

New Guidelines Address Elder Surgery Care

Expanded preoperative evaluations can reduce postoperative delirium by 23% in older adults, but frailty doubles the risk—are your patients screened effectively?

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December 13, 2024

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Affects nAMD

The potential overnight reduction of the critical oxygen supply could present a retinal health risk.

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December 12, 2024

U.S. Infants' Sleep Habits: What Changes?

A study in JAMA Network Open delves into infant sleep positions, uncovering demographic disparities and emphasizing the importance of addressing infant sleep-related deaths.

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December 11, 2024

Do E-Cigarettes Aid Long-Term Smoking Cessation?

A recent study found that e-cigarette use was associated with lower long-term smoking cessation rates compared to traditional methods like nicotine replacement therapy.

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