(HealthDay)—Nearly four in 10 patients with diabetes who have undergone initial amputations secondary to diabetes will have a reamputation within five years, according to a […]
Study shows high rates of kidney disease among adults with diabetes
Some 42% of patients attending a dedicated diabetes clinic have signs of established chronic kidney disease, the first detailed research of its kind in Ireland […]
WHO: High vaccination rates can help reduce risk of variants
A top World Health Organization official estimated Monday that COVID-19 vaccination coverage of at least 80% is needed to significantly lower the risk that “imported” […]
High rates of childhood obesity alarming given anticipated impact of COVID-19 pandemic
In some countries of the WHO European Region, 1 in 3 children aged six to nine years is living with overweight or obesity. Mediterranean countries […]
Decrease in exercise more closely linked with higher rates of depression during the pandemic
Exercise has long-been recommended as a cognitive-behavioral therapy for patients of depression, yet new evidence from the University of California of San Diego suggests that […]
Biomarkers dramatically improve success rates of new cancer drugs
In recent decades there have been some big advances in developing new cancer medicines, such as Herceptin, the targeted drug to treat women diagnosed with […]
Rich nations see virus rates fall quicker—study
Richer countries were more likely to see rates of COVID-19 fall faster during the first wave of the pandemic, according to new research published in […]
Antipsychotic prescriptions rising much faster than psychosis rates
England has seen a modest rise in psychotic symptoms in recent years, while antipsychotic medication use doubled over the same period, according to a study […]
AHA News: Black, Hispanic People Hospitalized for COVID-19 at Disproportionately High Rates
TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Black and Hispanic people made up nearly 60% of COVID-19 hospitalizations in a new study, a […]
Medicaid expansion linked to lower mortality rates for three major types of cancer
In states that have expanded Medicaid availability as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), mortality rates for three major forms of cancer are significantly […]
HRRP Tied to Decrease in 30-Day Readmission Rates for COPD
THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 — For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) is associated with a […]
Antibiotic overuse reduces urothelial cancer survival rates
The over-prescribing of antibiotics is reducing survival rates in patients with urothelial carcinoma and it needs to be stopped to avoid the serious risk posed […]
Study finds decreased rates of high-cost care after a community development initiative
More than a decade into the community development initiative called Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families, the 30-block Southern Orchards neighborhood on Columbus, Ohio’s South Side had […]
Cancer death rates continue to fall in U.S., report says
(HealthDay)—U.S. death rates from cancer continued falling from 2001 to 2017—dropping an average 1.5% a year, a new report shows. The annual decline was slightly […]