Bilateral oophorectomy may up risk for developing dementia
Feb 09, 2022
“Risk-reducing oophorectomy should be limited to those women with an inherited high risk for cancer,” the medical director of the North American Menopause Society said.
Monkeypox may get new name to curb stigma
Aug 15, 2022
The World Health Organization will hold an open forum to consider new names that are not offensive to specific groups.
Social isolation may be independent risk factor for dementia
Jun 10, 2022
Lower gray matter volumes in temporal, frontal, other regions were seen in socially isolated individuals.
ADA: Diabetes may quadruple risk for long COVID
Jun 08, 2022
The authors say that the review findings are limited by heterogenous definitions of long COVID in published studies.
Cranberry supplements may aid memory in older adults
May 24, 2022
Improvement in neural functioning also was seen during a 12-week intervention.
Patient engagement may not drive return to in-person visits
Jul 07, 2021
The findings were seen among patients receiving a letter during reopening following cancellation of in-person care during COVID-19.
Rate of COVID-19 infection higher in U.S. youth than older adults
Jul 21, 2022
Wild-type SARS-CoV-2 infection rates from beginning of pandemic through fall 2020 higher in adolescents, youth than in older adults
Lifestyle factors may cut dementia risk in patients with diabetes
Sep 14, 2022
For people with diabetes, the hazard ratio for dementia was 0.46 for those with a lifestyle score of 7 versus 0 to 2.
Preinfection psychological distress may up risk for long COVID
Sep 12, 2022
Depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress and loneliness were linked to an increased risk for long COVID in a large study of mostly women.
Severe COVID-19 may be less likely for the physically active
Aug 23, 2022
Risks for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, severe illness and death are lower for those who are physically active compared with inactive peers.