ED visits for cannabis use tied to increased risk for incident anxiety disorder
Feb 13, 2024
The analysis included 34,822 individuals (aged 10 to 105 years) who had an incident emergency department visit due to cannabis.
Fatal drug overdoses quadrupled from 1999 to 2020
Sep 19, 2023
The highest rate increases were seen in white and Native American or Alaskan Native individuals and in the Midwest and nonmetro areas.
Being in good shape tied to fewer mental health Rx
Sep 11, 2023
There was not an association noted between a reduced risk for medication use for adults aged 65 or more years.
Diabetes tied to higher use of hospital bed-days for many conditions
Aug 07, 2023
With increasing age, the all-cause hospital bed-day rate increased in controls but showed a J-shaped relationship in people with type 2 diabetes.
Sugar-sweetened beverage intake linked to mortality, CVD in T2D
Apr 20, 2023
An increased hazard ratio was noted for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality for higher sugar-sweetened beverage intake.
Liver cancer in top five causes of cancer deaths in 90 countries
Oct 13, 2022
The number of people in whom liver cancer is diagnosed is predicted to rise substantially by 2040.
Herpes zoster linked to increased risk for cardiovascular disease events
Dec 02, 2022
The long-term risks for stroke and coronary heart disease increased for individuals with a history of herpes zoster versus those with no history of herpes zoster.
FDA grants full approval to Paxlovid to treat COVID-19
May 25, 2023
Paxlovid has been taken by older adults and others at high risk for severe COVID-19 under an emergency use approval.
Integration of MRI screening beneficial for prostate cancer
Apr 05, 2024
A reduction was seen in the odds of biopsy and insignificant prostate cancer, with no change in detection of clinically significant prostate cancer.
AAOS: Pickleball-related fractures up significantly in older adults
Feb 16, 2024
Fractures most commonly were seen in the upper extremity in women aged 65 years and older following a fall.