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Sports Injuries: How They're Treated, and How Soon You Can Safely Return to Play
A tumble, a tackle: Anything can bring on a sidelining sports injury. Now, four experts in such injuries at Penn Stat ...
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Blood Cancers: What You Need to Know
Blood cancer is not a diagnosis anyone wants to receive, but understanding the different types of this disease and ...
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More Than Half of Infants Protected by Maternal RSV Vaccine, Nirsevimab, or Both
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In the 2023 to 2024 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season, more than half of infants were protected by maternal RSV vaccine, nirsevimab, or both, ...
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Omitting Biopsy With Negative MRI Reduces Detection of Clinically Insignificant Prostate Cancer
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Omitting biopsy in patients with negative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results is associated with a significantly reduced relative risk for detecting ...
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Type 2 Diabetes Incidence Up With Higher Intake of Ultraprocessed Food
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A higher intake of ultraprocessed food (UPF) is associated with an increased incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to a study published online ...
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Casual Blood Glucose Testing Misses ~70 Percent of Gestational Diabetes Cases
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Casual blood glucose (CBG) testing at 24 to 28 gestational weeks misses about 70 percent of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a ...
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Metabolic Surgery Is Renoprotective in Patients With Obesity, CKD
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 20 to 60 mL/min/1.73 m 2, metabolic surgery is associated with a ...
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Aggressive, Early Disease-Modifying Therapy May Slow MS Progression
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Reducing or preventing paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs) could significantly slow multiple sclerosis (MS) progression, according to a study presented at the ...
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Vaping Tied to Lower Cognitive Scores in College Students
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Vaping is tied to lower cognitive scores in college students, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Neurological Association, ...
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Aids Insomnia in Breast Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- An in-home, voice-activated cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program improves insomnia symptoms among breast cancer survivors, according to a study ...
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Ziresovir Reduces Signs, Symptoms of Bronchiolitis in Babies With RSV
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For infants and young children hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, ziresovir reduces signs and symptoms of bronchiolitis, ...
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Adverse Brain Health Outcomes Increased for Sexual, Gender Minority Groups
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Sexual and gender-minority (SGM) persons have increased odds of adverse brain health outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in Neurology.