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High-Risk HPV Infection Linked to Increased Risk for CVD in Women
by modernClinician Editorial Team
High-risk human papillomavirus infection is associated with an increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Circulation Research.
CDC: Heart Attack Awareness Improved Since 2008
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Since 2008, there has been an increase in the number of U.S. adults with awareness of heart attack symptoms and knowledge of the appropriate response to a heart attack, according to research published in the Feb. 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
T2DM Initially Remits in Majority Who Undergo Gastric Bypass
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is associated with high levels of type 2 diabetes remission at one year, although 27 percent relapse after five years, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in Diabetologia.
Antidepressant Overprescribing Appears Common in Elderly
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Potential antidepressant overprescribing appears to be common among elderly patients and involves mostly newer antidepressants used for nonspecific psychiatric symptoms and subthreshold diagnoses, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives.
Lower Cognitive Functioning During 60s Linked to Subsequent Stroke Risk
Polypharmacy of Prescription Medications Increased for U.S. Older Adults
Nearly 1 in 10 Older Adults Used Cannabis in the Past Year
Lower Vertebral Bone Mineral Density Linked to Cognitive Decline
Screening + Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Aids Nurses" Mental Health
Number of Health Care Workers Has Increased 198.5 Percent Since 1990
Therapeutic Hypothermia Duration Explored in Comatose OHCA Survivors