Higher Use of Health Care Portal Seen During COVID-19 Pandemic
Lower portal activity linked to older age, female sex and for Hispanic/Latinx, non-Hispanic Black, and other race patients
Blacks Less Likely to Undergo Evaluation for Genetic Testing
Among patients with neurologic conditions, Blacks are less likely than Whites to undergo evaluation for genetic testing
FDA: Ground Cinnamon Products May Contain Toxic Levels of Lead
New list stems from an ongoing investigation regarding lead in products containing cinnamon
Co-founder of Company Behind Deadly 2012 Meningitis Outbreak Gets Up to 15 Years in...
AI May Help Predict Mortality in Dementia Patients
Prediction feasible across time frames using certain clinical features
Screen Time Linked to Decreases in Measures of Parent-Child Talk
Young children's exposure to screen time linked to decreases in adult words, child vocalizations, back-and-forth interactions
Medical Debt Linked to Worse Health Status, Increased Mortality
Increase seen in physically and mentally unhealthy days during past month, years of life lost, age-adjusted all-cause mortality rate
Heart Attack Survivorship Tied to Long-Term Health Consequences
Increased risk seen for atrial fibrillation, cerebrovascular disease, among others
Prenatal Exposure to Antiseizure Meds May Not Increase Epilepsy Risk in Children
Risk for epilepsy similar for siblings who were exposed and unexposed to valproate in pregnancy
Hourly Heat Exposure Linked to Increased Risk for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Cumulative odds ratio was 1.88 for extremely high temperature (33 degrees C) versus reference temperature (12 degrees C)
