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Weight Loss Durable for Years After Bariatric Surgery in Teens
Weight Loss Durable for Years After Bariatric Surgery in Teens
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For teens undergoing bariatric surgery, weight loss and remission of coexisting conditions are durable after 10 years, according to a research letter published online in the Oct. 30 issue of the New England Journal of...
Prevalence of Diabetes 15.8 Percent in U.S. Adults From 2021 to 2023
Prevalence of Diabetes 15.8 Percent in U.S. Adults From 2021 to 2023
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of diabetes was 15.8 percent among U.S. adults during August 2021 to August 2023, according to a November data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.Jane A. Gwira, M.D., M.P.H., from...
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Mother Reported FAF and the Role of Safe Sleep and Feeding Interventions
Mother Reported FAF and the Role of Safe Sleep and Feeding Interventions
The following is a summary of “Mothers Falling Asleep During Infant Feeding,” published in the November 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Hauck et al. Among mothers, falling asleep while feeding (FAF) is common and often associated with fatigue and the demands of...
Improvement in Toddler Diet Quality from 1999 to 2018 Despite Dietary Gaps
Improvement in Toddler Diet Quality from 1999 to 2018 Despite Dietary Gaps
The following is a summary of “Trends in Toddler Diet Quality in the United States: 1999 to 2018,” published in the November 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Zimmer et al. The U.S. adults and children aged 2 years and older have experienced improvements in diet...
Toddler Diet Quality Improved Significantly From 1999 to 2018
Toddler Diet Quality Improved Significantly From 1999 to 2018
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- There was a significant improvement in toddler diet quality from 1999 to 2018, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in Pediatrics.Meghan Zimmer, M.P.H., from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston,...
Weight Loss Durable for Years After Bariatric Surgery in Teens
Weight Loss Durable for Years After Bariatric Surgery in Teens
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For teens undergoing bariatric surgery, weight loss and remission of coexisting conditions are durable after 10 years, according to a research letter published online in the Oct. 30 issue of the New England Journal of...
Prevalence of Diabetes 15.8 Percent in U.S. Adults From 2021 to 2023
Prevalence of Diabetes 15.8 Percent in U.S. Adults From 2021 to 2023
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of diabetes was 15.8 percent among U.S. adults during August 2021 to August 2023, according to a November data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.Jane A. Gwira, M.D., M.P.H., from...
Mother Reported FAF and the Role of Safe Sleep and Feeding Interventions
Mother Reported FAF and the Role of Safe Sleep and Feeding Interventions
The following is a summary of “Mothers Falling Asleep During Infant Feeding,” published in the November 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Hauck et al. Among mothers, falling asleep while feeding (FAF) is common and often associated with fatigue and the demands of...
Improvement in Toddler Diet Quality from 1999 to 2018 Despite Dietary Gaps
Improvement in Toddler Diet Quality from 1999 to 2018 Despite Dietary Gaps
The following is a summary of “Trends in Toddler Diet Quality in the United States: 1999 to 2018,” published in the November 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Zimmer et al. The U.S. adults and children aged 2 years and older have experienced improvements in diet...
Toddler Diet Quality Improved Significantly From 1999 to 2018
Toddler Diet Quality Improved Significantly From 1999 to 2018
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- There was a significant improvement in toddler diet quality from 1999 to 2018, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in Pediatrics.Meghan Zimmer, M.P.H., from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston,...
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LGBTQ Underrepresentation In Value-Based Care
LGBTQ Underrepresentation In Value-Based Care
The success of inclusive value-based care is essential to improving population health disparities and health outcomes for the LGBTQ community.
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Why Aren’t Your Patients Taking Their Meds?
All kinds of different reasons exist for why patients aren't taking their medications. Learning patients' reasons can help physicians address the problem.
Healthy Aging: Volunteerism as Preventative Health
Healthy Aging: Volunteerism as Preventative Health
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Risk Factors Linked With Reactions to Peanut OIT in Preschoolers
This courses discusses the several clinically important risk factors that affect the reactions in grade 2 and higher during peanut oral immunotherapy (P-OIT).
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