10+ hour, 31+ min ago  (209+ words) Health Day News " The total costs of dementia are anticipated to be $818 billion in 2026, driven by quality-of-life losses for persons with dementia and care partners, according to a study published online June 24 in Alzheimer's & Dementia. Johanna Thunell, Ph. D. , from the…...

10+ hour, 31+ min ago  (226+ words) Optometry Advisor Health Day News " The risk of miscarriage is increased in association with occupational standing, walking, and forward bending during pregnancy, according to a study published online June 18 in Occupation & Environmental Medicine. Hannah N'rtoft Frankel, M. D. , Ph. D. , from Bispebjerg Hospital…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (331+ words) Changes in choroidal thickness after 3 months of peripheral defocus spectacle (PDS) lens wear are indicative of success in myopia management at 1 year in children, according to research in'Optometry and Vision Science. Monitoring for early changes allows clinicians to implement personalized…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (270+ words) Optometry Advisor Health Day News " For patient-facing health care occupations, disparities are seen by urbanicity, with fewer workers in nonmetropolitan areas, according to a research letter published online June 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Todd Burus, Ph. D. , from the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (378+ words) Optometry Advisor Health Day News " Melanoma disproportionately affects seniors and men, according to a research letter published in the June issue of the Journal of Geriatric Oncology. Megha Srivastav, from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, and colleagues analyzed skin…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (184+ words) Health Day News " The U. S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder for use in children and adolescents aged 6 years and older who are living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Afrezza delivers insulin through the lungs using…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1747+ words) Health Day News " Ben Dowse hadn't expected to treat measles when he became a doctor, but there he was, examining a newborn exposed to the virus in the womb. The infected mother had given birth just hours earlier. The hospital…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (569+ words) Health Day News " The debate on "healthy drinking" has shifted again, according to a study released independently today, after the Trump administration decided not to include its findings in new dietary guidelines. The study " published June 8 in the Journal of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (307+ words) There is substantial variation in the definition of "fast progressing glaucoma" across studies, according to a systematic review published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma. Identifying fast progressors in glaucoma is a clinical priority in order to guide more aggressive treatment and monitoring....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1774+ words) Health Day News " Michigan state health officials urged parents in several counties to vaccinate babies against measles ahead of schedule this spring as cases multiplied in the state. The outbreaks of the highly contagious virus " which can lead to brain…...