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Atopic Dermatitis Tied to Autoimmune Diseases
MONDAY, Dec. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Autoimmune disease comorbidity among adults with atopic dermatitis is common, according to a study recently published the British Journal of Dermatology. Lina U. Ivert, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues used Swedish national health care registers (1968 to 2016) to examine the association between atopic dermatitis...
Sleeve Gastrectomy Yields Larger Long-Term Weight Loss Than RYGB
THURSDAY, Dec. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) results in greater weight loss than laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) seven years after surgery, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Surgery. Sofia Grönroos, M.D., from Turku University Hospital in Finland, and colleagues compared weight loss at seven years in...
Interest High in Affordable Care Act Sign-Ups
TUESDAY, Dec. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A rush to register for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was expected Tuesday as the open enrollment deadline for the ACA in 36 states that use HealthCare.gov looms. The Dec. 15 deadline in those three dozen states is for coverage that begins Jan. 1, while 14 other states...
Depression Linked to Suicidal Ideation Among Physicians
MONDAY, Dec. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Depression, but not physician burnout, is associated with suicidal ideation among physicians, while burnout is associated with increased self-reported medical errors, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Nikitha K. Menon, from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues examined...
Lack of Sleep Tied to Physician Burnout, Medical Errors
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Sleep-related impairment among physicians is associated with increased burnout, decreased professional fulfillment, and increased self-reported clinically significant medical error, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in JAMA Network Open. Mickey T. Trockel, M.D., Ph.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, and...
Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Up in Cancer Survivors
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Cancer survivors are at higher risk for comorbidities that are considered risk factors for severe COVID-19 outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in EClinicalMedicine. Helena Carreira, Ph.D., from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and colleagues compared survivors (for at least one year)...
Fear of Surprise Medical Bills Keeps U.S. Adults From Getting Care
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of U.S. adults do not seek health care for fear of a surprise medical bill, according to a survey released by the American Heart Association (AHA). The online survey was conducted by the Harris Poll from Oct. 12 to 14, 2020, and included 2,045 U.S. adults....
Female Physicians Spend More Time in EHR Than Males
MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Female physicians spend more minutes per day in the electronic health record (EHR) than their male counterparts, according to a research letter published online Dec. 7 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Sarah D. Tait, from the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues examined the...
Teens Benefit From Bariatric Surgery, Regardless of Weight Loss
FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Remission of obesity-associated complications (OACs) is not dependent on major sustained weight loss in teens undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), according to a study published online Nov. 24 in Obesity. S. Christopher Derderian, M.D., from University of Colorado at Aurora, and colleagues used data from the Teen...
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