Jill Murphy, Associate Editor

Recent data have shown alarmingly low rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine completion among children between 10 and 13 years of age.

Cognitive impairment includes memory and thinking problems that affect concentration, decision making and learning new things, which increases as people grow older.

The study found patients who used mHealth applications had better health outcomes and were able to regulate their health behavior more effectively than patients who did not use these apps, in addition to fewer hospital visits and lower medical costs.

Eating a low-quality diet high in foods and food components associated with chronic inflammation during pregnancy may be associated with an increased risk of obesity and excess body fat in children, especially during late childhood.

In the LinkedIn Live session, “The Road Toward Vaccine Equity Webinar,” Walgreens highlighted their efforts toward helping fill the important gaps in care that address the unique concerns of minority communities.

As immunotherapies continue to show promise in more effectively combating several tumor types, many current strategies focus on ensuring the efficient delivery of active cytotoxic cells directly to tumors.

Researchers from University College Dublin, Ireland found that children of mothers who ate a higher quality diet during pregnancy that is low in inflammation-associated foods had a lower risk of obesity and lower body fat levels in late childhood than children whose mothers ate a lower quality diet during pregnancy that was high in inflammation-associated foods.

SARS-CoV-2 belongs to a family of human coronaviruses, most of which are characterized by increased transmission in cooler, less humid months and decreased transmission in warmer, more humid months.

The estimate is based on a new analysis of out-of-pocket costs for influenza-related hospitalizations in 2018 that were paid by people with Medicare Advantage plans, which are Medicare plans run by private insurance companies.

Researchers in Australia analyzed data from 57 studies with an overall sample size of 587,280 individuals. Approximately 350,000 people in the pool had been infected with COVID-19 from Asia, Europe, and North and South America.

Those whose waking time varies from day to day may find themselves in as much of a foul mood as those who stayed up extra late the night before, or who got up extra early that morning, according to the study authors.

The study compared step impairments across the cognitive spectrum, including people with subjective cognitive impairment, Parkinson disease, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer disease, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia, as well as cognitively healthy controls.

Researchers, advocates, and other stakeholders are urging for care to be expanded to overcome barriers in high-risk populations to address the HIV epidemic, as part of a series published in The Lancet HIV in the USA Series.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection rate among pregnant women was estimated to be 70% higher than in similarly aged adults in Washington state.

The researchers wanted to analyze massive data shared on social networks to provide new opportunities to better understand the behavior of their users.

The research will have implications for clinicians when prescribing blood-thinning medications after Fontan surgery, a complex congenital heart disease operation redirecting blood flow from the lower body to the lungs.

The research team conducted interviews with stakeholders to gauge the sector’s thoughts around implementing COVID-19 measures in licensed premises prior to COVID-19 restrictions being lifted.

The study measured immune responses from individuals genetically predisposed to developing T1D to naturally occurring insulin and hybrid insulin peptides.

The label also states LVEF is a variable measure and clinical judgment should be used in deciding which patients to treat.

More research has shown that females experience negative psychological impacts at a rate higher than males.

The study is the first of its kind to focus on the effect of cannabis on blood pressure, heart rate, and metabolic parameters in adults 60 years of age and older with hypertension.

To analyze the outcomes of drinking caffeinated coffee, researchers categorized consumption as 0 cups per day, 1 cup per day, 2 cups per day, and more than or equal to 3 cups per day.

The research team was surprised to find that participants’ working memories were not related to how well they performed the task.

The objective of the study was to determine the impact of goldenseal on specific drug transporters, proteins that facilitate absorption or expulsion of drug molecules in different tissues, such as the intestine, liver, and kidney.

ACTIV-3, a master protocol, is sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

The two paired trials evaluated sotagliflozin, a drug that inhibits SGLT2 and SGLT1, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Data show that 1 in 5 men and women worldwide develop cancer during their lifetime, and 1 in 8 men and 1 in 11 women die from the disease, according to the study.

In addition, the study found that daily coffee consumption helps heart attack survivors by lowering their risk of death after a heart attack and can help prevent heart attacks or strokes in healthy individuals.

The findings suggest that the prevalence of these conditions among cancer survivors is nearly 40% higher than that in the general population.

Moreover, 9 in 10 adults say that they hope the country moves toward unity, according to Stress in America: January 2021 Stress Snapshot, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the American Psychological Association (APA).