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Why Treatments Can Fail Folks With 'Wet' Macular Degeneration -- and What Might Really Work

and researchers now think they know why. Wet AMD is caused by an overgrowth of blood vessels in the retina, the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye. The

Higher Heart Rate May Help Spur A-fib in Black Patients

An elevated heart rate could provide an important clue to which Black adults often have a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, a new study finds. Higher resting hea

Sleep Apnea Increases Risk for Dementia in Older Adults Over Time

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) contributes to dementia risk in older adults, particularly women, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in Sleep Advances.

Bidirectional Link Seen for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Interstitial Lung Disease

There is a bidirectional association for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and interstitial lung disease (ILD), according to a study published online Oct. 12 in the Jou

Toddler Diet Quality Improved Significantly From 1999 to 2018

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.

Ordinal Score Predicts Freedom From Epilepsy One Year After Surgery

An ordinal score incorporating eight independent binary clinical variables shows good performance for predicting seizure freedom one year after surgery for mesi

Recreational Cannabis Legalization Tied to Higher Prenatal Use

The implementation of recreational cannabis legalization (RCL) in California was associated with an increase in prenatal cannabis use, according to a study publ

Anxiety/Depression Linked to HRQoL Losses in Seropositive RA

Patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with moderate and extreme anxiety depression have mean health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) losses, regar

Improvement Seen in Some Features of PCOS With Weight Loss Interventions

Weight loss interventions are associated with improvement in some features of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a study published online Nov. 5 in

Policies About Late-Career Physicians Are Considered Successful

Institutional leaders consider policies about late-career physicians (LCPs physicians working beyond age 65 to 75 years) to be successful, according to a study

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