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Myosteatosis is associated with increased mortality risk among asymptomatic adults.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) in adulthood is associated with an increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE).

Stress-management interventions may help individual health care workers over the short term.

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States fell below 9,000 in the past week, the first time that milestone has been reached since tracking began in the summer of 2020.

Americans with COVID-19 have been taking Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, copackaged for oral use) since it was approved under emergency use in late 2021.

For adults with hypertension, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, and overweight or obesity, a very low-carbohydrate (VLC) diet results in significantly greater improvements in risk factors over four months than the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Beta Bionics iLet ACE Pump and the iLet Dosing Decision Software (Beta Bionics) for use in people at least 6 years of age with type 1 diabetes.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday that a Salmonella outbreak involving 18 people in 6 states has been linked to Papa Murphy’s raw cookie dough.

In both rural and urban areas, mpox incidence was consistently higher among Black and Hispanic versus White persons.

US mpox cases are still at less than 3 per day, with 32 infections diagnosed in May so far.

The economic burden of health disparities in the United States is very high.

Aerobic activity, even below the recommended level, is associated with lower influenza and pneumonia mortality, while there is a J-shaped association for muscle-strengthening activity.

Mortality from both diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease increased from 2014 to 2019.

Older Americans are increasingly likely to log into patient portals to access their health care information — but confidence levels vary.

Xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase blockers may reduce the risk for neurodegenerative diseases.

A panel of advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine designed to protect infants.

Preexisting obstructive sleep apnea is associated with increased odds of probable postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Domestic violence and abuse is significantly associated with a higher risk for developing atopic disease.

In 2022, 8.4% of people of all ages in the United States were uninsured, which was a reduction from 9.2% in 2021.

There is a current surge in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections, especially among older children.

Public health officials are urging people at risk for contracting mpox to get vaccinated, as they are concerned that a slowdown in infections since last summer may not continue.

Masks may be associated with a small reduction in the risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in community settings.

Cases of mpox around the world have dropped dramatically, prompting the World Health Organization on Thursday to declare an end to the global health emergency.

Among healthy, term infants, not being infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the first year of life is associated with a substantially lower risk for developing childhood asthma.

The risk for type 2 diabetes was higher in all childhood adversity groups among both men and women versus the low adversity group.

Regular internet use was associated with approximately half the risk for dementia versus nonregular usage.

Compared with mobile phone nonusers, a significantly higher risk for new-onset hypertension was seen in mobile phone users.

There was a decrease in the age-adjusted death rate from 2021 to 2022, as well as a decrease in the COVID-19 mortality rate.

Immediate treatment of gestational diabetes before 20 weeks of gestation leads to a slightly lower incidence of a composite of adverse neonatal outcomes but no significant difference in pregnancy-related hypertension or neonatal lean body mass.

Howard Brown Health, an LGBTQ-focused health clinic in Chicago, recently reported seeing an increase in mpox cases, with 8 diagnosed since April 17 compared with only 1 in the previous 3 months.