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February 13, 2024
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Evictions, foreclosures disrupt access to safety net programs

Children who experienced a residential move because of unaffordable rents, evictions or foreclosures were also likely to lose access to safety net programs, researchers reported in Pediatrics.

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November 09, 2023
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Malnutrition linked to poor outcomes after surgery for head and neck cancer

More than 20% of patients undergoing surgery for head and neck cancer are malnourished, according to data published in JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery.

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October 04, 2023
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Study: Patients with femoral fragility fractures may lose substantial muscle mass

According to results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, patients who underwent surgery for a femoral fragility fracture lost an average of 2.4 kg or 9% of skeletal muscle mass at 6 weeks after injury.

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September 29, 2023
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Nutritional intervention may stabilize serum phosphorus levels in adults on hemodialysis

Results from a newly published study indicate that an adaptive nutritional and educational intervention may effectively stabilize serum phosphorus levels in adults receiving hemodialysis.

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September 21, 2023
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Help patients organize a healthy approach to nutrition

Surgical outcomes are affected by key factors that orthopedic surgeons assess before and during the episode of care.

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September 19, 2023
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Patients receiving nintedanib for SSc-ILD at increased risk for malnutrition vs placebo

Patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease who receive nintedanib demonstrate a higher risk for malnutrition, compared with placebo, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

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July 02, 2023
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Malnutrition predicts in-hospital death risk for women admitted for heart attack

Women admitted with ACS at risk for malnutrition had a more than sixfold higher odds for in-hospital mortality compared with women not at malnutrition risk, researchers reported.

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June 18, 2023
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Valve repair helps in HF, severe mitral regurgitation, even in patients with malnutrition

In patients with HF and severe secondary mitral regurgitation, transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair reduced mortality and HF hospitalization regardless of whether patients had malnutrition, new data from the COAPT trial show.

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February 16, 2023
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Metabolic vulnerability index strongly predicts mortality after cardiac catheterization

A composite biomarker score derived from six metabolites that indicate malnutrition or inflammation provided strong stratification of all-cause mortality in two large, independent cohorts that underwent cardiac catheterization, data show.

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June 23, 2022
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Outpatients with COPD at greater risk for unplanned weight loss

Researchers in Denmark reported a high prevalence of unplanned weight loss in outpatients with COPD, with shortness of breath, reduced appetite and nausea among the most common nutrition impact symptoms.

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