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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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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