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08 Jul
How Does BMI Affect Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women?
A new study finds the combination of excess weight and heart disease in postmenopausal women is associated with an especially high risk of developing breast cancer.
07 Jul
Untreated High Cholesterol Causing Needless Heart Attacks and Stroke
In a new study, researchers estimate nearly 100,000 non-fatal heart attacks and up to 65,000 strokes could be avoided if people eligible for statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs were taking them.
05 Jul
Teenage Drivers Spend About 21% of Each Road Trip on the Phone
Researchers surveyed more than 1,100 teenage drivers and found cell phones are a big distraction behind the wheel – even though many are aware of the danger to themselves and others.
Fruits And Veggies Protective Against IBD, Study Says
A healthy plant-based diet might protect people from inflammatory bowel diseases, a new study says.
People noshing healthy plant-based foods had a 14% lower risk of Crohn’s disease and an 8% lower risk of ulcerative colitis, researchers found.
On the other hand, an unhealthy diet containing more animal fats and vegetable oils w...
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Broken Collarbone Hospitalizations Increase Among Children
More kids are being hospitalized for broken collarbones, a new study has found.
In fact, the hospitalization rate for broken collarbones more than doubled among children between 2014 and 2021, researchers reported.
This increase occurred even though the overall rate of childhood clavicle fractures remained relatively stable during th...
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- July 9, 2025
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AI Displays Racial Bias Evaluating Mental Health Cases
AI programs can exhibit racial bias when evaluating patients for mental health problems, a new study says.
Psychiatric recommendations from four large language models (LLMs) changed when a patient’s record noted they were African American, researchers recently reported in the journal NPJ Digital Medicine.
“Most o...
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Insured? You're More Likely To Survive Cancer Through Immunotherapy Treatment
Powerful new immunotherapies are offering fresh hope for patients with many different types of cancer.
Unfortunately, that hope doesn’t extend to people without health insurance, a new study says.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are revolutionizing cancer treatment by helping the immune system better find and attack cancer ...
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- July 9, 2025
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These Items Sold at Costco Have Been Recalled — Check Your Home
If you shop at Costco, you may want to check your home for items that have recently been recalled.
In the past few months, the retailer has flagged nearly a dozen products due to safety or health risks.
Some were sold directly in Costco stores, while others were purchased through Costco Next, a program that lets shoppers buy items st...
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- July 8, 2025
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U.S. Measles Cases Hit Highest Level Since Disease Was Eliminated in 2000
Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest level in 25 years, with more than 1,270 confirmed cases this year.
That number surpasses the last record of 1,274 cases set in 2019, according to new data from Johns Hopkins University.
Experts suspect the true number may be much higher, since many cases go unreported. So ...
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