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10 Dec

Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis on the Rise in the U.S.

A new study finds more women are being diagnosed with late-stage, invasive breast cancer at their initial presentation. The largest annual increase was seen in women 20-39 years of age.

09 Dec

One Source of Sugar Is Especially Bad for Your Heart, New Study Finds

Researchers compare the impact of three classes of sugar on cardiovascular disease and find sugar-sweetened beverages may do the most harm.

06 Dec

U.S. Global Health Rankings Predicted to Drop as Life Expectancy Stalls

A new analysis of life expectancy, mortality and morbidity related to more than 350 diseases finds the U.S. is falling behind dozens of other countries in key health rankings.

Task Force Supports Women Over 30 Collecting Samples for Cervical Cancer Screening

Task Force Supports Women Over 30 Collecting Samples for Cervical Cancer Screening

In guidelines that may encourage more women to get screened for cervical cancer, a leading health task force has backed giving women over 30 the option to collect their own vaginal samples for testing.

Instead of needing to have a complete pelvic exam, these women can now go to a doctor’s office and collect their own tissue to be te...

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  • December 10, 2024
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More Women Are Being Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Later Stages

More Women Are Being Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Later Stages

More breast cancers are being detected later in women, giving the tumors a chance to spread and become life-threatening, a new study finds.

This increase in late-stage breast cancer affects women at all ages and ethnicities, according to results published Dec. 10 in the journal Radiology.

“Women with this diagnosis hav...

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  • December 10, 2024
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Opioid Abuse Can Change the Brain

Opioid Abuse Can Change the Brain

“This is your brain on drugs,” the old anti-drug admonition says, and now a new study has found there’s something to that chestnut.

Opioid addicts experienced structural and functional changes in specific regions of their brains, MRI scans show.

These changes are important to understand, given that around 2.5 millio...

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  • December 10, 2024
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Ultra-processed Foods May Raise Colon Cancer Risk

Ultra-processed Foods May Raise Colon Cancer Risk

Fatty, salty and sugary ultra-processed foods could be increasing people’s risk of colon cancer by spurring chronic inflammation in the gut.

In a new study, colon tumors taken from people with poor diets had higher levels of pro-inflammatory biochemicals, as well as lower levels of substances that reduce inflammation and promote heal...

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  • December 10, 2024
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Wildfire Smoke Is Choking America's Cities -- Is Yours on the List?

Wildfire Smoke Is Choking America's Cities -- Is Yours on the List?

Heavy smoke from wildfires more frequently chokes the skies over the Western United States, but cities farther to the east are no longer being spared, new research shows.

Canada’s unusually intense 2023 wildfire season smothered American cities as far off as Baltimore and New York City, according to research presented Tuesday at the ...

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  • December 10, 2024
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Group of Nobel Laureates Press Senate to Reject Kennedy's Nomination

Group of Nobel Laureates Press Senate to Reject Kennedy's Nomination

Robert Kennedy Jr. should not be confirmed to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, over 75 Nobel laureates urged Monday.

In a letter published by the New York Times, the esteemed scientists took issue with Kennedy's lack of experience and controversial stands.

"In addition to his lack of credentials or rele...

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  • December 10, 2024
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GLP-1 Meds May Lower Clot Risk in People With Diabetes

GLP-1 Meds May Lower Clot Risk in People With Diabetes

People with diabetes who are taking GLP-1 meds such as Ozempic or Mounjaro may be getting an added bonus: Reductions in their odds for a dangerous blood clot, new research finds.

The study found that folks with diabetes who were using the drugs lowered their odds for a form of clot called venous thromboembolism (VTE) by 20%, compared to pe...

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  • December 10, 2024
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1 in 6 U.S. Adults With Asthma Can't Afford Meds

1 in 6 U.S. Adults With Asthma Can't Afford Meds

Over 3 million Americans with asthma can't afford to take their medications as prescribed, a new poll estimates.

In total, about 1 in 6 folks with asthma are struggling to cover the costs of inhalers and other medications, according to survey results published Dec. 9 in the journal Thorax.

The findings are troubling because ...

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  • December 10, 2024
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Teens, Booze and E-Scooters: A Rising Threat as Injuries Crowd ERs

Teens, Booze and E-Scooters: A Rising Threat as Injuries Crowd ERs

Inebriated e-scooter and e-bike users, many of them teens, are increasingly showing up in the nation's emergency rooms, new research shows.

Overall, rates of injuries from these "micromobility" devices have tripled in recent years -- from close to 23,000 in 2019 to nearly 66,000 by 2022, the new study found.

Alcohol use was a factor ...

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  • December 10, 2024
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Gene Therapy Reverses Heart Failure in Pig Trials

Gene Therapy Reverses Heart Failure in Pig Trials

Failing hearts nearly returned to full function in laboratory pigs after they received an experimental gene therapy.

New research shows the gene therapy didn’t just prevent heart failure from worsening in four lab pigs, but actually prompted hearts to repair and grow stronger.

“Even though the animals are still facing str...

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  • December 10, 2024
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Bed Sores Can Slow Neurological Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury

Bed Sores Can Slow Neurological Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury

Bed sores can be more than debilitating and painful. Now a new study shows they can also dramatically impact a person’s recovery from a spinal cord injury.

“Our study found that patients with pressure ulcers [bed sores] regained significantly less motor function through one year after injury,” said researcher Dr. Jan Schw...

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  • December 10, 2024
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1 in 3 Older Americans Say They Feel Lonely, Poll Finds

1 in 3 Older Americans Say They Feel Lonely, Poll Finds

If you are middle-aged or older, you may often feel lonely and isolated as you deal with the strains of daily life.

Now, a new survey suggests you are far from alone: More than one-third of middle-aged and senior Americans feel that way.

The good news? That means that loneliness and isolation has mostly returned to pre-pandemic rate...

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  • December 9, 2024
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Trump Says RFK Jr. Free to Revisit Discredited Autism/Vaccine Link

Trump Says RFK Jr. Free to Revisit Discredited Autism/Vaccine Link

If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is approved to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, he will be free to revisit a long-debunked link between autism and childhood vaccines, President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday.

The remarks came during an exclusive interview with "Meet the Press."

“I think somebody has to find out,&...

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  • December 9, 2024
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EPA Bans Two Solvents Linked to Cancer

EPA Bans Two Solvents Linked to Cancer

Two commonly used solvents that have been linked to cancer were banned Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The solvents, known as trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (Perc), are used in in cleaners, spot removers, lubricants, glue and automative care products.

“It’s simply unacceptable to continue to ...

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  • December 9, 2024
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Global Warming's Heat Is Killing the World's Young

Global Warming's Heat Is Killing the World's Young

Heat waves caused by climate change have been thought to pose the greatest risk to the world’s elderly, but a new study from Mexico suggests that’s not the case at all.

Instead, three-quarters (75%) of heat-related deaths are occurring there among people younger than 35, researchers reported Dec. 6 in the journal Science Ad...

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  • December 9, 2024
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There's a 'Sweet Spot' for Daily Sugar Intake & Heart Health

There's a 'Sweet Spot' for Daily Sugar Intake & Heart Health

When it comes to sweets, the type a person chooses can have a significant impact on their heart health, a new study finds.

Sugary drinks significantly increase a person’s risk of stroke, heart failure, irregular heartbeat and other heart health problems, results showed.

But adding honey to a bowl of oatmeal or eating an occasio...

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  • December 9, 2024
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Dolphins Are Testing Positive for Fentanyl

Dolphins Are Testing Positive for Fentanyl

Most Americans understand how deeply the dangerous opioid fentanyl has permeated the illicit drug market.

Now, it's even infiltrated the bodies of Gulf of Mexico dolphins.

Researchers at Texas A&M University report that they've detected traces of fentanyl in the blubber of 30 of 89 bottlenose dolphins living off the coast of Texa...

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  • December 9, 2024
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One Type of Blood Pressure Med May Help Prevent Post-Stroke Epilepsy

One Type of Blood Pressure Med May Help Prevent Post-Stroke Epilepsy

Some people develop epilepsy after surviving a stroke, as the injury they’ve sustained causes scarring and disorganized electrical activity in their brains.

But one type of blood pressure medication seems to help stroke survivors avoid post-stroke epilepsy (PSE), according to a first-of-its-kind study presented Friday at the annual m...

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  • December 9, 2024
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Ovary Removal Could Greatly Raise Some Women's Odds for Alzheimer's

Ovary Removal Could Greatly Raise Some Women's Odds for Alzheimer's

Women who have had their ovaries removed at a young age and also carry a gene predisposing them to Alzheimer's disease may face a much higher odds of developing the brain illness, a new study finds.

However, the Canadian researchers stressed that any excess risk for dementia among these women can be lessened with hormone replacement therap...

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • December 9, 2024
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