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Childhood Exposure to Air Pollution May Trigger Bronchitis Years Later
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – Exposure to air pollution as a child increases an adult’s risk of bronchitis, a new study warns. Young adults with bronchitis symptoms tended to have been exposed during c...
Bird Flu Virus Stays Active on Cow Milking Equipment for at Least One Hour
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – The spread of H5N1 avian flu to dairy cows has health experts and many Americans on edge, and now a new study finds the virus stays viable on milking equipment for at least...
Survival Improves With Open Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – For patients with early-stage cervical cancer, disease-free and overall survival are lower for patients undergoing minimally invasive versus open radical hysterectomy,...
Precision-Guided Treatment Improves Outcomes for High-Risk Pediatric Cancer
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – Precision-guided treatment improves outcomes for children with high-risk cancer, according to a study published online June 6 in Nature Medicine. Loretta M.S. Lau, M.B.B.S.,...
Lower Risk of ALS Seen for Men With High Levels of Physical Activity, Fitness
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – For men, high levels of physical activity and fitness are associated with reduced risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a study published online June...
Who Do You Look to as Your Health 'Role Model'?
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 – Role models are important in health as well as in life, but such inspiration is more likely to come from your mom than a celebrity like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, a new stu...
Rare Predicted Loss-of-Function Variants, Polygenic Risk Score Linked to Risk of A-Fib
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 – Rare predicted loss-of-function (pLOF) variants and a polygenic risk score (PRS) are associated with increased atrial fibrillation (AF) risk, according to a study published...
For the First Time Since the Pandemic, Pedestrian Death Rates Fall in the U.S.
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 – A total of 7,318 American pedestrians were killed by motor vehicles in 2023 – a dip of 5.4 percent from 2022 and the first such decline seen since the pandemic ended,...
Concerns of Listeria Contamination Prompt Nationwide Ice Cream Recall
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 – Multiple brands of ice cream are being recalled by the maker, Totally Cool Inc., due to concerns over Listeria contamination. The full list of brands and recalled products...
Health Status, Mental Health Worsened in U.S. Transgender Adults From 2014 to 2022
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 – Health status, mental health, and health inequities worsened in the United States from 2014 to 2022 among transgender (TGD) adults, according to a research letter published...
Could Mom's Smartphone Use Affect Baby's Language Development?
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – Mothers tend to speak less to infants when they’re on their smartphones, a new study finds. Moms talked 16% less to their babies when they were fiddling with their phone, r...
New Insights Into How Microbiome Helps Cause Type 2 Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – A person’s gut microbiome appears to increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers claim. Specific strains of gut microbes are more commonly found in p...
Cortisol Might Play Role in Tough-to-Treat Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – The stress hormone cortisol appears to play a role in tough-to-treat type 2 diabetes, a new study finds. About 1 in 4 people (24%) with tough-to-treat type 2 diabetes have...
Feel Sick? Waiting at Least 2 Days Before COVID Test Is Best
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – The COVID virus, or rather people's immune response to it, has changed and it might be prudent to wait a couple days after symptoms start before taking a COVID test,...
USPSTF: Not Enough Evidence to Recommend Screening for Food Insecurity
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient for recommending screening for food insecurity in the primary care...
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