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Evidence supports three-year interval for multi-target stool DNA screening for those at average risk of colon cancer
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A scientific study exploring the appropriate interval for colorectal cancer screening via non-invasive multi-target stool DNA testing for individuals with average risk […]
Could these antiviral pills treat long COVID?
by Lisa M. Krieger Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Could Paxlovid solve one of the pandemic’s biggest puzzles? A new study at Stanford University aims to find […]
Shopping Black Friday for TVs, furniture? Don’t forget the tip-over kit
That new television, cabinet or appliance you’re looking to snag on Black Friday or Cyber Monday could bring unexpected dangers to your home. So don’t forget […]
China announces 1st COVID-19 death in almost 6 months
A resident gets swabbed for the COVID test outside a neighborhood in Beijing, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan China on Sunday announced […]
Scientists fashion tiny ‘lyre’ to ensure medical imaging systems are in tune
Graphical abstract. Credit: ACS Photonics (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.2c01074 Skoltech researchers have created a solution for quick functional checks of optoacoustic microscopes and tomographs. These are diagnostic […]
Immune system holds clues to patients with high-risk smoldering myeloma likely to benefit from treatment
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cancer Cell (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2022.10.017 For many patients with a condition that often precedes multiple myeloma, early treatment can slow or delay the […]
11.3 percent of school students report tobacco product use
About 11.3 percent of all middle and high school students reported currently using any tobacco product in 2022, with electronic cigarettes the most commonly used product, […]
Study finds opioids double risk of venous thromboembolism in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Risk of outcomes (HR, 95% CI) with opioid initiation compared to NSAID initiation after adjustment for propensity score weights and imbalanced covariables (CVD medications). Credit: Major […]
Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria
by Carla K. Johnson This 2014 photo made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a feeding female Anopheles funestus mosquito. The […]
Hormonal treatment in pregnancy won’t lower odds for preterm birth
A hormone therapy commonly used to prevent preterm births probably isn’t effective, a new study reports. Doctors have been prescribing vaginal progesterone treatments to help at-risk […]
Video games could improve kids’ brains: study
Children play a video game called League of Legends in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; a large new US study published in JAMA Network Open indicates there […]
Blacks, hispanics less likely than whites to receive bystander CPR
Blacks and Hispanics are less likely than Whites to receive bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study published in the Oct. […]
Sleep-deprived kids will snack more: Study
Experts studying kids’ sleep and eating habits have learned more about a potential reason for childhood obesity. Kids who are deprived of sleep tend to eat […]
A new treatment is restoring skin coloration to some with vitiligo
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sarah Hayden owns a lot of turtlenecks. She also has chunky necklaces and tons of makeup—anything to cover up the blotchy white […]
How to lower heart disease and breast cancer risk at the same time
It turns out that many of the lifestyle behaviors that help fight off breast cancer in women also can help them avoid heart disease. Think of […]
How bad is red meat for you? Health risks get star ratings
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research about what is healthy comes so thick and fast—red meat can appear good for you one week, stroke-inducing the next—that a […]
Dinner at 5 p.m.? New research suggests eating early and within a 10-hour window is healthier
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers have provided more evidence that eating earlier in the day might be good for you—and eating all of your meals within […]
Findings from one of the largest consultations on UK bereavement support published
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New findings from one of the largest ever consultations on bereavement support in the U.K. have been published today by the UK […]
Researchers discover new molecular driver of retinoblastoma
Inactive remnant of retinoblastoma tumor following successful intra-arterial chemotherapy. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center Despite decades of medical advances, children who develop the pediatric eye cancer […]
November 11, 2022
About 11.3 percent of all middle and high school students reported currently using any tobacco product in 2022, with electronic cigarettes the most commonly used product, […]
February 5, 2021
An assessment published this week in the journal The Lancet HIV provides new insight about an initiative to integrate treatment of opioid use disorder along with […]
February 4, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Many nations place drugs into various schedules or categories according to their risk of being abused and their medical value. At times, […]
February 3, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The vet tranquilliser, xylazine, is now implicated in almost a third of fatal overdoses involving heroin and/or fentanyl in Philadelphia, reveals research […]
January 28, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Access to legal cannabis stores is associated with a reduction in opioid related deaths in the United States, particularly those linked to […]
January 13, 2021
Dr. Madhukar Trivedi and staff of UT Southwestern Medical Center conduct lab research. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center A combination of two medications, injectable naltrexone and […]
December 21, 2020
A record 621 people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco so far this year, a staggering number that far outpaces the 173 deaths from COVID-19 […]
December 15, 2020
Opioid prescribing patterns vary hugely across England, even in similarly deprived areas, reveals an analysis of general practice data, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology […]
November 19, 2020
Young adults aren’t drinking as much as they used to. In fact, more than a quarter don’t drink alcohol at all, recent surveys show. It’s good […]