Oncology & Cancer
Low-risk, long-term cancer survivors more likely to die of non-cancer causes, study shows
Advances in early detection and treatment have vastly improved the long-term survival of people diagnosed with cancer.
Aug 16, 2023
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Heart Disease
Cardiology
Study finds adults with heart disease less likely to use health tracking apps
Two in five U.S. adults with or at risk for heart disease use smartphones or tablets to monitor their health, a new Yale study finds. But those at highest risk for heart disease are less likely to use technology to track ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds most infants receiving ICU-level care for RSV had no underlying medical condition
Most infants admitted to the intensive care or high acuity unit for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections during fall 2022 were previously healthy and born at term, according to a new study reported in JAMA Network ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Cardiology
Abortion bans increase need for congenital heart defect care, study finds
The number of babies born with severe congenital heart defects will increase because of new U.S. abortion bans, potentially straining the health care system's capacity to meet their needs, according to research from the Stanford ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The socioeconomic gap in behaviors that contribute to diseases is widening, study shows
New research shows increasing levels of inequality in risk factors that causes higher levels of health conditions such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes.
Aug 2, 2023
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Health
Drinking kombucha may reduce blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes, pilot trial suggests
People with type 2 diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting placebo beverage, according to results from a clinical ...
Aug 1, 2023
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Biomedical technology
Fiber-infused ink enables 3D-printed heart muscle to beat
Over the last decade, advances in 3D printing have unlocked new possibilities for bioengineers to build heart tissues and structures. Their goals include creating better in vitro platforms for discovering new therapeutics ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Syrian refugees are diagnosed with breast cancer younger and with more advanced tumors, study finds
Brigham researchers and international collaborators identified the association with younger age and advanced stage at diagnosis, coupled with the trauma associated with displacement, as likely contributors to the disparities.
Jul 25, 2023
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Cardiology
Cause of sleep disturbance in cardiac disease identified: Ganglia play previously unrecognized role
About one third of people with heart disease suffer from sleep problems. In a paper published in the journal Science, a team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) shows that heart diseases affect the production of the ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bipolar disorder linked to heightened risk of early death from external causes
People with bipolar disorder—characterized by extreme mood swings—are six times more likely to die before their time from external causes, such as accidents, violence, and suicide, than those without the condition, finds ...
Jul 18, 2023
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