Satisfying relationships in midlife with partners, friends, or work colleagues are linked to a lower risk of accumulating multiple long term conditions in older age—at least among women—suggests research published in ...
Feb 21, 2023
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In a new study, higher daily step counts were associated with lower mortality risk from all causes. The research team, which included investigators from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute on Aging ...
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Providing health insurance to more children could lead to diagnosing additional cases of mild or intermittent asthma, a new study shows. Some who treat childhood asthma say this could increase the number of kids receiving ...
Oct 27, 2011
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Chronic conditions, such as Type II diabetes and hypertension, account for seven in 10 deaths in the United States each year. And by some estimates, public health factors, such as the physical environment we live in, socioeconomic ...
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After childbirth, some women who received an epidural for pain will develop a debilitating headache. But minority women are less likely than white moms to receive the treatment that can provide relief, according to a new ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Rico has lived with HIV for almost a decade, confiding in only a small number of people in socially conservative Singapore, fearful of the reaction. Last month, he got a phone call saying information about his condition had ...
Feb 10, 2019
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A study that assessed the brains of 99 World Trade Center (WTC) responders by using diffusion tractography, a 3D imaging technique, showed that WTC responders with cognitive impairment (CI), a possible sign of dementia, and ...
Aug 23, 2022
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Hypertension is a prevalent condition among the least educated and poorest people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), despite often presumed low rates of common risk factors like sedentary lifestyle and obesity, ...
Aug 15, 2022
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A high level of cardiovascular health (CVH) is associated with longer life expectancy free of major chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Mar 7, 2023
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For undocumented Latinx patients who sought care in the emergency room during the pandemic, the reported rate of having received the COVID-19 vaccine was found to be the same as U.S. citizens, a new UCLA Health study found.
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