Obstetrics & gynaecology
You no longer need surgery to be diagnosed with endometriosis
By age 44, endometriosis affects around one in nine women and people assigned female at birth in Australia.
Jun 6, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
CDC study on depression and mortality finds wealth, smoking, and exercise reduce risk of death
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers in Atlanta have examined the association between depressive symptoms and mortality in a large, diverse, nationally representative sample of US adults.
Health
People seeing GPs aren't getting all the preventive health care they need. Here's what could help
When you go to your usual general practitioner (GP), you probably sit down, tell her your health-care needs or problems, and she advises and discusses with you how you can address them.
May 2, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer urine test shows who needs treatment and when
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital have developed a urine test to diagnose aggressive prostate cancer and predict whether patients will require treatment up to five ...
Jun 26, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Home urine test for prostate cancer could revolutionize diagnosis
A simple urine test under development for prostate cancer detection can now use urine samples collected at home—according to new research from University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
Nov 29, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Study says overweight Americans may risk kidney damage when attempting weight loss
With 1 in 5 overweight Americans suffering from chronic kidney disease, Cleveland Clinic researchers analyzed the nutritional and lifestyle habits of overweight adults, finding that their methods included diets and diet pills ...
Feb 21, 2012
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Diabetes
Diabetes prevention model is less effective for non-college graduates, study finds
Key prescriptions to prevent and manage diabetes—physical activity and a healthy diet—don't appear to be working as well for Americans who didn't graduate college, according to University of Kansas researcher's new study.
Aug 19, 2015
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Simple clinical tool to diagnose spinal fractures in people with osteoporosis
Only 1 in 3 patients are diagnosed with broken bones in the back due to osteoporosis. One reason is that medical staff find it difficult to know who should have a back X-ray. To help address this important diagnostic care ...
Mar 14, 2022
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Health
20 mins of daily exercise at 70 may best stave off major heart disease in late old age
Twenty minutes of daily moderate to vigorous exercise in early old age (70-75) may best stave off major heart disease, including heart failure, in late old age (80+), suggests research published online in the journal Heart.
Feb 14, 2022
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Dentistry
NYU researchers develop new assessment tool to combat oral-systemic disease
Improving oral health is a leading population health goal; however, curricula preparing health professionals have a dearth of oral health content and clinical experiences. Funded by a grant from the Health Resources and ...
Jan 22, 2015
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