Overweight & Obesity
Being overweight costs society far more than obesity, Norwegian researchers say
Norwegians are gaining weight. People who are "just" overweight cost the health system much more than people who are obese.
Dec 14, 2023
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News tagged with population
Oncology & Cancer
New evidence on cervical cancer screening and treatment for women living with HIV
Following the announcement of the WHO call to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem in 2020, there has been encouraging global progress in implementing and expanding Human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization, ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Prediabetes treatment may reduce heart and kidney risks in childhood cancer survivors
A study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital sheds light on the incidence of prediabetes and diabetes in childhood cancer survivors for better prevention and treatment. At a younger age, childhood cancer survivors can ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Benign breast disease linked to increased risk for breast cancer
The overall risk for breast cancer (BC) is increased for women diagnosed with benign breast disease (BBD) in the percutaneous biopsy era compared with the general population, according to a study published online Dec. 13 ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Genetics
Scientists create a comprehensive atlas of cell types in a mammalian brain
A team of scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has generated one of the first comprehensive maps of cell types in a mammalian brain using recently developed technology called spatial transcriptomics, which ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tobacco smoke exposure linked to increased risk of tuberculosis
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified a potential mechanism by which tobacco smoking drives a type of white blood cell known as monocytes to the lung where they can increase the risk of active ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Health
New tool helps gauge trust in government, aims to help inform better public health policies
People are less likely to adopt new health policies if they don't have faith in their government, and a new tool from University of Waterloo researchers aims to fix that.
Dec 13, 2023
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Cardiology
Black patients less likely to receive lifesaving stroke treatments
Almost 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dec 12, 2023
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Health
Adults with cognitive disabilities are more likely to have worse experiences with health care system: Study
People with cognitive disabilities—like autism, attention deficit and memory loss—are less satisfied with their health care than those in the general population, according to a study published by a Rutgers researcher.
Dec 12, 2023
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Medical research
Toolkit helps researchers develop more equitable and representative research
Without representative participation, clinical trials cannot accurately reflect how medical interventions impact patients—introducing bias and affecting research quality. This can result in reluctance to offer treatments ...
Dec 12, 2023
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