Men who had a high body mass index (BMI) as children are at an elevated risk of obesity-related cancer later in life, even if their weight was normal in young adulthood, according to a new study from University of Gothenburg.
May 2, 2022
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A major review on the health effects of e-cigarettes reflects what public health advocates have feared—escalating use of e-cigarettes in school-aged children, early warning signs of increased smoking rates in young Australians, ...
Apr 7, 2022
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Scientists have shown how accelerated biological aging measured by an epigenetic clock may increase the risk of bowel cancer, according to a report published today in eLife.
Mar 29, 2022
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Spanish health authorities are moving closer to normalizing life in coexistence with COVID-19, by scrapping mandatory quarantines—from next week—for those infected with the virus but showing no or mild symptoms of the ...
Mar 22, 2022
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Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and fertility has propagated online despite the vaccines' clear safety profile.
Mar 22, 2022
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The Endocrine Society joined a coalition of physicians, scientists and public health and environmental organizations to send a formal petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling on the agency to rescind its ...
Jan 27, 2022
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The EU health agency ECDC on Wednesday warned that vaccinations alone would not stop the rise of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, and said "strong action" was urgently needed.
Dec 15, 2021
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On discovering the omicron variant, many countries moved quickly to impose travel restrictions and other public health measures, such as compulsory mask wearing. But, given the lack of data, is this the best course of action?
Dec 3, 2021
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Clinicians are missing opportunities to vaccinate Medicare patients against influenza, despite widespread availability of vaccines and no copayment for patients. In addition, disparities persist in vaccination uptake based ...
Nov 15, 2021
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Healthy people with a higher genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease may show differences in brain structure and in cognitive test scores relating to reasoning and attention, according to a new study.
Oct 7, 2021
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