Maternal deaths in the US more than doubled over two decades. Black mothers died at the highest rate Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. Jul 8, 2023 0 13
Study highlights limitations of BMI in predicting death People classified as overweight though not obese are not at a higher risk of death, according to a new study Wednesday that underscores the limitations of the body mass index (BMI), long a standard medical metric. Jul 8, 2023 0 2
New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control Researchers have known that a lack of quality sleep can increase a person's risk of diabetes. What has remained a mystery, however, is why. Jul 8, 2023 0 142
Cancer's origin story features predictable plot line, researchers find Cancer cells-to-be accumulate a series of specific genetic changes in a predictable and sequential way years before they are identifiable as pre-malignancies, researchers at Stanford Medicine have found. Many of these changes ... Jul 8, 2023 0 95
Bilateral total knee arthroplasty linked to increased complication rates Patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are at an increased risk of several types of complications, as compared with matched patients undergoing unilateral TKA, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & ... Jul 8, 2023 0 1