Global mortality rates are falling, but not among youths and young adults, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study published in The Lancet today and presented at the World Health Summit in Berlin.
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of disease burden, causing one in three deaths worldwide as a result of population growth, population aging and exposure to a broad range of risks, including increasing ...
Sep 24, 2025
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In women with type 2 diabetes (T2D), use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) skin patches is not associated with a higher risk of blood clots or stroke. However, an increased cardiovascular risk was found for oral HRT, according ...
Sep 14, 2025
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Vaccination with the updated COVID-19 mRNA vaccine containing the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 omicron JN.1 lineage was not associated with an increased risk for 29 adverse events, according to a study ...
Aug 6, 2025
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Heart attacks remain a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The permanent loss of heart muscle cells—known as cardiomyocytes—and the heart's limited regenerative capacity often lead to chronic heart failure. ...
Aug 1, 2025
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Even in moderation, consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked with measurable increases in risk for chronic diseases, according to research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. ...
Disrupted care during the COVID-19 pandemic led to sharp increases in other non-COVID causes of illness and death, particularly mental health disorders, malaria in young children, and stroke and heart disease in older adults, ...
Jul 2, 2025
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A team of researchers from Toho University has uncovered a potential new use for a naturally occurring compound, schisandrin A, found in the traditional Chinese medicinal plant Schisandra chinensis.
Jun 23, 2025
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Smoke from Canada wildfires is rapidly drifting into the U.S. and the American Heart Association, a global force changing the future of health for all, warns that this wildfire smoke exposure may pose an increased risk for ...
May 31, 2025
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Being exposed to lingering fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke can have health effects for up to three months afterwards, well beyond the couple of days that previous studies have identified, and the exposure ...
May 28, 2025
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