In six years, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has doubled in a group of middle-aged people in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Burkina Faso. In the first-ever longitudinal study of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa, data from ...
Feb 27, 2025
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Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new research published in Circulation.
Mar 17, 2025
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Watching no more than one hour of TV a day may lower the risk of heart attack, stroke and other blood vessel diseases among people with varying levels of genetic risk for type 2 diabetes, including high genetic risk, according ...
Mar 12, 2025
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The average adult brain only weighs about 3 pounds, yet it is one of the most complex and vital organs of the human body. Cognition may decline and our brains become prone to disease as we age, so as medical advances and ...
Mar 12, 2025
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The global need for palliative care (PC) has increased by 74% over the last three decades, rising to 73.5 million people in 2021, according to a paper published in The Lancet Global Health.
Feb 27, 2025
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A new study reveals social isolation and loneliness can adversely affect mental and physical health, with researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) calling on Australians to look out for those who might be at risk.
Mar 10, 2025
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A new study has uncovered that a gene variant common in Oceanian communities was misclassified as a potential cause of heart disease, highlighting the risk of the current diversity gap in genomics research which can pose ...
Mar 5, 2025
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The answer to your heart health may be on your wrist, a new study suggests. Researchers have developed a new way to assess cardiovascular health based on information routinely collected by smartwatches, according to a study ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from CT scans under new Medicare regulations.
Mar 10, 2025
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Nonmalignant gynecological diseases (NMGD) are associated with cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular disease (C/CVD), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online in Heart.
Feb 28, 2025
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