Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 on the upswing in Chicago again this summer
If it seems like you suddenly know a lot of people with COVID-19 this summer, it's not just you.
Jul 29, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What we know about Oropouche virus after first deaths
The first-ever deaths from the Oropouche virus, a little-known disease spread by the bites of infected midges and mosquitoes, have been recorded in Brazil.
Jul 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brazil records world's first Oropouche virus deaths: Ministry
Brazil has recorded the world's first Oropouche virus deaths, the country's health ministry said Thursday, after two women died of the illness spread by infected flies and mosquitos.
Jul 26, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Eliminating racial disparities in follow-up colonoscopy rates would reduce colon cancer incidence and death rates: Study
A new paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds that eliminating the race disparity in colon cancer testing in the United States would dramatically reduce colon cancer, and colon cancer death rates, among ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Fecal immunochemical test screening found to lower risk of death from colorectal cancer
Screening with fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) lowers the risk of dying from colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study published online July 19 in JAMA Network Open.
Jul 23, 2024
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Health
Two deaths linked to listeria food poisoning from meat sliced at deli counters
At least two people have died and more than two dozen were hospitalized in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning linked to meat sliced at grocery store deli counters, federal health officials said Friday.
Jul 20, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
New study finds 40% of cancer cases and almost half of all deaths in the US linked to modifiable risk factors
A study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) finds four in 10 cancer cases and about one-half of all cancer deaths in adults 30 years old and older in the United States (or 713,340 cancer cases and 262,120 ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Surgery
'Unhealthy' gut microbiome patterns linked to heightened risk of death after organ transplant
'Unhealthy' gut microbiome patterns are linked to a heightened risk of death after a solid organ transplant, finds research published online in the journal Gut.
Jul 9, 2024
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Cardiology
People in their 50s with PAD found to be at higher amputation risk than older people after leg surgery
People in their 50s with severe peripheral artery disease or PAD may be more likely than people in their 80s to undergo leg amputation one to five years after emergency surgery to restore blood flow to the lower limbs, according ...
Jul 22, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds depression can reduce survival among women with breast cancer
New research from New Mexico State University shows depression can reduce survival rates among American women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Jul 26, 2024
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