15 million Americans live in a county with no general surgeon

More than 15 million Americans live in one of the 1,180 U.S. counties with no general surgeon, and 951 counties have no surgeon in any of 12 surgical specialties, according to a new national analysis announced at the ACS ...

Insomnia linked to higher risk of stroke

Insomnia is associated with a 26% higher risk of stroke and 28% higher odds of hospital admission, according to new research in Sleep Medicine Reviews. The researchers say the findings support recognizing insomnia as an important ...

Gut microbiome can reveal risk of type 2 diabetes

Changes in the composition of gut bacteria could provide an early warning of type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) ...

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