Health
Australians are living and working longer—but not necessarily healthier, new study shows
Australians are living and working longer, but a longer working life doesn't always come with equivalent gains in healthy life.
Jul 28, 2023
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Health
These eight habits could lengthen your life by decades
A new study involving over 700,000 U.S. veterans reports that people who adopt eight healthy lifestyle habits by middle age can expect to live substantially longer than those with few or none of these habits. The eight habits ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How childhood trauma can lead to obesity in people with serious mental illness
People with a serious mental illness (SMI), like schizophrenia, often experience obesity. And in the UK, such people are almost twice as likely to be obese compared to those without a diagnosis.
Jul 18, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New method used to develop RNA therapy for the treatment of rare diseases
Having a rare genetic disease is actually pretty common. Rare diseases affect approximately 1 in 10 individuals, and more than 30 million people in the U.S. have a rare disease diagnosis. What makes them rare is that these ...
Pediatrics
National poll: Less than half of parents utilize patient portal benefits for their children
For many busy families, online access to a child's health provider for medical advice, health records or prescription refills is likely a convenient option.
Jul 17, 2023
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Health informatics
Neighborhood racial segregation linked to shorter life spans
Black residents living in highly segregated neighborhoods have significantly shortened life expectancies, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study published July 14 in JAMA Health Forum.
Jul 14, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Gender, race and socioeconomic status are associated with comorbidity in people with HIV who smoke
High rates of smoking among people with HIV are associated with high rates of comorbid health problems—which are associated with characteristics including gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, according to a ...
Jul 14, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Coexisting conditions impact survival in oral cancer
For patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, excluding the effects of coexisting conditions can lead to underestimation or overestimation of survival, according to a study published online July 10 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Diabetes
Adipose tissue hormone protects cells that secrete insulin, reverses damage associated with obesity
Adiponectin, a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, plays a doubly important role in preserving pancreatic function. In lean people, it protects beta cells, which make insulin, and in obese people, it reverses damage to fatty ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Medical economics
Income, healthy food access linked to life expectancy
Income and healthy food accessibility are associated with life expectancy, with the lowest life expectancy in low-income/low-access census tracts, according to a study published online June 28 in the Journal of Urban Health.
Jul 13, 2023
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