Oncology & Cancer
Geography matters: Imaging overuse seen in certain US regions
Where you receive medical care impacts many things - including whether or not you receive inappropriate medical tests, according to a new study.
Mar 12, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No difference in suicide rates between refugees and migrants
Refugees who fled to Sweden were no more likely to die by suicide than migrants who moved to the country on their own terms, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and UCL in the U.K. However, ...
Oct 15, 2019
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Medical research
Triglycerides: A new frontier in detecting and treating disease
When it comes to thinking about lipids and heart health, cholesterol often comes to mind. Along with age, blood pressure, and underlying conditions, cholesterol—a fat that circulates in the bloodstream—is one of many ...
Jul 26, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Active surveillance preserves quality of life for prostate cancer patients
Faced with the negative quality-of-life effects from surgery and radiation treatments for prostate cancer, low risk patients may instead want to consider active surveillance with their physician, according to a study released ...
Mar 21, 2017
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Health
Child mortality and malnutrition linked to gender inequality
Women's status in society is strongly linked with children's health and survival according to a new study from UCL and the University of Cambridge.
Mar 21, 2016
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Health
WHO's recommendation against the use of artificial sweeteners for weight loss leaves many questions unanswered
Do low-calorie sweeteners help with weight management? And are they safe for long-term use?
Jun 8, 2023
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Health
BMJ investigation questions expert advice underpinning new US dietary guidelines
The expert report underpinning the latest dietary guidelines for Americans fails to reflect much relevant scientific literature in its reviews of crucial topics and therefore risks giving a misleading picture, an investigation ...
Sep 23, 2015
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Cardiology
Blacks in all socioeconomic groups have poorer outcomes after heart attack
Black patients and patients with low socioeconomic status have shorter life expectancies after a heart attack. However, the largest racial differences in life expectancy after a heart attack occur in patients with high socioeconomic ...
Sep 14, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Extremely high estrogen levels may underlie complications of single-birth IVF pregnancies
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified what may be a major factor behind the increased risk of two adverse outcomes in pregnancies conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Two papers published ...
Feb 25, 2013
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Cardiology
Genetic risk information for coronary heart disease leads to lower bad cholesterol
A group of researchers led by Mayo Clinic has discovered that disclosing genetic risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) results in lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), also known as bad cholesterol. The findings ...
Nov 9, 2015
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