Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Multi-Society Task Force on colon cancer encourage patients to start screening at age 50 unless they ...
Mar 2, 2023
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Most U.S. adults are unaware of warning signs of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and treatment advances for the condition, according to survey results released by the American Society of Retina Specialists.
Feb 8, 2023
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A new retrospective study with up to 40 years of follow up shows significant reductions in death rates from all causes and cause-specific conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer in patients who have ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Underweight and severe obesity are associated with decreased survival in patients with multiple myeloma (MM), according to a study published online Jan. 12 in the Blood Cancer Journal.
Jan 23, 2023
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The advice general practitioners give to patients with obesity in the UK was found to be "highly varied, superficial and often lacked an apparent evidence base," according to a new study from the University of Oxford.
Dec 19, 2022
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Not all pediatric patients with type 2 diabetes have obesity, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Dec. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 17, 2022
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Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from a lean donor does not reduce body weight or improve the results of bariatric surgery among adults with severe obesity, according to a study published online Dec. 16 in JAMA Network ...
Dec 16, 2022
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For overweight or obese patients with knee osteoarthritis, diet and exercise result in a small but statistically significant difference in knee pain over 18 months compared with an attention control, according to a study ...
Dec 14, 2022
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A new research study published today in Family Practice finds that when doctors tell patients living with obesity to lose weight, the guidance they give is generally vague, superficial, and commonly not supported by scientific ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Australians undergoing a knee replacement operation are at a higher risk of needing further surgery if they're obese.
Nov 15, 2022
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