HIV & AIDS
Smart food choices at family level can ease chronic illness
Promoting healthy diets for the entire family can better improve health outcomes for people with chronic illnesses, according to a new Cornell study.
Aug 12, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer risk from pesticides comparable to smoking in some cases, study finds
In modern day agriculture, pesticides are essential to ensure high enough crop yields and food security. These chemicals, however, can adversely affect plant and animal life as well as the people exposed to them.
Jul 25, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
An unequal toll of financial stress: Poll of older adults shows different impacts related to health and age
Inflation rates may have cooled off recently, but a new poll shows many older adults are experiencing financial stress—especially those who say they're in fair or poor physical health or mental health.
Jul 11, 2024
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Health
Coupling food pantry access with primary care offers new recipe for preventative medicine
In a world awash with mass-produced, highly processed high-caloric food, the cheapest option is often an unhealthy one. Add rampant wealth inequality, mix in the many factors plaguing the U.S. health care system, and you ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Radiology & Imaging
Cloud-magnetic resonance imaging system in the 6G and AI era
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has played an important role in modern medical diagnosis, generating petabytes of crucial data annually across health care facilities worldwide. However, the challenges in big data storage, ...
Jul 3, 2024
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Health
Study finds that Americans are eating better, but disparities persist in marginalized communities
Poor diet continues to take a toll on American adults. It's a major risk factor for obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers, and more than one million Americans die every year from diet-related ...
Jun 17, 2024
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Diabetes
Social determinants of health linked with youth-onset prediabetes
Food insecurity, low household income and not having private health insurance are associated with higher rates of prediabetes in adolescents, independent of race and ethnicity, according to a JAMA Network Open study by University ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude
People do not need to have tested positive for the coronavirus to be considered for a diagnosis of long COVID, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine concludes.
Jun 6, 2024
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Medical economics
New survey shows worries loom large over safety net programs and health care affordability in the US
Concerns over the potential insolvency of Medicare among those under 65 have risen, with 73% now expressing worry that it won't be available when they need it, up from 67% in 2022, according to the new West Health-Gallup ...
Jun 5, 2024
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Sleep disorders
Access to food assistance programs may improve sleep outcomes in older adults
Older adults who utilize food assistance programs to reliably access quality food may fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer than their peers who do not use such programs, according to a new study by researchers in the ...
Jun 4, 2024
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