• Can AI Predict Who Will Develop Diabetes?

    Artificial intelligence (AI) may be able to identify people who will develop type 2 diabetes, researchers say. For the study, the researchers used machine learning AI to analyze more than 509,000 annual health checkup records of more...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • Being Chained to Your Desk Might Harm Your Thyroid

    Could long hours at the office put you at risk for hypothyroidism? New research suggests it’s possible: Hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid) was more than twice as common in adults who worked 53 to 83 hours a week...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold

    Thousands of elective and semi-elective surgeries — including heart and chest operations — are on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. If your heart or chest surgery has been postponed, Dr. Robbin Cohen and Dr. Elizabeth David...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • Blood Test Could Spot 50 Different Cancers

    A simple blood test for dozens of cancers is in the works. Researchers say their test can detect more than 50 kinds of cancer at early stages and pinpoint their location in the body. “If these findings...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • Major Study Casts Doubt on Routine Use of Stents, Bypass

    Folks with clogged arteries do as well with medication and lifestyle changes as they do after undergoing invasive procedures to reopen their blood vessels, a major new clinical trial reports. Bypass surgery, balloon angioplasty and stenting are...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 163,000; Death Count Set to Surpass China’s Total

    (HealthDay News) — As U.S. coronavirus cases surged past 163,000 on Tuesday, Americans were told they may soon get a look at the statistical disease models that public officials have been using to urge more than 250...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: March 31, 2020

    Eilish, Carey, Other Stars Perform From Home in Coronavirus Benefit Concert U.S. Army Opens Field Hospital in New York City 66 Coronavirus Cases in Maryland Nursing Home Researchers Find Way to Clean N95 Masks for Re-Use

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study

    Once infected with the new coronavirus, a 20-something has about a 1% chance of illness so severe it requires hospitalization, and that risk rises to more than 8% for people in their 50s and to nearly 19%...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers

    As hospitals give more and more COVID-19 patients albuterol to help them breathe, people with asthma may have a hard time getting an inhaler. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) said some areas of...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • A Parent’s Guide to Fighting Coronavirus Stress

    Stressed-out parents should reach out to others for support during the coronavirus pandemic, child health experts say. As the number of coronavirus cases rise and families spend long periods in isolation, parents face unique financial and emotional...

    • Posted March 30, 2020
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