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Certain Women May Need Mammograms Before Age 40 — An Expert Explains Why
Women typically are urged to start receiving regular mammograms at age 40, but some might need to start even sooner, experts say. Specific risk factors that increase risk of early breast cancer might prompt young women to...
- Posted October 15, 2024
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Gene Therapy Might Tweak Fats, Help Prevent Arthritis in Overweight Kids
Gene therapy could help obese kids avoid health problems associated with excess weight, including arthritis, a new, preliminary study in mice suggests. The gene therapy prompts cells to convert inflammation-causing omega-6 fatty acids into beneficial omega-3 fatty...
- Posted October 15, 2024
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Half of Patients With Sepsis Die Within 2 Years, Hospital Study Finds
Half of people who develop blood poisoning, otherwise known as sepsis, are dead within a couple of years, a new study finds. A little more than 50% of patients admitted to an ER with sepsis died within...
- Posted October 15, 2024
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Could Dad’s Sperm Raise Odds for Common Complications of Pregnancy?
Some men might have damaged sperm that will increase the risk of pregnancy complications and health problems in newborns, a new study finds. DNA defects in sperm can double the risk of preeclampsia, a dangerous pregnancy complication...
- Posted October 15, 2024
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Homeless Americans’ Death Rate Rises on Hot Days
As temperatures soar in some of America’s hottest spots, death rates among local homeless people rise as well, new research shows. Data from 2015 through 2022 finds a big bump in deaths among unhoused people in Clark...
- Posted October 15, 2024
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Change in Alzheimer’s Drug Vial Size Could Be Big Money-Saver for Medicare
A simple tweak in available vial sizes of the breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi could save Medicare hundreds of millions of dollars each year, a new analysis claims. About 6% of Leqembi (lecanemab) is discarded because patients are...
- Posted October 14, 2024
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GLP-1 Weight-Loss Meds Won’t Raise Teens’ Suicide Risk, May Even Lower It
As with any new drug, parents and doctors may worry that the use of GLP-1 weight-loss meds by children and teens might raise psychiatric risks, including the risk for suicide and suicidal thoughts. But a new study...
- Posted October 14, 2024
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Most ERs Not Fully Equipped to Treat Pediatric Patients
New findings may worry many parents: Nearly 8 in 10 emergency rooms lack the supplies and training needed to treat pediatric patients, new U.S. research shows. To be ready to address children’s emergencies, ERs need “key pediatric...
- Posted October 14, 2024
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1 in 4 U.S. Adults Suspect They Have Undiagnosed ADHD
Alison Burke wanted to be there for her daughter following the girl’s diagnosis with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Then she noticed that a lot of what she was learning about ADHD sounded awfully familiar. “As I took her...
- Posted October 14, 2024
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Ozempic Plus Intestinal ‘Zap’ Therapy May Eliminate Need for Insulin in Type 2 Diabetics
Results from a very small study suggest that a combination of the diabetes drug Ozempic and an innovative new intestinal procedure could help erase the need for insulin in folks with type 2 diabetes. The new trial...
- Posted October 14, 2024