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Deaths to Youths Inhaling 'Laughing Gas' Are Soaring
FRIDAY, Aug. 1, 2025 — It’s no laughing matter: Kids and teens across America are increasingly inhaling nitrous oxide, better known as “laughing gas,” to get high. Too often, this ends in tragedy. U....
Are Some 'Low-Grade' Prostate Cancers More Deadly Than Thought?
FRIDAY, August 1, 2025 — Men diagnosed with what are known as Grade Group one (GG1) prostate tumors are often told they don’t require treatment, only “watchful waiting,” because GG1 cancers are at low...
Hearing Loss Can Keep Young People From Education, Jobs
FRIDAY, August 1, 2025 — Hearing loss prevents many young adults from achieving their potential in schooling and careers, new research suggests. That’s especially true when impaired hearing hits you...
New Subtype of Diabetes Identified in Sub-Saharan Africans, Black Americans
FRIDAY, Aug. 1, 2025 – A new diabetes subtype has been identified in Sub-Saharan Africans and Black Americans, according to a study published online July 21 in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology....
Racialized Economic Segregation Linked to Advanced Cancer Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Aug. 1, 2025 – People living in racially and economically segregated neighborhoods are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced-stage breast and cervical cancer, according to a study...
When Local Homicide Rates Rise, Suicides Rise Soon After
FRIDAY, August 1, 2025 — There may be a connection between a community’s homicide and suicide rates: When murder rates rise, there’s typically a local uptick in suicides a year later, new U.S. resea...
Drug Overdoses in Health Care Workers Often Involve Drugs Obtained From Workplace
WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 – Characteristics of fatal drug overdoses among health care workers differ from overdoses in the overall population, according to a study published online July 22...
Racial Differences Seen in Prostate Cancer Care Quality
WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 – Black men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer have lower odds of overtreatment and confirmatory testing when compared with White men, according to a research letter...
You Might Inhale 68,000 Microplastics Per Day
THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 (HeathDay News) — Scientists say the average person may be inhaling microscopic, lung-penetrating plastic particles at a rate that’s 100 times what was previously assumed: 68,...
How Old Is Your Heart? It Could Be Aging Faster Than You Are
THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 — Researchers who’ve developed a new “heart age” calculator say many Americans have unhealthy hearts that are physiologically older than their chronological age, with men farin...
AI Correctly Localized Almost One-Third of Interval Cancers on Screening Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
THURSDAY, July 31 Aug. 1, 2025 – Artificial intelligence (AI) correctly localized nearly one-third of interval cancers on retrospective evaluation of screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT)...
Three Healthy Dietary Patterns Lower Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Across Ethnicities
THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 – Three of the most widely studied healthy dietary patterns are associated with lower incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), regardless of an individual's ethnicity, according...
Polygenic Scores for BMI Can Improve Prediction of Future Obesity
THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 – Polygenic scores (PGSs) for body mass index (BMI) can improve obesity prediction, according to a study published online July 21 in Nature Medicine. Roelof A.J. Smit, Ph.D.,...
Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Aids Atrial Fibrillation
THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 – Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (ExCR) shows clinical benefits in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a review published online July 29 in...
Increased Intake of Ultraprocessed Food Raises Lung Cancer Risk
THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 – Higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods (UPF) is associated with increased risk of lung cancer, according to a study published online July 29 in Thorax. Kanran Wang,...