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Water Aerobics Tied to Improvements in Body Weight for Overweight, Obesity
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – Water aerobics (WAs) improves body weight and waist circumference for adults with overweight or obesity, according to a review published online March 11 in BMJ Open. Ziyan...
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Increases Oral Cavity Cancer Risk in Women
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – High sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake is associated with an increased risk for oral cavity cancer (OCC) in women, according to a study published online March 13 in...
Lung Cancer Screening Adherence Rates Decline Annually After Baseline Screening
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – Screening adherence is associated with increased overall and early-stage lung cancer detection rates among individuals undergoing lung cancer screening (LCS); however,...
Sonolysis Reduces Risk for Periprocedural Cerebrovascular Events During Carotid Endarterectomy
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – For patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, sonolysis is safe and results in a significant reduction in the composite incidence of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic...
Trump Administration May Cut CDC's HIV Prevention Division
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – The Trump administration is weighing elimination of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division on HIV Prevention, sparking concerns among public h...
Increase in Internalizing Behaviors in Teens Observed Over Last 30 Years
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – From 1991 to 2021, there was an increase in the prevalence of high internalizing behaviors among adolescents, while the prevalence of behavioral health risks decreased,...
Therapy Dogs May Reduce Child, Parent Anxiety in the Emergency Department
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – Adjunctive use of therapy dogs in standard child-life therapy is tied to a modest but significantly greater reduction in both child-reported and parental-reported child...
Firearms Rarely Used For Protection Against Crime
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – People often say they own a gun to protect themselves and their families. But firearms owners rarely use their weapon in self-defense, a new study says. An overwhelming...
Surgeon General’s Gun Violence Advisory Removed From HHS Website
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has removed the 2024 surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence from its website. A link to the document now d...
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 10 to 14
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held from March 10 to 14 in San Diego, drawing approximately 2,000 participants from around the world. The conference h...
Graph Neural Network Can Detect Epileptogenic Focal Cortical Dysplasia
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – A graph neural network using data from the Multicenter Epilepsy Lesion Detection (MELD) Project (MELD Graph) can detect epileptogenic focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) on...
Geospatial Clustering Seen in Pediatric Firearm Injuries
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 – Geospatial clusters are seen in pediatric firearm injuries, and most of these incidents occur within the same zip code as the child's home, according to a study published...
Chest CT Scans Can Help Diagnose Pneumonia
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says. Ultra-low-dose scans can...
Glucose Monitors Improve Traffic Safety For Diabetic Drivers
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – Continuous glucose monitors don’t just help people with diabetes maintain healthy blood sugar levels, a new study says – the devices also can help them be safer drivers. D...
Prompt CPR Saves Lives, Regardless Of Who Performs It
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – It doesn’t matter if CPR is performed by a doctor, a paramedic or an unskilled, unpracticed passerby – when performed promptly, it will increase a person’s odds of sur...