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Obesity Linked to Financial Hardship, Food Insecurity
WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 – Obesity is associated with financial hardship and food insecurity, according to a research letter published online June 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Simar S....
Men With Hidradenitis Suppurativa Perceive Better Physician Communication
WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 – Male patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) perceive better physician communication with respect to demonstrating respect, listening, and explanations, according to a...
2023 to 2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Provided Additional Effectiveness
WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 – The 2023 to 2024 COVID-19 vaccine provided additional effectiveness against medically attended COVID-19, according to a study published online June 24 in JAMA Network Open....
2011 to 2023 Saw Increase in Prevalence of Obesity Among Children
WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 – The prevalence of obesity increased among children and adolescents from 2011 to 2023, with the increase most pronounced among Black youths, according to a study published...
Grip Provides Insight Into Psychosis, Study Says
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 — “Get a grip” might be a truer saying for holding onto sanity than previously thought, a new study says. A loss of grip strength might be an early sign of psychosis, resea...
Medicaid, Medicare Don't Adequately Cover Addiction Treatment, Study Says
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 — Opioid addicts covered by Medicare and Medicaid are less likely to receive the mental health and substance use treatment that they need, a new study says. Addicts with public i...
AI Can Help Determine A Person's Specific Form Of Dementia
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 — A new AI tool can help doctors hone in on a patient’s particular type of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says. The AI tool, StateViewer, helped resea...
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Anti-Vaccine Group’s Free Speech Case
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 — On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court said it will not hear a case brought by a group once led by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that claimed Facebook censored its v...
Trump Administration May Cut Funds to Hospitals Offering Gender Care to Kids
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 — The Trump administration may cut off federal funding to hospitals that provide gender-related treatments to children and teens. Nine major children’s hospitals recently rec...
Higher Cardiac Marker Levels Tied to Long-Term Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 – Slightly higher levels of cardiac biomarkers may predict an increased risk for incident cancer, according to a study published online in the July issue of JACC: Advances....
Mortality Benefit of Coffee Diminishes With Added Sugar and Saturated Fat
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 – Only black coffee and coffee with low added sugar and saturated fat are associated with lower mortality risk, according to a study published online May 12 in the Journal of ...
Breast Cancer Incidence Trends Vary by Age
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 – Breast cancer incidence trends differ by age, even among older women, particularly by race and ethnicity and stage at diagnosis, according to a study published online June 24...
Could Your Address Determine Your Dementia Risk?
MONDAY, June 30, 2025 — Your address might influence your risk for dementia, a new study says. People living in poor neighborhoods appear to be more likely to have biological risk factors for i...
Intermittent Fasting Reduces Body Weight Versus Ad Libitum Diet
MONDAY, June 30, 2025 – Intermittent-fasting strategies yield small reductions in body weight compared with an ad libitum diet, according to a study published online June 18 in The BMJ. Zhila...
Experts Sound Alarm About Risk of Child Deaths in Hot Cars
MONDAY, June 30, 2025 — With early summer temperatures already setting triple-digit records across the East Coast, safety experts are sounding the alarm about the risks of leaving young children in...