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Preterm Birth Slightly Higher for Offspring of Young Male Patients With Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – The prevalence of preterm birth is slightly higher among liveborn offspring of male adolescents and young adults with cancer (AYAs; aged 15 to 39 years), according to a...
Considerable Overlap Seen for Children With Medical Complexity, Autism
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 – There is considerable overlap between children with medical complexity (CMC) and autism, with significantly higher expenditures seen for those with medical complexity and...
Ultra-Processed Foods Make Up Nearly Half of Calories for Canadian Kids
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – Canadian youngsters are munching loads of ultra-processed foods, increasing their lifelong risk of obesity, a new study says. “We saw that ultra-processed foods contributed t...
At-Home Urine Test Can Detect Aggressive Prostate Cancer
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – It’s tough for a man to know what to do following a diagnosis of prostate cancer. The treatment is often worse than the risk posed by the cancer itself, causing some men to s...
Firearms Injuries Shot Up Following Pandemic, Study Says
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – Hospitalizations for firearm injuries sharply increased in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic after years of steady decline, a new study says. Overall, 34% more people landed...
Scientists Find More Microplastics in Human Brains
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – Tiny microplastics are making their way into the human brain, and new research suggests the problem is getting worse. The new study, published Feb. 3 in the journal Nature,...
Heavy Cannabis Use May Lower Brain Activation on Working Memory Task
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – Lifetime history of heavy cannabis use is associated with lower brain activation on working memory tasks among young adults, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in...
Mental Health Disparities Seen Among Sexual, Gender Minority Populations
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – There are significant mental health disparities between sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations and cisgender heterosexual populations (non-SGM), according to a study...
Improvements in Prostate Cancer Mortality Plateaued From 2012 to 2021
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – Distant-stage prostate cancer increased and mortality rates plateaued throughout California during the 2010s, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in JAMA Network...
AI System Can Improve Detection of Congenital Heart Defects In Utero
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve detection of congenital heart defects (CHDs) on routine prenatal ultrasounds, according to a study presented at The Pregnancy...
Heart Patients Aren't Taking Lifesaving Meds
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – Drugs like blood thinners, cholesterol-lowering statins and blood pressure meds can protect the health and extend the lives of people with heart disease. But only if patients...
Lifetime Cancer Risk Might Be Set Before You're Born
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 – A person’s lifetime risk of cancer might be partly established before they are even born, a new mouse study says. Researchers identified two distinct genetic states that arise ...
Qigong Beneficial for Veterans With Chronic Low Back Pain
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 – The traditional Chinese practice of qigong can effectively alleviate chronic low back pain (CLBP), according to a study recently published in Pain Management Nursing. Cheryl ...
F.A.S.T. Acronym Can Speed Bystander Stroke Response
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 – A simple acronym – F.A.S.T. – can help bystanders recognize the first signs of stroke and call 911 right away, a new study says. Both F.A.S.T and another acronym, BE-FAST,...
Blood Test May Provide New Option for Colorectal Cancer Screening
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 – A blood-based test (Freenome) may provide a new option for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in the average-risk U.S. population, according to a study presented at the...