Healthy Diet Including Whole-Fat Dairy Linked to Lower Mortality
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A healthy diet, including whole-fat dairy, is associated with lower risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online July 6 in the European Heart Journal.Andrew Mente…
Learn MoreBlood-Based Marker Plus PLCO Risk Model Can ID Lethal Lung Cancer
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A blood-based biomarker panel combined with the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) risk model (PLCOm2012) can identify individuals at high risk of lethal lung cancer, according to a study publish…
Learn MoreFibromyalgia Tied to Higher Risk of Death From Many Causes
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For years, people with the widespread pain disorder fibromyalgia were told their symptoms were all in their heads, but now the illness is being taken much more seriously with good reason.Folks with fibromya…
Learn MoreCoexisting Conditions Impact Survival in Oral Cancer
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, excluding the effects of coexisting conditions can lead to underestimation or overestimation of survival, according to a study published online July 10 in JAM…
Learn More1999 to 2020 Saw Rise in Poisoning, Firearm, and Injury Deaths
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 1999 to 2020, death rates due to poisonings, firearms, and all other injuries increased substantially in the United States, according to a study published online July 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Wayne …
Learn MoreMelanoma an Even More Deadly Disease in Black Men
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black men are more likely to die of melanoma, new research shows, and one reason why may be the unusual places where the deadly skin cancer is likely to show up on their bodies.Even though the disease is mo…
Learn MoreDeaths Due to Opioid Toxicity Up in U.S. During COVID-19
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Deaths due to opioid toxicity increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online July 7 in JAMA Network Open.Tara Gomes, Ph.D., from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, and colleague…
Learn MoreCannabis Use Disorder Linked to Perioperative Complications
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults undergoing major surgery, cannabis use disorder is associated with a modest increased risk for perioperative mortality and morbidity, according to a study published online July 5 in JAMA Surgery.Pa…
Learn MoreFrailty Tied to Worse Outcomes After Perioperative Cardiac Arrest
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with higher frailty burden are at increased risk of mortality and nonhome discharge after perioperative cardiac arrest, according to a study published online July 3 in JAMA Network Open.Matthew B. Alle…
Learn More1999 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Cancer-Specific Mortality in Hispanic Adults
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 1999 to 2020, the overall cancer-specific mortality (CSM) rate decreased among Hispanic individuals; however, increases in specific cancer death rates were seen, according to a study published online Jun…
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