Nearly Half of High-Risk Patients Delay Follow-Up After Lung Cancer Screening
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Surviving Leukemia in Youth Can Still Mean Shorter Life Spans: Study
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Is a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor a Soft Tissue Sarcoma?
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Lower threshold for high blood pressure impacts prevention and health care globally
Hypertension Journal Report
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Is Throat Cancer a Head and Neck Cancer? 6 Types, Symptoms
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New guideline refines care for brain bleeds: compression socks, some meds not effective
Guideline Highlights:
- Several in-hospital treatments and post-discharge therapies for people who have had an intracerebral hemorrhage, or a bleeding stroke, are not as effective as health care professionals once thought. Compression socks or stockings, anti-seizure medicines and steroid treatment are among treatments with […]
Links connecting stress, depression and heart disease risk found in mouse model
Research Highlights:
- Results from a new study conducted on mice may aid in understanding how depression and prolonged and severe stress increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
- The findings might provide insight to help understand why people with depression are at increased risk for […]
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
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Artery stiffness may predict Type 2 diabetes risk better than BP and standard risk factors
Research Highlights:
- Analysis of more than 11,000 people investigated whether high blood pressure or arterial stiffness may be a better predictor of future Type 2 diabetes risk.
- Results found that adults with increased arterial stiffness had a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, […]
Prediabetes linked to higher heart attack risk in young adults
Research Highlights:
- Young adults (ages 18 to 44 years) diagnosed with prediabetes were more likely to be hospitalized for heart attack than those without prediabetes, according to a review of U.S. health records in 2018.
- Among the young adults who were hospitalized for heart […]