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Women With Autoimmune Disease At Greater Risk For Heart-Related Death

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 Women with common autoimmune inflammatory diseases are more likely than men to die from heart disease, a new study says.Women with rheumatoi

Smoking Doesn't Explain Increased COPD Risk For Women

Smoking can t explain why women are more at risk for COPD, a new study says.Women are about 50 more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are less li

Blood Testing Could Catch Cancers Early, Projections Say

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 Blood tests could catch as many as half of cancers at an earlier, more treatable stage, a new study says.If conducted every year or every ot

Talk Therapy On The Rise, Psychiatric Meds Used Less Often

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 More talk and fewer pills are being employed to help Americans maintain their mental health, a new study says.Psychotherapy is assuming a la

Childhood Obesity Triples Odds Of Weight Discrimination

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 Childhood obesity nearly triples a person s risk for experiencing discrimination or stigma based on their weight, a new study says.Severe ob

North Dakota Becomes the Latest State to Report Measles Outbreak

include Indiana, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.Other states that have recorded measles cases are Alaska, Arkansas, California,

Asthma Attacks Increase for Some Women Taking Progestogen-Only Pill

Use of a combined oral contraceptive (COC) is not associated with asthma in women of reproductive age, but use of a progestogen-only pill (POP) is associated wi

Teens With Mental Health Conditions Spend More Time Daily on Social Media

Adolescents with mental health conditions report spending more time on social media than those without mental health conditions, according to a study published

Targeted Grant Terminations Have Affected 694 NIH Grants

Targeted grant terminations have affected 694 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, resulting in 1.81 billion in terminated grant funding, according to a

Moderna's Combo Flu and COVID Shot Shows Promise

THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 A new vaccine that combines flu and COVID-19 protection in one shot shows promising results, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FD

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