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Small Clinical Benefit Seen for Race-Aware Over Unaware Risk Predictions

The clinical benefit of race-aware over race-unaware disease risk predictions is smaller than expected, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in the Anna

Preferential Promotion of White Men Persisting in Academic Medicine

Preferential promotion of White men within academic medicine is persisting, with racially and ethnically diverse women experiencing greater underpromotion, acco

High Ultraprocessed Food Intake Linked to Active Psoriasis

High ultraprocessed food (UPF) intake is associated with active psoriasis, according to a research letter published online Nov. 27 in JAMA Dermatology. Laetitia

2016 to 2021 Saw Drop in Cervical Cancer Mortality for Women Younger Than 25

From 2016 to 2021, there was a decrease in cervical cancer deaths among U.S. women aged younger than 25 years, according to a research letter published online N

29.4 Percent of U.S. Pharmacies Operating in 2010-2021 Closed by 2021

Almost 30 percent of U.S. pharmacies operating during 2010 to 2021 had closed by 2021, according to a study published in the December issue of Health Affairs. J

American Seniors Struggle to Pay Medical Bills More Than Peers in Other Wealthy Countries

only in Switzerland did seniors spend more on their health care.The survey also found that 8 of Americans on traditional Medicare and 9 of Americans with Medica

20th Century Lead Exposures Took Grim Toll on Americans' Health

can influence our health today, Reuben said. Our job moving forward will be to better understand the role lead has played in the health of our country, and to m

Almost a Third of U.S. Retail Pharmacies Have Closed Since 2010

Illinois, Maine, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. There, more than half of counties experienced a net decline in pharmacies.Black,

E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders Declared Over

a condition that can trigger kidney failure, according to the CDC.More informationThe CDC has more on E. coli.SOURCES U.S. Food and Drug Administration, health

Zepbound Bests Wegovy for Weight Loss in New Trial

Zepbound, the new GLP-1 weight-loss drug from Eli Lilly Co., has outperformed its main competitor, Wegovy, in a clinical trial funded by Lilly. Given the increa

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