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How Excessive Heat Can Affect Your Mental Health

As Americans sweat through another scorching summer, one expert warns that while extreme heat can cause physical harm it can also wreak havoc with your mental h

How Common Drugs, Lotions Can Worsen Sunlight's Harm to Your Skin

Most folks know that a good sunscreen can guard against the sun s harmful rays, but many might not realize that some medications and creams can undo some of tha

Rheumatoid Arthritis Tied to Higher Risk for Lung Cancer

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a significantly increased risk for lung cancer, according to a study published online July 28 in Arthritis Rheumato

1990 to 2018 Saw Global Rise in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption by Youth

Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) among children and adolescents increased by 23 percent globally from 1990 to 2018, according to a study published onl

Disparities in Improved Survival Linked to Bystander CPR

Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is associated with higher survival for all individuals with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, but the association is

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status Linked to Premature Mortality

Low neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with premature mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in JAMA Network Open.Wayne R. L

New Upright Scanner Tracks Brain Function While You Walk

A wearable brain scanner could improve research into Parkinson s disease, dementia and other debilitating disorders, new research shows. fits on a person s head

Racial Differences Identified in Frequency of Biopsy for Psoriasis

There are racial differences in the frequency of skin biopsy for psoriasis, indicating diagnostic uncertainty, according to a research letter published online A

FDA Approves Voranigo for Grade 2 Astrocytoma or Oligodendroglioma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Voranigo (vorasidenib) for grade 2 astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma with a susceptible mutation. The isocitra

CDC Updates Practice Recommendations for Contraceptives

In two practice recommendations published in the Aug. 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, upda

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