Health
- Jun- 2023 -9 June
Black, Hispanic survivors of breast cancer have higher death rates from second cancers
This graphic shows the percent of cancer deaths from a second cancer among breast cancer survivors over time. Each color…
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The use of AI in eye scans may help improve diagnosis of inherited disease of the retina
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), single-gene disorders affecting the retina, are very difficult to diagnose since they…
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Blood biomarkers plus genomics shown to predict common disease risk more accurately than genomic information alone
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Identifying people at high risk of chronic disease means that they can be targeted with prevention…
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Do you use a patient portal? Study finds differences between portal users versus nonusers
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who sign up for and use their healthcare provider’s online portal differ in some key…
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Will the new vaccines prevent Lyme disease? And when will they be available?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cases of Lyme disease are exploding across the United States, but don’t expect a magic bullet…
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First national plan to combat sexually transmitted infections could face obstacles
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Biden administration on Thursday issued its new multiagency plan to address rising rates of sexually…
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How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The wildfire haze that is turning air quality in New England hazardous and New York City…
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New paper lays the foundations for patient and public involvement in basic immunology research
Methods section of the PPI poster at the UK-CIC virtual conference. Credit: Research Involvement and Engagement (2023). DOI: 10.1186/s40900-023-00446-1 Building…
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Women feel the pain of losses more than men when faced with risky choices, according to new research
Histogram of individual loss aversion by gender. Higher loss aversion scores relate to higher ‘disutility’ from income losses relative to…
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Gonorrhea and syphilis diagnoses are at their highest in decades—here’s what you need to know about these STIs
The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency shows that diagnoses of gonorrhea and syphilis have surged in the…
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