For women diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40 years or younger, the risk for isolated locoregional recurrence (LRR) is relatively low, according to a study published online July 23…
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Medicaid cuts are likely to worsen mental health care in rural America
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Across the nation, Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health care, and in rural America, residents disproportionately rely on the public insurance program. But…
Offering self-collection kits at GP appointments could prevent 1,000 women a year from developing cervical cancer
Credit: Anna Tarazevich from Pexels Women who are overdue for cervical cancer screening are most likely to participate in screening when a self-sampling kit is offered by a health care…
Corticosteroids not superior to placebo for add-on treatment of bacterial keratitis
For the treatment of bacterial keratitis, adjunctive corticosteroids are not superior to placebo and adjunctive corneal cross-linking (CXL) is associated with increased scar size, according to a study published online…
Sex differences affect efficacy of opioid overdose treatment, whole-body PET study reveals
Whole-body [11C] carfentanil PET imaging at baseline (left side of panel) and then following naloxone (middle panel) shows μ-opioid receptor (MOR) in the brain (color) and throughout the body. Weight…
Dementia takes 3.5 years to diagnose after symptoms begin
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People with dementia are diagnosed an average of 3.5 years after symptoms are first noticed, or even longer (4.1 years) for those with early-onset dementia, finds…
Researcher harnesses AI to transform skin cancer diagnosis in remote areas
Credit: Heriot-Watt University A researcher at Heriot-Watt University is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to give patients living in remote parts access to timely and potentially lifesaving medical diagnoses.…
Continuous glucose monitors are in vogue. But do you really need to track your blood sugar?
This image provided by Abbott’s Lingo division in July 2025, shows the Lingo wearable device for continuous glucose monitoring. Credit: Abbott/Lingo via AP A quarter-size device that tracks the rise…
Obesity prevalence would shift significantly under proposed new criteria, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the first multinational study of a proposed change to how obesity is defined—which calls for health factors beyond a person’s height and weight to be…
Texts about healthier eating may help prevent childhood obesity
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain According to recent estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in five children in the United States is affected by obesity. Research…
