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Researchers develop blood test for early-stage ovarian cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the most common type of ovarian cancer. It is also the most lethal form, in part because clinicians do not…
The hidden costs of engineered stone countertops
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain I renovated my kitchen two years ago, and now I can’t help but wonder: Is someone sick or dying because of my design choices? Among the…
Maternal obesity predicts heart disease risk better than pregnancy complications, finds study
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes have recently been associated with a higher risk of developing heart disease later in life. But a new…
International team of scientists says identifying some foods as addictive could shift attitudes, stimulate research
Researchers from the United States, Brazil, and Spain joined in an analysis of ultra-processed food published in the Oct. 10 special edition of the British Medical Journal, stating there is…
What people with heart disease should know about vaccines today
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In some ways, the link between viruses, vaccines and heart health is simple. Think of your heart as a house, said Dr. Jorge Alvarez, an interventional…
Redefining heart disease risk, prevention and management
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Health experts are redefining cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, prevention and management, according to a new American Heart Association presidential advisory published today in the journal Circulation.…
Can chatbots be therapists? Only if you want them to be
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A manager at artificial intelligence firm OpenAI caused consternation recently by writing that she just had “a quite emotional, personal conversation” with her firm’s viral chatbot…
Big rise seen in gun deaths, overdoses among U.S. kids
America’s kids are safer now than a decade ago when it comes to many types of injury, with two glaring exceptions: drugs and guns. That’s the crux of a new…
