Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In findings with potentially important implications for cervical cancer screening, scientists at the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center (MECC) have developed a test for detecting a type…
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Use of common painkillers alongside hormonal contraception linked to heightened risk of blood clots
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Women who use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers alongside hormonal contraception appear to be at a small increased risk of blood clots known as venous thromboembolism (VTE), finds…
Hope for new therapy to stop advanced skin cancer
Morphological effects of P16P1 observed for melanoma cells but not fibroblasts. Representative phase-contrast images of cells after 5 days of growth with or without P16P1. (A–C) 451Lu melanoma cells with vehicle…
Race, ethnicity may play a role in cause of liver cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new analysis of liver cancer has identified racial and ethnic differences and emerging trends for this highly fatal disease. The study, conducted by researchers with…
Research finds global surge in cancers among the under 50s over past three decades
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There’s been a striking 79% increase in new cases of cancer among the under 50s around the world over the past three decades (1990–2019), finds research…
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in southeast Poland on decline with only 1 new case reported
This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires’ disease. Poland’s…
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department use in British Columbia
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study showing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation strategies used to manage the virus on emergency department (ED) visits in British Columbia…
Atypical antipsychotics not safer than haloperidol for older adults with postoperative delirium: Study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study of more than 17,000 older adults prescribed an antipsychotic medication after major surgery found that atypical antipsychotics are not less harmful than haloperidol. The…
Researchers design machine learning models to better predict adolescent suicide and self-harm risk
Receiver operating characteristic curves for self-harm prediction models. ^full-feature set derived model, *20-feature model. Credit: Psychiatry Research (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115446 Artificial intelligence can help to identify risk factors for suicide…
People with lung conditions face extra risks from climate change, experts say
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People living with lung conditions, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), face even greater risks from climate change, according to an expert report…
