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Experts say they aren’t sure why fat accumulates in muscles as people age. Researchers now report that muscle fat can raise the risk of death as much as type 2 diabetes and smoking. They urge medical professionals to use methods…

The president of the American Medical Association (AMA), Jack Resneck Jr, MD, met with Medscape editors to discuss pressing topics in healthcare. Resneck, a practicing dermatologist at the University of California San Francisco, had just come from an appearance on…

Novel anti-cancer therapies were not accessible to more than half of the patients in England who were diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, according to a new study published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology. In England, all cancer patients…

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As artificial intelligence deployments increase in pace and scope in healthcare organizations around the globe, the World Health Organization this week issued a plea for vigilance and deliberation when it comes to how AI and machine learning models are put…

During a virtual media briefing this week, the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association outlined some of the comments it plans to send the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT about its draft Health Data, Technology and Interoperability: Certification…

Being overweight and obese has been associated with the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, several studies have shown that the consumption of certain types of nuts reduces the risks of CVDs. Recently, a Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases study…

Physical activity has been tied to a significantly decreased risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in women, results of a large, long-term prospective study show. Investigators found that among almost 99,000 women participating in the ongoing E3N study, those who exercised…

U.S. women breastfed their infants for two weeks longer when shelter-in-place directives were in effect for COVID-19 compared to before the pandemic, reports a new study led by UC San Francisco. “Stay-at-home policies enabled parents to continue breastfeeding at home…

A new study shows that masking and portable air cleaners reduced the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 in two Swiss schools. A team led by Nicolas Banholzer and Kathrin Zürcher of the University of Bern, Switzerland, publish these…