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Calling all Costco lovers: they just got a new menu item in the food court, and you’re gonna want to add it to your weekly errands list! Sure, the membership warehouse club is known for their huge bargains and delicious…

The combination of heat waves and poor air quality is associated with double the risk of fatal myocardial infarction (MI), with women and older adults at greatest risk, a study from China suggests. The researchers estimate that up to 3%…

As everyday staples including Marmite, wholemeal sliced bread and baked beans are classed as potentially risky to our health… Can ultra processed foods ever be good for you? Replacing just 10 per cent of UPFs with less processed foods reduced…

Three-fourths of women in medicine report delaying pregnancy due to competing priorities of parenthood and career, according to a study published online July 27 in JAMA Network Open. Jennifer B. Bakkensen, M.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine…

Black M.D.-Ph.D. students are 83% more likely than white students to leave medical school and 50% more likely to graduate with only an M.D., according to a new Yale-led study. The findings, researchers say, have implications for the diversity and…

The combined effect of unusually high temperatures and airborne particles from uncontrolled wildfires may double the risk of having a heart attack, according to a new study. The study analyzed heart attack and temperature records for 5 years in China’s…

In a recent article published in JAMA Network Open, researchers performed a cross-sectional study among 1,231 transgender, nonbinary (TGNB), and cisgender youths in the United States (U.S.) to determine how gender identity moderated the association between social media use (SMU) and…

Obesity has been linked to numerous health conditions, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and strokes. Identifying neural processes underpinning excessive eating and obesity could thus have notable implications for global health, as it could…

Now scientists say you shouldn’t drink alcohol at all! Even one small glass of wine a night can raise blood pressure, study claims A daily tipple could raise the risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke review finds READ MORE:…

Even in adults without hypertension, blood pressure readings may climb more steeply over the years as the number of daily alcoholic drinks rise, according to an analysis of seven international research studies published today in Hypertension journal. With the statistical…