Every 11 minutes, an American dies by suicide. That’s 132 people a day or more than 48,000 annually. For those left behind, the haunting question is why. One emerging factor is family history. Perhaps the most famous example is Ernest…
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Vegans Have Increased Risk for Total, Main-Site Fractures
MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 — Vegans have increased risks for total fractures and some site-specific fractures compared with meat eaters, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in BMC Medicine. Tammy Y.N. Tong, Ph.D., from the University of Oxford…
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Gathering for Thanksgiving amid coronavirus worth the risk, 1 in 3 parents say
Fox News Flash top headlines for November 23 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Flouting recommendations from federal health officials, a third of parents who responded to a survey said they plan to…
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Permanent Night Shift Workers at Higher Risk for Asthma
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18, 2020 — Shift workers, especially those working permanent night shifts, have an increased risk for moderate-severe asthma and all asthma, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in Thorax. Robert Maidstone, Ph.D., from the University of…
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New self-administered digital health tool helps women assess risk for premature delivery
Women who are intending to become pregnant or who have just found out they are pregnant can quickly learn of their risk for preterm birth with a noninvasive, self-administered digital tool called PopNatal. Dr. Avi Patil is the founder of…
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Low risk of cancer spread on active surveillance for early prostate cancer
Men undergoing active surveillance for prostate cancer have very low rates – one percent or less—of cancer spread (metastases) or death from prostate cancer, according to a recent study published in The Journal of Urology, an official journal of the…
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Diagnostic imaging may increase risk of testicular cancer
Early and repeated exposures to diagnostic imaging, such as X-rays and CT scans, may increase the risk of testicular cancer, suggests a new study from Penn Medicine researchers published online today in PLOS ONE. “The steady rise in testicular germ…
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Heart attack: Experiencing persistent hiccups could be a major sign you’re at risk
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Heart attacks occur when an artery supplying the heart with blood and oxygen becomes blocked, usually by…
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Genetic risk for fatal blood clots identified in IBD patients
Blood clots are the biggest cause of death in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease. In a retrospective study recently published in the journal Gastroenterology, Cedars-Sinai investigators found that a combination of rare and common genetic…
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Intense, indoor sports raise coronavirus risk, CDC warns, citing 14 infected at ice hockey game
Fox News Flash top headlines for October 16 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Evidence is beginning to show that intense, indoor sports can contribute to COVID-19 transmission, per a new report from…
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