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Your height can affect your risk of multiple diseases

Scientists from Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center found that whether tall or short, a person's height increases their risk for a variety of...

People are getting liver disease Hepatitis A. from strawberries

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a possible link between two brands of organic strawberries and a country-wide outbreak of Hepatitis A. According to the...

Two or three alcohol drinks a day could put your liver in danger

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry and elsewhere found that two or three drinks every day could put your liver in...

Scientists find key to better diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists from UC San Francisco found that a relatively unstudied form of the tau protein linked to neurodegeneration may be a means for better...

Having cancer may increase your diabetes risk

Scientists from Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen found that cancer patients are at a greater risk of developing diabetes. They also found that cancer patients who...

He went from troubleshooting a CPR training app to using CPR to save his...

Buckled into the driver's seat, on his way to a Dallas hospital, Tyler Morgan put his phone's video camera into selfie mode and hit record. Peeking...

End of strict COVID measures in China could result in 1.5 million deaths in...

In a new study published in Nature Medicine, researchers revealed that if China rescinds Zero-COVID policies, the country’s healthcare system will almost certainly be...

People with type 2 diabetes can benefit from low dose of this medication

In a recent study from the University at Buffalo, researchers found that an insulin-sensitizing drug can benefit patients with insulin resistance at lower doses...

Kidney injury from COVID-19 may be twice as common as diagnosed

Scientists from the University of Queensland found millions of COVID-19 patients may have undiagnosed acute kidney injury (AKI). The research is published in PLOS Medicine...

This skin problem linked to higher risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Scientists from the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University found that Psoriasis is linked to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a U.S. outpatient...