Breast cancer: five tips from an expert on catching it early and keeping safe
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the world. Every year it claims more than 650,000 lives.
Breast cancer affects more women in high-income...
Standing too much at work can double your risk of heart disease
There’s been a lot of interest in the harmful effects of prolonged sitting at work, from academics and the public alike.
The attention being paid...
Widely used diabetes drug could help you lose weight regardless of age
Weight loss is often accompanied by loss of lean body mass, which can negatively impact physical functioning and/or resting energy expenditure.
Bodyweight loss and body...
Stroke may cut life expectancy by one third
Stroke is one of the most common causes of hospitalization and disability in Australia and has been linked to risk factors such as high blood...
People with diabetes on Medicare Advantage plans more likely to have worse health
Diabetes is reported in 1 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older and is associated with over 60% higher out-of-pocket prescription costs compared...
People with heart failure may have uncontrolled high blood pressure
Hypertension, another name for high blood pressure, and diabetes are major risk factors for heart failure, which affects more than 6 million people in...
‘Magic mushrooms’ may help treat alcohol addiction
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that excessive alcohol use kills roughly 95,000 Americans every year, often due to binge drinking or liver...
Common sedative drug before surgery raises risk of heart damage when used at night
Scientists found the common drug midazolam is associated with an increased risk of heart damage when operations are performed at night.
High-dose opioids – five factors that increase the risk of harm
Sean Jennings started taking opioids in 1993 following a complication from a hernia operation that left him in debilitating pain.
Brain changes in autism are far more sweeping than previously known
While brain diseases like Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease have well-defined pathologies, autism and other psychiatric diseases have had a lack of defining pathology.
This makes...