ChatGPT performs well in answering genetic testing questions
Mar 22, 2024
ChatGPT performance was equally accurate for fact-based and counseling-type questions regarding gynecologic cancers.
FDA: Food packaging containing PFAS no longer sold in the United States
Feb 28, 2024
“Forever chemicals” are tied to a host of health issues and are slow to degrade in the environment.
Cardiorespiratory fitness tied to reduced cancer incidence, mortality in men
Jul 03, 2023
Moderate and high cardiorespiratory fitness was linked to lower colon cancer incidence; low, moderate and high CRF was linked to lower prostate cancer mortality.
Biden to nominate head of National Cancer Institute to run NIH
Apr 20, 2023
A new leader for the US National Institutes of Health could put a fresh focus on efforts to cut cancer death rates.
EPA proposes removing 100 percent of lead pipes from US water system
Nov 30, 2023
Utility companies expected to cover most of the cost, but there is $15 billion available in the 2021 infrastructure law to help
WHO agency declares aspartame a possible carcinogen
Jul 14, 2023
A WHO agency on Thursday declared aspartame is a possible carcinogen, fueling further debate on the safety of the artificial sweetener.
EPA to ban carcinogenic chemical found in degreasers, cleaners
Oct 24, 2023
The proposal was made under the Toxic Substances Control Act; it would ban manufacturing, processing and distributing TCE for any use.
New prostate cancer urine test has high diagnostic accuracy
Apr 22, 2024
A higher AUROC was seen for the 18-gene MPS2 model compared with current guideline-endorsed biomarkers.
Model using routine clinical data may predict pancreatic cancer risk
Feb 14, 2022
The findings show promise following a diagnosis of impaired fasting glucose.
Physicians only recognize one in five cases of unintentional weight loss
May 16, 2023
In older patients, unintentional weight loss was both more common and more likely to be recognized.