Single invitation for PSA screening cuts prostate cancer deaths
Apr 08, 2024
A small but significant reduction was seen in prostate cancer deaths, but no reduction was seen in all-cause mortality.
Modifiable risk factors account for many cancer cases, deaths
Jul 15, 2024
40% of all incident cancer cases, 44% of cancer deaths in those ages 30 years and older are attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors.
Overall cancer mortality continued to decline from 2019 to 2020
Jan 12, 2023
The prostate cancer incidence increased from 2014 to 2019; there was a large decrease in cervical cancer incidence linked to the HPV vaccine.
Lower Alzheimer’s risk seen with PDE5i initiation for erectile dysfunction
Feb 08, 2024
The greatest reduction in risk was seen for those receiving 21 to 50 phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor prescriptions.
One in eight older adults addicted to highly processed food
Feb 07, 2023
“Older adults identified as having an addiction to highly processed food or who express concerns about symptoms may benefit from connections to programs that offer nutrition education or provide access...
FDA clears new insulin pump and algorithm-based software
May 25, 2023
The enhanced automatic insulin delivery system was cleared for people with type 1 diabetes aged ≥6 years.
Women have higher risk for solicited reactions after flu shot
Sep 29, 2023
Women have a higher risk for injection site reactions, systemic reactions and severe reactions.
5α-reductase inhibitors linked to depression, but not dementia
Dec 29, 2022
The magnitude of association for finasteride and dutasteride with dementia decreased over time and became nonsignificant.
High cardiovascular health tied to longer life expectancy free of disease
Mar 06, 2023
For those with high cardiovascular health level, no significant difference was seen in disease-free life expectancy based on socioeconomic status.
Planetary Health Diet Index linked to lower total, cause-specific mortality
Jun 10, 2024
Reductions seen in death from a variety of causes; PHDI scores were also associated with environmental impact