Report quantifies misdiagnosis of dangerous diseases in the United States
Jul 25, 2023
Total serious harms were extrapolated to affect 795,000 in the US, with 15 dangerous diseases accounting for half of the serious harms.
Nurse-led palliative care boosts advance care planning
Apr 07, 2023
Increases were seen in both advance directives and end-of-life conversations for patients with advanced cancer.
Inflammation, poverty have synergistic effect on mortality
Jan 17, 2024
Individuals with elevated C-reactive protein at 1.0 mg/dL and poverty had a greater risk for 15-year all-cause mortality.
Endocrine Society, June 1-4
Jun 20, 2024
The conference highlighted recent advances in the diagnosis and management of obesity, endocrine disorders, diabetes, and growth hormone and thyroid diseases.
AACR: Accelerated aging linked to incidence of early-onset cancer
Apr 09, 2024
Accelerated aging was associated with an increased risk for early-onset tumors, driven by lung, gastrointestinal and uterine cancers.
Adherence to healthy eating patterns linked to lower mortality risk
Jan 09, 2023
Greater adherence to four healthy eating patterns was linked to a lower risk for total and cause-specific mortality.
New lawsuit filed by family of Henrietta Lacks over unauthorized use of her cells
Aug 14, 2023
A second lawsuit has been filed by the family of Henrietta Lacks over the use of her cells without her consent
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
FDA approves AI device that helps spot skin cancer
Jan 18, 2024
Along with helping to spot melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, the device can also assess moles for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.