Another listeria death, dozens of hospitalizations in outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meats
Aug 08, 2024
The death toll from listeria linked to tainted Boar’s Head deli meats has risen to three, with nine more cases of the bacterial illness reported in the outbreak, an update issued Thursday by the...
Blood test results can enhance assessment of cancer risk
Aug 09, 2024
In men and women aged 60 years and older the positive predictive value for cancer exceeded the 3% risk threshold used by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for recommending urgent...
Body composition patterns linked to risk of neurodegenerative diseases
Jul 24, 2024
A lower rate of neurodegenerative diseases was seen with “fat-to-lean mass,” “muscle strength,” “bone density” and “leg-dominant fat distribution” patterns.
2002 to 2021 saw decline, followed by increase in stroke death rates
Aug 08, 2024
Stroke death rates increased 7% between 2012 and 2019 followed by 12% increase through 2021.
Evening resistance training breaks help improve sleep outcomes
Jul 19, 2024
Benefits were seen for sleep period and total sleep time but not for sleep quality.
Variety of digital apps aid mental health symptoms in adults
Jul 22, 2024
The authors say that digital interventions may aid patients waiting for care.
Study looks at effects of reducing intake of processed meat, unprocessed red meat
Jul 29, 2024
A 30% reduction in processed meat intake would lead to 352,900 fewer occurrences of type 2 diabetes and 92,500 fewer occurrences of cardiovascular disease.
Disparities in improved survival linked to bystander CPR
Aug 09, 2024
All individuals have higher survival with bystander CPR, but the association is weakest for Blacks and women.
58.7 percent of US adults walked for leisure in past week in 2022
Jul 31, 2024
58.7% of adults walked for leisure; 16.2% of adults walked for transportation, with men more likely to do so than women.
Air pollution exposure tied to higher likelihood of lost independence among seniors
Jul 12, 2024
The findings show the strongest associations for traffic-related air pollution.