CDC: Rates of suicide vary by age, sex, mechanism in over 55s
Nov 15, 2023
Among adults aged 55 years or more years, the highest rates of suicide in 2021 were among those age 85 years and older for men and 55 to 64 years for women.
Women less likely to get CPR for cardiac arrest in public place than men
Sep 21, 2023
No difference in findings was seen by age of women experiencing cardiac arrest.
High levels of pesticides found in 20 percent of fruits, vegetables
Apr 18, 2024
Sixty-five of 100 samples of the most contaminated produce were imported, often originating from Mexico.
Biden tests positive for COVID-19
Jul 21, 2022
The White House said it will provide a daily update on his condition “out of an abundance of transparency.”
Sleep medication used by 8.4 percent of adults in 2020
Jan 25, 2023
“Among men, the likelihood of using sleep medication increased with increasing age, while among women, the likelihood of taking sleep medication was the same for those aged 45 to 64 and those aged...
Handgrip strength, neurocognitive measures linked in older adults
Jun 28, 2022
Muscular strength, as indicated by changes in handgrip strength, is associated with markers of cognitive aging in older adults.
Diabetes tied to identifiable vocal changes
Dec 01, 2023
Voice analysis may be effective for screening or monitoring of diabetes.
A-fib linked to increased odds of MCI, dementia in women
Jul 05, 2023
Women with atrial fibrillation and normal baseline cognition had higher risk of disease progression from normal to MCI, MCI to dementia
Higher dairy intake may up risk for prostate cancer
Jun 16, 2022
However, the association does not hold for nondairy calcium intake.
Persistent Black-white disparities seen in cancer mortality
Feb 10, 2022
Mortality rates were 41% higher for breast cancer for Black women, despite similar or lower incidence rates compared with whites.