Racial differences seen in financial hardship among older cancer survivors
Jul 01, 2024
Income and area-level disadvantage are the largest contributors to racial differences.
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.
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
Higher county-level prostate cancer screening tied to better outcomes
Jun 07, 2024
nalysis included 814,987 men (aged 40 to 99 years) with prostate cancer followed up for up to 10 years through cancer registries in eight US states.
Offering choice of CRC screening increases completion rates
May 21, 2024
The rate of colorectal cancer screening improved within six months for those offered fecal immunochemical testing only or a choice of coloscopy or FIT.
AI chatbots can generate quality, empathetic, readable responses
May 17, 2024
Chatbots can generate quality responses to cancer patient questions, comparable to physician responses.
Plant-based diets tied to long-term health benefits
May 15, 2024
The benefits include a better cardiometabolic risk profile as well as lower mortality.
More medical lab tests will soon face federal scrutiny, FDA says
Apr 29, 2024
Laboratory tests used by millions of Americans are soon to be classified as medical devices, and as such be regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Monday.
Decline seen in patients undergoing surgery for colon, rectal cancer in 2020
Apr 11, 2024
Patients undergoing surgery in 2020 versus 2019 had a more advanced clinical and pathological tumor stage.
Tiny throat patch turns muscle movement into speech for seniors with speaking disorders
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 15, 2024
A new throat patch tool combines AI with electrical stimulation to assist those with voice disorders to regain their speech.