At least one in five people has obesity in each US state
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HealthDay News
Sep 12, 2024
CDC data show that in 23 states, 35% or more of the population is now obese.
Cognitive therapy improves mental health, quality of life for cancer patients
Aug 23, 2024
Moderate improvement was seen in mental health, quality of life in a meta-analysis; the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy can be influenced by age and delivery format.
Even low-risk alcohol consumption ups mortality risk in older adults
Aug 21, 2024
High-risk drinking was tied to higher all-cause, cancer and cardiovascular mortality.
Mental health utilization increased around time of prostate cancer diagnosis
Aug 16, 2024
An increase was seen for both psychotropic medication and mental health service use.
Active commuters have lower risks for morbidity, mortality
Jul 17, 2024
Researchers examined prospective associations with multiple health outcomes over 18 years for pedestrians and cyclists using data for 82,297 individuals aged 16 to 74 years.
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
USPSTF recommends breast cancer screening for women aged 40 to 75 years
Apr 30, 2024
Insufficient evidence was seen for screening older women and for supplemental screening for women with dense breasts.
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.
AI ability to mimic empathy worries, rather than comforts, many researchers
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Aaron Dorman
Apr 04, 2024
Two studies evaluated AI’s use in two very important care contexts, mental health and cancer care, and noted concerns about mimicking empathy.
Ultraprocessed foods increase risk for broad range of poor health outcomes
Mar 07, 2024
The findings were seen across cardiometabolic common mental disorder and mortality outcomes.