Month: January 2020

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has broadened its criteria for BRCA cancer susceptibility gene testing in women. Citing moderate benefit and small-to-moderate risk, the USPSTF now recommends that primary care clinicians assess women with either a personal or family history of breast or ovarian cancers as well as women with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry […] Read More

The White House is considering a ban on flights between the United States and China as the new coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, Trump administration officials said late Tuesday. The administration has discussed the prospect of suspending flights to China, but has not made a decision, officials said, denying some media reports that it had. […] Read More

When it comes to exercise, we think about how to “get” fit. But often, starting out is not the problem. “The big problem is maintaining it,” says Falko Sniehotta, a professor of behavioural medicine and health psychology at Newcastle University. The official UK guidelines say adults should do strength exercises, as well as 150 minutes […] Read More

Excess body weight is an established risk factor for breast cancer. Research suggests that’s because too much body fat can elevate levels of sex hormones like estrogen, especially among postmenopausal women. But despite knowing there is a correlation between extra weight and breast cancer, it’s been difficult to study how losing that weight could affect […] Read More