Articles for Health

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

Active people tend to overthink what food is doing for their body—Is keto good for endurance? What’s the perfect post-training macro spread? Butter or no butter in my coffee?—but underthink what it’s doing for their mind. Yet you’ve probably noticed that what you eat impacts what’s going on upstairs. We’ve all devoured a cheat meal […] Read More

Source: Newsweek A study has found that middle-aged and older adults who live in greener neighborhoods have a decreased risk of developing metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions that includes obesity, hypertension and high blood sugar. The study, published in Environmental Pollution, was conducted by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). It differed […] Read More

Source: Newsweek More adults below the age of 50 are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer compared with five decades ago, scientists say. And when younger patients are diagnosed, the disease is more likely to be picked up in the advanced three or four stages, at 51.6 percent versus 40 percent of those above 50. Between […] Read More

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (Credit: Win Mcnamee/Getty Images) By: Yasmeen Abutaleb & Mike DeBonis Source: Washington Post House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled her long-awaited drug pricing measure on Thursday, an ambitious bill that would allow the federal government to negotiate the prices of up to 250 brand-name drugs in Medicare. Designed to help […] Read More

Source: ama-assn.org Words are important and should reflect the urgency of a situation. Therefore, the phenomenon of climate change is better understood as a climate crisis. And it’s not just another “issue,” but rather an emergency, says AMA member Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH. “Solving the global climate crisis could be the greatest opportunity of our […] Read More