Maldives meets UN target for reducing premature chronic disease deaths
The Maldives has become the only country in the World Health Organization’s South East Asia region to meet…
Wildfire smoke poses greater health risks than other pollution
As climate change drives more frequent and intense wildfires, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount…
Could one amino acid help explain why men tend to live shorter lives?
Researchers combined blood amino acid measurements with genetic evidence to investigate whether two closely linked nutrients could help…
CAC-based statin initiation shows no difference in major cardiovascular events
There was no difference in major cardiovascular events when statin initiation was based on coronary artery calcium compared…
Digital registry strategy doubles heart failure treatment uptake
A registry-based digital strategy that identified untreated patients and invited them to a telephone consultation more than doubled implementation of an effective type of heart failure…
Why living to 100 may depend on far more than diet and exercise
From diet and exercise to social ties and genetics, researchers examined why the habits linked to healthier aging…
Study maps rising lifetime risk of digestive cancers in China
The global landscape of oncology is shifting, and nowhere is this transition more complex or consequential than in…
Type 2 diabetes incidence increases 10-fold among American youth
Type 2 diabetes has traditionally been a disease that has developed mostly in middle-aged and older adults. But…
These simple fitness tests revealed which older adults had the lowest death risk
Simple tests of balance, mobility, strength, and aerobic fitness revealed striking differences in survival across more than 13,000…
Self-guided online compassion therapy may improve quality of life in chronic illness
An eight-week online compassion program helped adults living with chronic conditions report better quality of life, suggesting that…
A 30-year study found a surprising link between alcohol, survival and heart attack risk
Three decades of follow-up suggest that alcohol and beverage type may relate differently to longevity and heart attack…
Regional chemotherapy differences may impact survival among older breast cancer patients
The proportion of women with early breast cancer who receive chemotherapy varies significantly across different regions of Sweden.…