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U.S. mortality rose rapidly in 2020 and 2021, then declined in 2022 and 2023, remaining higher than in 2019
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ACP Issues Clinical Guideline for Statin Use in Persons With HIV
Statins recommended for persons with HIV with a 10-year ASCVD risk score of 5 percent or higher; favored for those with risk score <5 percent
Read More »RFK Jr. May Block Government Scientists From Publishing in Top Medical Journals
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that he may no longer allow government scientists to publish research in top medical journals.Kennedy made the statement on a podcast called The Ultimate Human where …
Read More »High Midlife Cortisol Tied to Later Risk for Alzheimer Disease in Postmenopausal Women
Elevated midlife cortisol linked to increased amyloid deposition in the brain
Read More »Youth Deaths Attributable to Synthetic Opioids Alone Increasingly Predominant
Since 2020, fatal synthetic opioid-only overdose rates higher than polydrug overdose rates involving synthetic opioids
Read More »Earlier Natural Menopause Risk Increased for Women in Socially Vulnerable Neighborhoods
Median age of natural menopause earlier for women residing in neighborhoods with very high versus very low social vulnerability
Read More »MRI, Mammography Outperform Whole Breast Ultrasound for Dense Breasts
Contrast-enhanced techniques have superior performance compared with whole breast ultrasound
Read More »Higher Social Engagement Tied to Lower Four-Year Risk for Death in Older Adults
Association partly mediated by decreased biological aging and higher physical activity levels
Read More »HPV Genome Sequencing Superior in Detecting Head & Neck Cancer
Whole-genome sequencing-based ctHPVDNA detection has highest sensitivity, specificity for HNSCC
Read More »Risk for Postpartum Psychosis Higher When Full Sibling Has Experienced It
Despite increased relative recurrence risk in siblings, overall likelihood of postpartum psychosis remains low
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