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Disability prevalence 14.1 percent for current smokers, 6.8 percent for never smokers, and 12.6 percent for former smokers
Read More »Prevalence of Disability Up Over Twofold for Current Smokers
Military Service Seems Not to Increase Risk of Depression
Among veterans, female gender, being divorced are risk factors for depression, while high income is protective factor
Read More »18.6 Million Cancer Survivors in the United States as of Jan. 1, 2025
Racial differences in treatment common, including lower likelihood of surgery for stage I to II lung cancer in Black patients
Read More »FDA Chief: COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Should Be Personal Choice
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials have pulled back a key recommendation that pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine — causing sharp criticism from doctors and other experts.The announcement came Tuesday from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who …
Read More »Low Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Rates Seen in Cancer Survivors
One-year incidence of psychosocial therapy initiation was 12.6 percent, while incidence of medication initiation was 2.8 percent
Read More »Unconditional Cash Transfer May Increase Breastfeeding Rates
UCT through social programs has little or no effect on postpartum mood; evidence lacking for all other associations
Read More »Total Number of Excess Deaths >14.7 Million in U.S. in 1980 to 2023
U.S. mortality rose rapidly in 2020 and 2021, then declined in 2022 and 2023, remaining higher than in 2019
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 »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 »MRI, Mammography Outperform Whole Breast Ultrasound for Dense Breasts
Contrast-enhanced techniques have superior performance compared with whole breast ultrasound
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