New survey emphasizes importance of life-saving lung cancer screenings – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine… S..
Category : Health Trends
Support quality, independent, local journalism…that mattersFrom just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member today New figures have been released by the Welsh NHS The number of recorded gonorrhoea and syphilis cases increased in… S..
Teens are likely to shut down or hide their activities from family members. We found that 70% of teens admitted to keeping secrets about their online behaviour. This cycle of family conflict and teen secrecy plays out in households around the country and parents are unsure about how to protect… S..
Take a scroll on social media and it seems everyone is signing up for the latest fitness competitions, marathons, ultras and Ironmans, and completing athletic feats to rival an Olympian’s efforts. But startling new evidence published in the BMJ indicates that just 21% of adults and 13% of older… S..
Sung and her colleagues used cancer diagnosis and mortality data from two databases –– the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries and the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics –– to analyze cancer trends in people born between 1920 and 1990, who were diagnosed with… S..
In short: The number of whooping cough cases in Western Australia has more than tripled from last year. The South West has had the most cases out of any of the regions. What’s next? Health authorities are urging people to get vaccinated amid a surge in cases across Australia. Whooping cough cases… S..
Older adults are at risk for contracting STDs – not only because of stigma and infrequent condom use, but also because of physical changes due to aging. S..
The virus that causes COVID-19 has been spreading through Virginia wildlife, and Virginia Tech researchers say well-populated areas are likely where it spread from humans to animals. The virus that… S..
Credit: Cardiovascular Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvae129 The innermost layer of blood vessels is formed by endothelial cells, which in turn play a role in the development of diseases of the… S..
Cancer affects virtually all multicellular organisms, birds included. A new study highlights the trade-off between investment in reproduction and DNA maintenance. Birds laying larger numbers of eggs have less resources… S..