Mount Sinai researchers who examined racial and ethnic disparities among low-risk newborns found that Black and Hispanic newborns have higher
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Higher BMI linked to increased risk for developing psoriasis
(HealthDay)—Higher body mass index (BMI) seems to be associated with an increased risk for developing psoriasis, according to a study
Continue reading »Higher BMI, body fat, and larger waist and hips pose similar risk for 10 common cancers
Obesity increases the risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, regardless of how it is measured, according to
Continue reading »Her Doctor’s Office Moved One Floor Up. Her Bill Was 10 Times Higher.
Kyunghee Lee’s right hand hurts all the time. She spent decades running a family dry cleaning store outside Cleveland after
Continue reading »Dementia death risk is higher among the socioeconomically deprived
A large proportion of dementia deaths in England and Wales may be due to socioeconomic deprivation, according to new research
Continue reading »New research shows substantially higher burden of COVID-19 compared to flu
In a paper published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, physician-researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) assessed
Continue reading »Young and middle-age adults in the U.S. dying at higher rates
Between 2014 and 2015, life expectancy in the United States dropped for the first time after rising for decades. It
Continue reading »Endovascular aneurysm repair linked to higher readmission rates
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) are responsible for nearly 2% of all deaths in US men over the age of
Continue reading »Higher live birth rates found after transferring fresh rather than frozen embryos
For women hoping to achieve a pregnancy using freshly retrieved donor eggs, a new retrospective study led by researchers from
Continue reading »Low levels of choline in pregnant Black American women associated with higher levels of stress
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that many pregnant Black Americans have low levels of
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