A new Boston University School of Public Health study is the first-ever population-based study of cancer prevalence in transgender people, estimating 62,530 of the nearly 17 million cancer survivors in the U.S. are transgender.
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Bacteria may be involved in the development of type 2 diabetes, study shows
Bacteria may be involved in the development of type 2 diabetes, according to a study published today in Nature Metabolism by researchers from Université Laval, the Québec Heart and Lung Institute, and McMaster University.
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Lung cancer mortality could be reduced by including smoking cessation with screening
Including smoking cessation with existing lung cancer screening efforts would reduce lung cancer mortality by 14 percent and increase life-years gained by 81 percent compared with screening alone, according to a study from Rafael Meza from the University of Michigan and colleagues and published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, a publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.
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Spread of Coronavirus Cancels Travel and Events
From family vacations to business travel to major conferences and events , travel amid the coronavirus outbreak is becoming more and more complicated.
Sartorius signs Pact to improve use and recycling of plastics
Sartorius, a leading international partner of life science research and the biopharmaceutical industry, is the first company in its sector to sign the European Plastics Pact.
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Pilot study aims for community pharmacists to provide optimal care to women with UTIs
Community pharmacists in Queensland will trial providing medication for urinary tract infections (UTIs) without a GP prescription.
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Guidelines detail management of liver failure in ICU patients
(HealthDay)—In an executive summary of a new guideline from the Society of Critical Care Medicine, published in the March issue of Critical Care Medicine, a set of evidence-based recommendations are presented for the management of liver failure in critically ill patients.
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Traffic noise might increase diabetes, blood pressure risks
Navigating through congested road traffic is enough to make even the most laid-back people lose their cool. As it turns out, just the sound of road noise may increase the risk of developing high blood pressure and diabetes.
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Second HIV patient reportedly ‘cured’
(HealthDay)—It was 12 years ago that a German patient was seemingly cured of HIV. Now doctors in the United Kingdom believe they’ve finally duplicated that success, this time in a 40-year-old Englishman.
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What’s the best blood thinner if you have a-fib?
(HealthDay)—People with the heart condition atrial fibrillation often use blood thinners to help prevent a stroke. Now a new study suggests one of those medications might stand out as safer and more effective.
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