March 06, 2025

Butter Raises, Plant Oils Lower Mortality

New 33-year study of 221,054 adults finds replacing butter with plant-based oils could reduce premature death risk by 17%, with olive, canola, and soybean oils showing strongest protective effects against cancer and cardiovascular mortality.

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March 06, 2025

Diabetes Control Declines, Especially Among Young Adults

Researchers find that U.S. diabetes prevalence remained stable from 2013 to 2023, but glycemic control worsened, particularly in young adults, a trend associated with increased cardiovascular risk.

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March 06, 2025

An Estimated 31 Million Americans Borrowed for Medical Bills in 2024

A new West Health-Gallup Survey survey reveals insights into medical debt across all income levels and demographics in the United States.

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March 06, 2025

Medical Oddities: Bad Surgery Days, Risky Ink & Cancer-Fighting Tea

Maybe skip the Friday surgery slot to avoid risks. Study suggests we should think before getting ink. Tiny water bears see a big cancer treatment win, and more this week!

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March 06, 2025

Study Examines SGLT2 Inhibitor Use Before Surgery and Diabetic Ketoacidosis Risk

Researchers found no significant association between preoperative sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor use and postoperative diabetic ketoacidosis in patients undergoing emergency surgery.

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March 05, 2025

Men with Higher Sperm Counts May Live Longer

"We observed clear negative dose-response associations between all semen parameters and all-cause mortality."

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March 04, 2025

Child Obesity to Triple by 2050, New Global Study Finds

New research analyzing data from 1990 to 2021 forecasts 360 million children and adolescents globally will have obesity by 2050, as prevalence triples and interventions fail to curb rapid increases across all world regions.

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March 04, 2025

Allergic Rhinitis Symptoms Associated With Sexual Dysfunction

Researchers link allergic rhinitis symptoms to sexual dysfunction, highlighting significant correlations with nasal obstruction and dysosmia.

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March 03, 2025

Study Links Androgenetic Alopecia to Increased Depression Risk

Individuals with androgenetic alopecia face an increased risk of depression, with an odds ratio of 1.015, according to a new Mendelian randomization study.

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