Cancer rates in medieval Britain around ten times higher than previously thought, study suggests
The first study to use X-rays and CT scans to detect evidence of cancer among the skeletal remains of a …
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Women had ‘alarmingly high rates’ of mental health problems during start of the pandemic
A study at the University of Chicago Medicine found U.S. women experienced increased incidence of health-related socioeconomic risks (HRSRs), such …
Landmark research toward increasing survival rates for aggressive childhood cancer
A new combination of drugs could help to increase survival rates with fewer side effects for some children with one …
Virus variant blamed for spiralling infection rates
The British capital is to be hit with tougher coronavirus control measures, the government said on Monday, blaming spiralling infection …
Opioid prescription rates for knee surgery vary, but higher strength dosage common
A new study published in BMJ Open found that opioid prescription rates for outpatient knee surgery vary widely across the …
Pandemic’s effect on already rising suicide rates heightens worry
Officers in Los Alamos, New Mexico, were called to check on an individual earlier this year, and after breaching the …
Study reports nursing home hip fracture rates stay persistently high
A recent study of hip fracture rates in nursing homes in the U.S. reports a slight rise in the rate …
Fewer LGBT Teens Plagued by Suicidal Thoughts, But Rates Still High
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2020 — Suicidal behavior is declining among U.S. teenagers who identify as LGBT, but the problem remains …
Lung cancer rates are rising in young women across multiple countries
An International Journal of Cancer study that examined lung cancer rates in young adults in 40 countries across five continents …
Anal cancer rates and mortality have risen dramatically among Americans: study
Rates of new anal cancer diagnoses and deaths related to human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection, have …
New study links vitamin C therapy to better survival rates after sepsis
New research led by Virginia Commonwealth University and published in the October issue of the Journal of the American Medical …
Cancer survival rates in the UK lag behind other high-income nations
UK ranks BOTTOM for survival rates for five types of cancer including lung and pancreatic despite progress in the last …
Pollution causes rates of angioplasties to spiral, say scientists
Rates of emergency heart attack treatment to clear blocked arteries ‘are higher when levels of air pollution spike’ Doctors at …
Rates of underage drinking have plummeted over the last decade
Rates of underage drinking have plummeted across the world over the last decade ‘amid growing trend of millennials shunning alcohol’ …
High rates of opioid prescriptions for osteoarthritis
Opioids work against severe pain but the risks of side effects and addiction are high. In the U.S. alone, 26 …
Suicide rates are rising significantly among African American teens
A large-scale study from The University of Toledo of young African Americans who have attempted or died by suicide suggests …