As more people get mammograms every year to screen for breast cancer, an additional benefit may be emerging: heart disease risk detection. With advanced technology and artificial intelligence, some imaging centers now offer screenings for cardiovascular risks based on breast arterial calcification visible in mammogram images. This additional test, offered by some radiology practices, could… Read More »
People ages 65 and older who received Pfizer’s updated (bivalent) COVID-19 booster shot may be at increased risk of stroke, according to an announcement made by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.1 The joint statement warns that the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), which uses near real-time… Read More »
Young adults who drink sugary beverages may be at an increased risk of developing colon cancer, researchers claim. The study, which involved 116,500 female nurses from 1991 to 2015, found that compared with women who drank less than one 8-ounce serving per week of sugar-sweetened beverages, those who drank two or more per day had… Read More »
Research has found that major depression risk can be reduced by as much as 23% by waking up 1 hour earlier. The study consisted of 840,000 individuals, and the results offer strong evidence that chronotype, which is an individual’s tendency to sleep at a particular time, can influence the risk of depression. The results also… Read More »