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Study may help better assess the risk of breast cancer in women without a family history
1 month ago - By News Medical
A new multi-institution study led by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic pathologist, provides more accurate estimates of breast cancer risk for U.S. women who harbor inherited mutations in breast cancer predisposition genes.
Read more ...2020 is set to be the deadliest year in U.S. history with more than 3.2 million total deaths
1 month ago - By Daily Mail
Preliminary CDC figures suggest 2020 will be the deadliest year in U.S. history with a record 3,260,397, which is 15% higher than the 2,835,533 Americans who died in 2019.
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WebMD Survey: Many Parents Back Kid, Teacher COVID Shots
A majority of parents of teens and preteens say they plan to vaccinate their kids against COVID-19 within a year of the shots being authorized for use in children. But parents...
Skipping Mammograms Raises Odds for Breast Cancer
New findings are concerning given the widespread delays and cancellations of preventative cancer screenings that took place during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Only 4% Of U.S. Kids Live In Counties Where Schools Should Be Fully Open
A New York Times analysis of the CDC's guidelines for reopening elementary schools posits that very few U.S. counties even meet the CDC's thresholds for in-person learning In...
This Adorable Bear Gadget Will Keep Your Brown Sugar From Hardening
We've been baking a lot since March 2020. But about a year after we were first told to quarantine, we've slowed our roll with baking a bit and that means the piles and piles of...
Could ADHD Raise Odds for More Psychiatric Illnesses?
Experts say the more pressing issue is making sure that children with ADHD get the care they need in the first place.
Irina Shayk talks about parenting with ex Bradley Cooper
The notoriously private model called Cooper "the most amazing dad."
Placebo effect may explain reported benefits of psychedelic microdoses
Positive psychological effects associated with taking small doses of psychedelic drugs are likely the result of users' expectations, suggests a new study.
Heart disease is in the eye of the beholder
Researchers have identified a potential new marker that shows cardiovascular disease may be present in a patient using an optical coherence tomography scan - a non-invasive...
Disruption of lung biological clock in premature babies may raise later flu risk
Disruptions in the circadian rhythms in lung cells may explain why adults who survived premature birth are often more at risk of severe influenza infections, suggests a new study.
Study highlights pitfalls associated with 'cybervetting' job candidates
A recent study of how human resources professionals review online information and social media profiles of job candidates highlights the ways in which so-called 'cybervetting'...