Smoking + Early Menopause Increases Risk for Lung Disease, Poor Outcomes
Authors call for smoking cessation and lung cancer screening in smokers with early menopause
Mortality Risk High for Some Gleason Grade 1 Prostate Cancer Patients
Risks increased for those with percentage positive biopsies >50 percent or prostate-specific antigen >20 ng/mL
Study Examines Trends in Esophageal Cancer Disparities Over Time
From 1999 to 2020, decrease seen in mortality among Black adults, while mortality stabilized among White adults
Most U.S. Firearm Owners Motivated by Protection
However, firearm carriage was more prevalent in states with stand your ground laws
Wearing Face Mask Reduces Risk for Symptoms of Respiratory Infection
Wearing surgical face mask in public over 14 days reduces risk for self-reported symptoms consistent with respiratory infection
Amyloid Probability Score 2 Has High Diagnostic Accuracy for Alzheimer Disease
Diagnostic accuracy 73 percent for dementia specialists compared with 91 percent using the APS2
Boar’s Head Recall Tied to Listeria Expands to 7 Million More Pounds of Deli...
Most Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors Not Linked to Migraine
Current smoking, diabetes mellitus, higher fasting glucose level all linked to lower prevalence of migraine in women
58.7 Percent of U.S. Adults Walked for Leisure in Past Week in 2022
16.2 percent of adults walked for transportation, with men more likely to do so than women
CDC: Despite Wanting to Quit, Only 8.8 Percent Quit Smoking in 2022
Two-thirds of adults who smoked wanted to quit, about half made a quit attempt, but only 8.8 percent quit in 2022
