CVD Mortality Declines Are Slowing in High-Income Countries
In most recent years, CVD mortality rate increased for U.S. men and women, Canadian women
Female Physicians May Be Especially at Risk of Burnout
They tend to deal with psychosocial care more than male colleagues but can take steps to reduce stress
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
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Complete Genome Sequence Can Be ID’d From Amniotic Fluid
Concordance of variant calls between cellular, cell-free DNA, with parental libraries >96 percent
Surgeon General Highlights Link Between Alcohol and Cancer, Urges Warning Labels
Evidence linking alcohol to cancer has accumulated for years, yet less than half of Americans recognize it as a cancer risk factor
Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Likely Cost-Effective at <$2 Million
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios were $126,000 and $281,000 per QALY for two simulation models from a societal perspective
Community-Based Intervention Ups HIV Testing in Pregnancy
Intervention included education and on-site laboratory testing in churches in Nigeria
Yoga May Be Able to ‘Reverse’ Stress-Inducing DNA Reactions
Mind-body interventions lead to decrease in nuclear factor kappa B and cytokines, researchers say
>40% of Cancers, Cancer Deaths Due to Modifiable Risk Factors
Cigarette smoking accounts for highest proportion of cancer cases (19.0 percent), deaths (28.8 percent)
CDC Issues Warning on Contaminated Raw Milk
Case of New Jersey woman becoming ill after drinking raw milk from Udder Milk company
