Excess Deaths Highest Among Younger Minorities During COVID Pandemic
By Kristina Fiore Source Medpagetoday When it came to excess U.S. deaths during the COVID pandemic, racial and ethnic disparities hit younger...
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ACS Guidelines Expand Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility — Is That a Good Thing?
By Katherine Kahn Source Medpagetoday BOSTON -- Whether low-dose CT screening for lung cancer should be expanded to include people who quit smoking...
How to Get Adequate Iodine
By Ms. TJONG Yung Man, Amanda Dietitian, Family Health Service, Department of Health Read more click here
Joint Recommendations on Iodine Intake for Members of the Public
By Dr. LAM Mo Kan, Fherina Read more click here
Local Iodine Status
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EBV Screening Tied to Lower Nasopharyngeal Cancer Mortality Risk
By Charles Bankhead Source Medpagetoday Individuals screened for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection had a significantly lower risk of nasopharyngeal...
Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake Tripled in 45-49 Age Group
By Jeff Minerd Source Medpagetoday Mean rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tripled among average-risk individuals 45-49 years old after the...
Breast cancer statistics 2024
By Angela N. Giaquinto et al. Source ACS journals Abstract This is the American Cancer Society's biennial update of statistics on breast cancer...
Newborns Fed Breast Milk Exclusively in Hospital Had Lower Asthma Risk
By Jennifer Henderson Source Medpagetoday ORLANDO -- Infants who exclusively received breast milk throughout their birth hospitalization were less...
Falling May Be a Harbinger of Dementia in Older Adults
By Judy George Source Medpagetoday A new diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or related dementia was more common after falls than after other traumatic...