In Philadelphia, the leading causes of death are heart disease, cancer and unintentional drug overdose. While some of these deaths are caused by things out of our control – like genetics – many are largely preventable.
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Category: 5. Health
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Cancer Patients Are Overmedicated To Enrich Health Systems
View of doctor’s office with equipment and iv drip bag on the steel pole.
Are patients being prescribed more medications not for their health, but to generate profit? A new economic study published in The Journal of Health Economics reveals…
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Recycled plastic is a toxic cocktail: Over 80 chemicals found in a single pellet
A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study with researchers from University of Gothenburg and Leipzig shows that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach chemicals into water causing impacts in the…
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From cursed tomb fungus to cancer cure: Aspergillus flavus yields potent new drug
Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of molecules from Aspergillus flavus, a toxic crop fungus linked to deaths in the excavations of ancient tombs, the researchers…
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Health Insurers Vow To Simplify And Reduce Pre-Approval Process
The biggest names in health insurance, including Cigna, CVS Health’s Aetna, UnitedHealth Group’s … More
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GenAI Won’t Replace Doctors, But It Could Make Them Miserable
No matter how powerful generative AI becomes, physicians will still have jobs. But will those jobs … More
Will AI replace doctors? A year ago, most physicians would’ve confidently answered “no.”…
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The common blood test that predicts how fast Alzheimer’s hits
Insulin resistance detected by routine triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index can flag people with early Alzheimer’s who are four times more likely to present rapid cognitive decline, according to new research presented at the European Academy of…
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5 Timely Ideas To Improve Medicare Advantage
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 14: Dr. Mehmet Oz, arrives for his confirmation hearing with the Senate … More
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Superbugs in your shrimp: Deadly colistin-resistance genes ride on imported seafood
Resistance to colistin, a potent antibiotic, is on the rise.
- In 2016, researchers discovered that colistin resistance could be transferred laterally among microbes.
- Researchers have isolated genes that confer colistin resistance from…
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CDC Vaccine Advisors To Vote On Thimerosal In Flu Shots. Here’s What To Know About Thimerosal
ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 05: A podium with the logo for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … More
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