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People with body mass index of 30 or higher need intensive behavioral interventions, including diet changes and more physical activity, according to the USPSTF....Read More

Using nanotechnology, researchers have developed a way to treat prostate cancer by restoring tumor suppressors, based on preclinical models in the lab....Read More

The scoring system used to determine who has priority for receiving a liver transplant disadvantages children compared to adults, a new study indicates....Read More

Commonly used household cleaners were associated with overweight children because of altered gut microbiota, according to a study conducted in Canada....Read More

If healthy older people take a low dose of aspirin daily, it may not lead to a longer healthy life free of dementia and persistent physical disability....Read More

Certain cell-killing viruses, with help from white blood cells, have shown promise in treating cancer in a recent study....Read More

Researchers have developed new sequencing techniques and machine learning to more quickly diagnose diseases in newborns and cut down false-positives....Read More

Cancer will kill an estimated 9.6 million people in the world this year and 18.1 million new cases will be diagnosed, according to WHO’s cancer research agency....Read More

Individualized treatment for melanoma would reduce the number of cancer cells, based on a study in lab dishes and animals....Read More

Primary care physicians rarely package depression assessments with patient screenings for hazardous alcohol use, according to a study....Read More