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Millions more smokers should be screened for lung cancer, group says

An additional 5 million Americans who smoke or used to smoke should undergo annual screenings for lung cancer according to an updated guideline issued this week by the American Cancer Society.

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades.
White and Native American infants, infant boys and babies born at 37 weeks or earlier had significant death rate increases.

Prescriptions for Ozempic and similar drugs with weight-loss effects soar past 9 million
Health-care providers wrote more than 9 million prescriptions for Ozempic and similar drugs in the final three months of 2022, according to a new analysis.

A daily multivitamin to boost memory? Here’s what to know

A new study shows a daily multivitamin may boost memory function in some people, although the results don’t change recommendations about use of the supplements.

Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking, surgeon general warns
The declaration is intended to raise awareness around loneliness but won't unlock federal funding or programming devoted to combatting the issue.

Dog-walking injuries may be more common than you think
Researchers found that over a period of nearly two decades, more than 422,000 US adults were treated in emergency rooms for injuries suffered while walking leashed dogs. Women and people ages 40 to 64 made up most of the patients.

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Hair straighteners may pose small risk for uterine cancer, study finds

Women who use chemical hair straighteners frequently could have a higher risk of developing uterine cancer than women who have never used the products, according to new findings.

Soda, chips, hot dogs, etc. — they can take years off your life, scientists say

Scientists who study how our food choices affect our life spans have found that people can gain sizable health benefits at any age by improving their eating habits.

US adults should get routine anxiety screening, panel says

It’s the first time the US Preventive Services Task Force has recommended anxiety screening in primary care for adults without symptoms.

UK to offer vaccines to some queer men to stop monkeypox; officials cite higher transmission risk

British health officials will start offering vaccines to gay and bisexual men at the highest risk of catching monkeypox, in an effort to curb the biggest outbreak of the disease beyond Africa.

Rates of non-hospital births rising among women of color

There is an increasing number of non-white birthing people who have sought hospital alternatives for their labor and delivery as health for the birthing population among people of color lags behind that of white people, according to a new report released by the National Partnership for Women and Families.

Pregnant people with COVID are unlikely to transmit to newborns, new research shows

Pregnant people who are positive with COVID-19 when they give birth rarely transmit the virus to their newborns, according to a spate of new research. The reason: COVID isn't often found in a patient's bloodstream.

Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks

Older adults without heart disease shouldn’t take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice released Tuesday.

Eating chocolate might be good for your health, depending on when you eat it, study says

A new study from researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital suggests that eating a “concentrated amount” of chocolate every morning could actually help people burn fat.