A dual-threshold model for measuring the pancreatic tumor marker serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) identified patients with pancreatic cancer who had high-risk disease despite having low…
Presented on May 20 in Geneva, the CHH-Lancet Commission report on health, conflict and forced displacement, co-chaired by the University of Geneva’s Center for Humanitarian Studies, reveals that…
As more people look for ways to stay younger for longer, the supplement industry has moved beyond creams and cosmetic fixes to something more ambitious: products that claim to slow aging by acting on…
Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle to make premium payments, with the declining numbers churning market uncertainty for insurers. In response,…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Monday it wants to roll back some regulations on “forever chemicals” in drinking water put into place in 2024.
A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that people’s own reports of heart attacks in the family only partially correspond with register data. The findings suggest that heart attacks among…
Planned early birth for pregnant women with high blood pressure cuts maternal complications by nearly half and reduces the risk of stillbirth, without increasing the likelihood of cesarean section,…
People with a learning disability are at higher risk of developing bowel cancer, yet face significant barriers at nearly every stage of the care pathway, University of Manchester and Christie NHS…
Background Bacteriological contamination of drinking water remains a major public health burden in sub-Saharan Africa, yet the full contamination chain from source to household has rarely been…
Background: The choice of hand-drying method affects microbial contamination levels but its economic consequences have not been systematically quantified. Methods: By applying a quantitative…