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Patients with low skeletal muscle mass are at a higher risk of falling. Certain diabetes medications, particularly SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists, are associated with weight reduction, which may contribute to muscle mass loss and, consequently, an increased risk of falls. To explore this association, researchers investigated the impact of diabetes medications on fall risk in patients with type 2 diabetes.

A prostate cancer screening program involving participants in the top decile of risk according to a polygenic risk score identifies clinically significant disease, according to a study published in the April 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Medial temporal lobectomy is effective in improving seizure outcomes among patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy, according to a study published online March 6 in Cureus.

When officials in Wisconsin’s largest city asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for help dealing with high levels of lead in city schools, the answer wasn’t what they expected.

Insomnia and hazardous drinking are so closely intertwined that estimates suggest at least one-third, and as many as 91%, of people who have a hard time with sleep also misuse alcohol.

Amazon.com Inc. equipped some delivery vans in Europe with defibrillators to see if drivers crisscrossing residential areas could speed up aid to heart-attack victims.

MOTOR vehicles are a leading source of air pollution which contribute to the formation of ground level ozone, which can trigger health problems such as aggravated asthma, reduced lung capacity, and increased susceptibility to respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia and bronchitis. Scientific research has repeatedly shown that the health effects of air pollution are serious as one […]

Recently, infant formula samples from well-known companies, store brands, startups and imported brands were tested for contaminants. The samples were tested for lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, acrylamide, aluminum, bisphenol A (BPA), and “forever chemicals” (also called “PFAS”). Heavy metals or contaminants were found in 20 out of 41 of the powdered infant formula samples. In the majority of the products tested, the levels remain within safe thresholds.

A University of Waterloo professor is part of an international coalition revolutionizing vaccine production with new health care technology. The tech aims to support local vaccine production, cutting the vaccine production time from nine days to just one day, and save millions of lives and dollars as a result.

Cardiovascular disease is by far the most common cause of death worldwide, and myocardial infarction is the most common acute event. For those who survive a myocardial infarction, the risk of a new heart attack is greatest in the first year after the initial event because the blood vessels are more sensitive, making it easier for blood clots to develop.