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Unlike genetics or age, smoking is a risk factor for numerous diseases that we can actually do something about. By quitting, smokers can minimize these risks. Drawing attention to the harms of smoke inhalation may help direct public health policies and educate people of the effect smoking has on themselves—and everyone around them.

Given the growing role of mobile technology in supporting older adults, it’s essential to implement initiatives that encourage its adoption among this population. However, older adults are often unfamiliar with mobile technology, especially those in rural areas with limited digital access or literacy.

Pediatric hospital admissions for influenza have been rising across the United States since the beginning of the year, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

As Australia marks 50 years of Vietnamese migration, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shed light on how Vietnamese Australians view aging—and it’s very different from Western ideas of “successful aging.”

The measles outbreak that began in West Texas has now grown to 159 confirmed cases, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs are failing to deliver sustainable outcomes and a culture shift towards longer-term accountability to users is needed, according to an international study.

Researchers across 14 medical centers in China, including Peking University People’s Hospital, have found that an investigational drug, berberine ursodeoxycholate (HTD1801), significantly lowered blood sugar levels and improved metabolic and liver health in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The findings and an invited commentary, both published in JAMA Network Open, suggest that HTD1801 could serve as a new oral treatment option for T2D and its related complications.

A new drug that works against the main types of primary bone cancer has been developed by researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Sheffield.

AN intern medical doctor is in police custody after allegedly raping a patient at Maina Soko Medical Centre in Lusaka. According to Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Maambo Haamaundu, the incident occurred yesterday at the health facility. “The Ministry of Defence wishes to inform the nation that a case of alleged rape has been recorded at […]

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Artificial intelligence (AI)-based models have proved to be promising tools for predicting some data trends and future outcomes with good accuracy. These models’ ability to make predictions by analyzing data can be particularly valuable for research, for instance, helping scientists to devise hypotheses to test and predict the outcomes of experiments.