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ACS Updated Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidance

The American Cancer Society (ACS) reaffirmed that average-risk adults should begin colorectal cancer (CRC) screening at age 45 and continue…

7 days ago

Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Provide Little Overall Protection Against Fractures and Falls

A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis involving 69 randomized controlled trials and 153,902 adults found that calcium supplements, vitamin D…

1 week ago

Daily Stress and IBS Symptoms Closely Influence Each Other Throughout the Day

A US prospective real-world study of 357 adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) found that higher daily stress levels were…

2 weeks ago

Pros and Cons of PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer

An updated Cochrane systematic review of five randomized controlled trials involving 341,342 men found that PSA-based prostate cancer screening did…

3 weeks ago

Colonoscopy Screening Reduced Colorectal Cancer Incidence but No Significant Mortality Benefit

A 13-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial found that a single colonoscopy screening significantly reduced colorectal cancer incidence but…

4 weeks ago

BP-Lowering Reduces Cardiovascular Risk Across All CKD Stages, with Attenuated Benefit in Diabetes

Blood pressure (BP)-lowering treatment significantly reduces the risk of major cardiovascular events in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) across…

1 month ago

New Guideline Clarifies the Role of CBT-I in Chronic Insomnia

A new clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine indicates that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)…

1 month ago

Longer and More Frequent Daytime Naps—Especially in the Morning—Linked to Higher Mortality Risk

In older adults, longer and more frequent daytime naps, particularly those occurring in the morning, were associated with a higher…

1 month ago

Multivitamins May Slow Biological Aging

A recent study suggests that daily multivitamin-mineral supplements could slightly slow the biological aging process in older adults, though the…

3 months ago

SGLT2 Inhibitors Tied to Lower Risk in Patients with Diabetes and Cirrhosis

A rigorous cohort study utilizing Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Database provides robust evidence that SGLT2 inhibitors offer superior multi-organ protection…

3 months ago

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