Increase in colorectal cancer in young people motivates more people to get screened
After experts lowered the recommended age to start colorectal cancer screening to 45, there was a small but significant increase
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Breast cancer diagnoses skyrocket among increasingly younger women
Women in the United States have seen enormous advances in breast cancer treatment over the past two decades, but diagnoses
California bans six artificial colors in foods served in public schools
California has become the first state in the country to ban school cafeterias from serving foods containing six artificial colors
Judge strikes down Georgia law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy
A Georgia judge on Monday annulled the state’s abortion law that came into force in 2022 and prohibits the termination
Severe obesity rates are on the rise in the United States, especially among women
and NBC News The obesity rate in the United States is high and stable: About four in 10 people are
Brain size shrinks during pregnancy, study reveals
A woman’s brain shrinks in size during pregnancy and returns to normal within a few months, but this is not
Pregnant deaths in Texas rose dramatically after abortion ban
NBC News The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during childbirth or shortly after delivery soared after
They claim that a slimming drug is effective in children from 6 years old
A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and adolescents is safe and effective for use in children as young
39 million people could die from superbugs, researchers say
More than 39 million people worldwide could die directly from antibiotic-resistant infections in the next 25 years, according to a
Federal Trade Commission accuses three pharmaceutical middlemen of inflating insulin prices
NBC News The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Friday that it will sue three pharmaceutical intermediaries it accuses of inflating