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Boosting Mammogram Screening Rates: What Really Works for Overdue Women?
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Boosting Mammogram Screening Rates: What Really Works for Overdue Women?

By MedXY|Nov 18, 2025

A Singapore trial shows simple mailed reminders effectively increase overdue mammogram screenings; additional incentives or digital interventions offer no significant benefit.

Reduced Arsenic in Drinking Water Tied to Large Drops in Cancer and Cardiovascular Mortality
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Reduced Arsenic in Drinking Water Tied to Large Drops in Cancer and Cardiovascular Mortality

By MedXY|Nov 17, 2025

A prospective cohort in Bangladesh found that declines in urinary arsenic were associated with substantially lower chronic-disease mortality—including cancer and cardiovascular deaths—supporting public-health efforts to reduce arsenic expos

The Power of Persistence: How Consistent Moderate Exercise Significantly Lowers Digestive Cancer Risk
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The Power of Persistence: How Consistent Moderate Exercise Significantly Lowers Digestive Cancer Risk

By MedXY|Nov 17, 2025

A Harvard study following 230,000 people over 32 years shows that regular, moderate exercise sustained over time is more effective at preventing digestive system cancers than sporadic high-intensity workouts.

A Novel H3N2 Variant on the Rise: What Clinicians and Public Health Systems Need to Know for 2025–26
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A Novel H3N2 Variant on the Rise: What Clinicians and Public Health Systems Need to Know for 2025–26

By MedXY|Nov 14, 2025

Emerging H3N2 subclade K has driven increased influenza activity abroad and may seed the 2025–26 northern hemisphere season. Surveillance gaps complicate risk assessment; vaccination and early antiviral use remain central clinical strategie

Bird Flu Returns: Understanding the Risks and Staying Safe
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Bird Flu Returns: Understanding the Risks and Staying Safe

By MedXY|Nov 14, 2025

An adult male in Washington has tested positive for avian flu, marking a resurgence after 9 months. This article explores the scientific evidence, recent outbreaks, and practical advice to prevent infection.

Stopping Smoking Is Associated With Better Recovery From Other Substance Use Disorders: Longitudinal Evidence From a US National Cohort
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Stopping Smoking Is Associated With Better Recovery From Other Substance Use Disorders: Longitudinal Evidence From a US National Cohort

By MedXY|Nov 14, 2025

A longitudinal, nationally representative cohort study found that within-person transition from current to former cigarette smoking was associated with a 30–43% higher odds of sustained recovery from other substance use disorders, supportin

Unlocking Longevity: The Science of Sleep and Its Vital Role in Health
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Unlocking Longevity: The Science of Sleep and Its Vital Role in Health

By MedXY|Nov 14, 2025

Quality sleep, balancing deep NREM and REM phases, is crucial for immunity, brain function, and disease prevention, highlighting sleep’s key role in longevity and overall health.

GanLum (KLU156): A New Class of Antimalarial Showing 97.4% PCR‑Corrected Cure in Phase III
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GanLum (KLU156): A New Class of Antimalarial Showing 97.4% PCR‑Corrected Cure in Phase III

By MedXY|Nov 14, 2025

A Phase III trial of ganaplacide‑lumefantrine (GanLum, KLU156) met its primary non‑inferiority endpoint vs artemether‑lumefantrine, with a PCR‑corrected Day‑29 cure rate of 97.4% (estimand). The drug combines a novel mechanism (ganaplacide)

Distinct and Shared Risk Profiles for Suicide Attempt Versus Suicide: Insights from Danish Registers and Genomic Data
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Distinct and Shared Risk Profiles for Suicide Attempt Versus Suicide: Insights from Danish Registers and Genomic Data

By MedXY|Nov 14, 2025

A large Danish register and genetic study shows overlapping but distinct environmental and genetic risk factors for nonfatal suicide attempts and death by suicide, with chronic and functional health problems linked more to attempts and seve

Sexual Assault and the Long Shadow of the Body: Higher 5‑Year Risk of Functional Somatic Disorders and Chronic Widespread Pain
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Sexual Assault and the Long Shadow of the Body: Higher 5‑Year Risk of Functional Somatic Disorders and Chronic Widespread Pain

By MedXY|Nov 14, 2025

A prospective Danish cohort found that adults reporting lifetime sexual assault had substantially higher 5‑year incidence of functional somatic disorders—especially multiorgan FSD and chronic widespread pain—after adjustment for psychosocia

Higher Ultraprocessed Food Intake Linked to Increased Risk of Early‑Onset Colorectal Adenomas in Women
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Higher Ultraprocessed Food Intake Linked to Increased Risk of Early‑Onset Colorectal Adenomas in Women

By MedXY|Nov 13, 2025

In a prospective analysis of 29,105 women from the Nurses’ Health Study II, greater consumption of ultraprocessed foods was associated with a 45% higher odds of early‑onset conventional colorectal adenomas, independent of obesity and

Consistency Over Excess: Long-term Adherence to Physical Activity Guidelines Reduces Digestive System Cancer Risk
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Consistency Over Excess: Long-term Adherence to Physical Activity Guidelines Reduces Digestive System Cancer Risk

By MedXY|Nov 12, 2025

A pooled analysis of three US cohorts shows that maintaining guideline-level activity (~17 MET‑hours/week) consistently over decades is associated with substantial reductions in digestive system cancer incidence and mortality—comparable to

High‑Dose Influenza Vaccine Reduces Hospitalisations in Older Adults
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High‑Dose Influenza Vaccine Reduces Hospitalisations in Older Adults

By MedXY|Nov 11, 2025

A prespecified pooled analysis of two large randomised pragmatic trials (DANFLU-2 and GALFLU) found high‑dose influenza vaccine reduced hospitalisation for influenza or pneumonia by 8.8% versus standard‑dose in adults ≥65 years, with larger

Nirsevimab in Chile’s First National RSV Campaign: 76% Reduction in RSV Hospitalisations and 85% Fewer ICU Admissions in Infants
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Nirsevimab in Chile’s First National RSV Campaign: 76% Reduction in RSV Hospitalisations and 85% Fewer ICU Admissions in Infants

By MedXY|Nov 10, 2025

A nationwide retrospective study from Chile finds that a universal nirsevimab immunisation strategy in 2024 reduced RSV-related lower respiratory tract infection hospitalisations by 76% and ICU admissions by 85%, with an NNT of 35 to preven

Screening Children and Young Adults for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Clinically Helpful but Not Cost‑Effective
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Screening Children and Young Adults for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Clinically Helpful but Not Cost‑Effective

By MedXY|Nov 10, 2025

A modeling study found that sequential population screening for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) at ages 10 or 18 is clinically effective but not cost‑effective versus usual care, unless follow-up monitoring and lifestyle interventions fo

Home‑Delivered DASH Groceries Lower Blood Pressure and LDL in Black Urban Residents — but Benefits Fade After Support Ends
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Home‑Delivered DASH Groceries Lower Blood Pressure and LDL in Black Urban Residents — but Benefits Fade After Support Ends

By MedXY|Nov 10, 2025

The GoFresh randomized trial found that 12 weeks of home‑delivered DASH‑patterned groceries plus dietitian counseling reduced systolic BP by 3.4 mm Hg versus cash stipends and lowered LDL; effects were not sustained three months after the i

rVSVΔG‑LASV‑GPC Lassa Vaccine Shows Broad Immunogenicity and Acceptable Safety in Phase 1 Trial
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rVSVΔG‑LASV‑GPC Lassa Vaccine Shows Broad Immunogenicity and Acceptable Safety in Phase 1 Trial

By MedXY|Nov 10, 2025

A phase 1 trial of the rVSV‑vectored Lassa vaccine demonstrated dose-dependent transient reactogenicity, no vaccine‑related serious adverse events or hearing loss, and robust, durable humoral and cellular responses across doses and lineages

Cutting the Curve: Consensus Strategies to Reduce Alcohol‑Associated Liver Disease in the Population
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Cutting the Curve: Consensus Strategies to Reduce Alcohol‑Associated Liver Disease in the Population

By MedXY|Nov 9, 2025

A concise synthesis of a 2025 multistakeholder Lancet workshop consensus on population and clinical strategies to prevent, detect, and manage alcohol‑associated liver disease.

Where Are People with Chronic Hepatitis B Lost? Global review shows major gaps after diagnosis — especially outside specialist care
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Where Are People with Chronic Hepatitis B Lost? Global review shows major gaps after diagnosis — especially outside specialist care

By MedXY|Nov 9, 2025

A global systematic review (110 cohorts, 50 countries) found substantial attrition across the hepatitis B care cascade: low rates of treatment eligibility assessment and antiviral initiation in primary/community models, poor retention parti

Each Hour Sitting Counts: Sedentary Time Linked to Lower Intrinsic Capacity and Faster Decline in Older Adults
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Each Hour Sitting Counts: Sedentary Time Linked to Lower Intrinsic Capacity and Faster Decline in Older Adults

By MedXY|Nov 8, 2025

In a prospective Beijing cohort (BLINDSCE), each additional hour of daily sedentary time was associated with a 1.18-point lower baseline intrinsic capacity and a 0.48-point greater decline over 1 year, suggesting sedentary behavior is a mod

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