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2023 Saw Decline in BMI, Obesity Prevalence in the United States

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Prevalence of obesity declined in South, for individuals aged 66 to 75 years, and among women

Early-Onset CRC Incidence Rates Increased in 27 of 50 Countries, Territories

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Greatest increases in early-onset colorectal cancer incidence rates seen in New Zealand, Chile, Puerto Rico, and England

Point Identified Around Age 10 When Cardiovascular Health Trajectories Begin to Drop

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Small, but significant, differences in CVH trajectory parameters identified according to sociodemographic characteristics

Disparities Seen in Biennial Mammography Screening for Women in in Their 40s

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Biennial screening rates lower among non-Hispanic women with other race, lesbian and bisexual women, rural residents

Medical Cannabis Laws Linked to Increase in Cannabis Use Disorders

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Increase in cannabis poisoning seen with medical cannabis laws and recreational cannabis laws

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Moderate-to-Vigorous Exercise Lowers Preterm Birth Risk With Gestational Diabetes

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Benefit was similar whether activity concentrated into a few days or as regular activity

Cold-Related Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates Rose From 1999 to 2022

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3.4 percent annual increase seen in cold-related AAMR, with nonsignificant increase from 1999 to 2017 followed by significant increase to 2022

FDA Approves Zepbound for Sleep Apnea in Patients With Obesity

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In clinical trials, drug helped to improve breathing during sleep and promoted weight loss

Rates of Substance Use Down for Teens in the United States

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2024 levels generally holding at pandemic-level lows across substances

Risk for Head and Neck Cancer Lower for Coffee and Tea Drinkers

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More than four cups of caffeinated coffee daily inversely associated with HNC, oral cavity cancer, and oropharyngeal cancers

2000 to 2024 Saw Rise in Physician Union Petitions

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Most organizing efforts motivated by nonfinancial factors

Parents, Clinicians Skeptical of Children’s High Blood Pressure Readings

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Both groups prefer nonpharmacological management

Upadacitinib Improves Ulcerative Colitis Outcomes at 12 Months

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Risk for composite outcome was lower, including lower risks for intravenous steroid use and colectomy, within 12 months in sensitivity analysis

Fish Oil Supplementation Cuts Measure of Prostate Cancer Progression

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Findings seen among men enrolled in one year of active surveillance

Higher Daily Step Count Linked to Lower Risk for Depression

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Systematic review and meta-analysis show fewer depressive symptoms in association with higher step counts