Cancer
Pregnancy Symptoms Masked Colon Cancer: One Woman's Warning
In 2024, 36-year-old Gabby Zappia noticed blood in her stool while pregnant with her third child.
Conditions
Diabetes
Optimal Sleep Duration to Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk
A recent observational study published March 3 in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care found that sleeping about 7 hours and 19 minutes per night was associated with the lowest estimated…
Cancer
Why Nearly Half of Colorectal Cancers Are Now in People Under 65
A new American Cancer Society (ACS) analysis published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians shows a worrying shift: a growing share of colorectal cancer cases are occurring in…
Diabetes
GLP-1s Plus Healthy Habits Lower Heart Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
A large observational analysis published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology examined more than 98,000 adults with type 2 diabetes and no prior cardiovascular disease.
Heart Health
Aisha Tyler: How Her Father's Stroke Changed Hypertension Care
When actor and director Aisha Tyler learned her father had suffered a major stroke, it changed how seriously she takes blood pressure and preventive health.
Heart Health
Hidden Cardiovascular Risks From Metabolic and Kidney Dysfunction
Most people think cardiovascular risk comes from the heart alone, but much of the danger begins elsewhere: metabolic and kidney problems powerfully increase the chance of heart…
Diabetes
Higher Red Meat Intake Associated With Increased Type 2 Diabetes Risk
A recent analysis found that higher red meat consumption was linked with greater odds of type 2 diabetes, while replacing red meat with other protein sources—especially plant…
Diabetes
GLP-1 Medications and the Rising Reports of Scurvy
Reports of people taking GLP-1 medications being diagnosed with scurvy have risen. The drugs don’t directly deplete vitamin C; rather, their common effects—reduced appetite and slower…
Cancer
Taye Diggs on Losing Parents to Cancer
Actor Taye Diggs, known for TV roles on All American and Private Practice and films such as Rent and The Best Man, has opened up about losing both his parents to cancer and how that…
Diabetes
Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) May Reduce Diabetic Retinopathy Risk
New research suggests tirzepatide—the active drug in Mounjaro and Zepbound—may be linked to a lower short-term risk of diabetic retinopathy in people with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes
Inactivity Linked to Diabetes Complications, Including Stroke and Eye Disease
A large pooled analysis published in the Journal of Sport and Health Science found that low levels of physical activity are associated with many complications of type 2 diabetes…
Cancer
Physical Activity After Diagnosis Lowers Death Risk for Seven Cancers
A large pooled analysis published in JAMA Network Open found that moderate to vigorous physical activity after a cancer diagnosis was linked with lower risk of dying from cancer for…