Hearing loss and dementia affect millions of people worldwide. But headlines describing hearing loss as the “leading mid-life risk factor” for dementia can be misleading. They ...

Factors that increase a person’s risk of developing stomach cancer include older age, being male, and an H. pylori infection. By knowing the risk factors, people can take steps to lower their chances ...

Women with certain cardiometabolic risk factors, including type 2 diabetes and high waist circumference, face a greater ...

Starkest differences by sex in waist circumference, glucose intolerance ...

Knowing the risk factors of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and consulting an ophthalmologist or optometrist can help to maintain vision, says Hasenin Al-khersan, MD. Hasenin Al-khersan, MD, ...

A recent study published in the journal Addictive Behaviors provides evidence that nearly one in five people seeking help for gambling problems experiences suicidal thoughts. The research suggests ...

For decades it’s been understood that certain risk factors explain the majority of cardiovascular events, until several recent studies claimed that coronary heart disease can develop without them. But ...

This cross-sectional observational study found several factors associated with whether a patient had sufficient lung cancer risk factor documentation in the electronic health record. Objectives: To ...

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