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/A new randomized trial shows it can reduce the risk of cancer, while increasing the risk of heart disease.
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/Once again, a study shows that the effects of COVID are weirder than what we’d expect from “really bad flu”.
Read MoreThe Cost and Benefit of Genetic Testing EVERYONE
/Screening every 30-year-old for three genetic conditions may be cost-effective.
Read MoreWhy the "Hospital at Home" May Be How You Get Care In the Near Future
/A new randomized trial finds that providing hospital-level care at home is more effective, and cheaper than traditional in-hospital care.
Read MoreLooks Like Meat's Back on the Menu, Boys
/A series of studies suggests, contrary to decades of opinion, that red meat may be OK for you.
Read MoreVitamin Supplements are a Waste of Money
/A large, U.S. study confirmed what you probably suspected all along - taking vitamins is not going to extend your life.
Read MoreChronic Pain, Opioids, and Suicide
/A study covering 18 states raises concerns that chronic pain may be a risk factor for suicide.
Read MoreOverdiagnosis of Cancer, Defined
/Researchers from Dartmouth are pitching a standard definition for "overdiagnosis" in cancer screening. Will it hold up?
Read MoreWe Should Be Transplanting More Organs from Individuals Who Died of Drug Overdose
/Organs from donors who died from overdose are "discarded" more than from other donors. That might not be the right choice.
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