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Despite vastly different rates of thyroid cancers diagnosed in men and women, a recent study concludes the actual rates are really quite similar. Lilah Morris-Wiseman, an endocrine surgeon at Johns Hopkins, explains the findings. Morris-Wiseman: Women are being diagnosed far …

Does thyroid cancer occur more often in women than in men? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Men who used statins were much more likely to develop diabetes than men who were otherwise very similar but weren’t taking the cholesterol-lowering drug, a study of a large number of veterans shows. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns …

What is the relationship between statin use and the development of diabetes? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Weight loss ought to be the cornerstone of treatment for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, a recent study concludes. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, says such a strategy might be best employed in preventing the disease to …

Using waist circumference may be one simple way to stave off type 2 diabetes, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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A drug that causes fat to be metabolized, and in particular around organs like the heart where fat is especially dangerous, has been shown to work well in male mice, research by David Kass, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, and …

Has a weight loss drug that actually causes fat to be metabolized been found? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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A type of mouse used to study obesity and heart problems has demonstrated the efficacy of an existing medicine to help them lose weight, and in the places where it matters most, around organs like the heart. That’s according to …

A mouse model of obesity and heart problems may point the way to a fat burning medicine, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Many women being treated with chemotherapy for breast cancer report ‘brain fog,’ or cognition issues. Now a new study examines whether exercise can help reduce or even eliminate this side effect of treatment. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer …

Can exercise stave off cognition issues during chemotherapy for breast cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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It stands to reason that people with cancer might be more susceptible to developing severe Covid-19 disease, and now a new analysis confirms it. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, describes the data. Nelson: It …

If you have cancer, is Covid-19 disease worse? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »