By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2DQexci
Monday 6 May 2019
Is Conference Room Air Making You Dumber?
By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2DQexci
Friday 3 May 2019
Breast Surgeons Issue New Mammogram Guidelines
The new guidelines recommend that all women have a formal risk assessment by age 25. Women with an increased risk of breast cancer should be screened based on their specific risk factors. Women with average risk should begin annual screening at age 40.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2H1OvF2
Amid Opioid Crisis, Cocaine, Meth Deaths Soar
The researchers noted that between 2015 and 2016, rates of drug overdose deaths involving cocaine, psychostimulants or both had already risen by 42.4%.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2UUFaCI
Study: About 1 in 1,000 Babies Born 'Intersex'
Among nearly 14,200 newborns studied, 8 had genitals that did not make their gender clear. That's a rate of 1.3 in 1,000 births -- much higher than the one in 4,500 to 5,500 reported in previous studies.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2IUGWC8
Developmental Tests Might Spot Autism Earlier
In the study, young children whose normal development started to slip behind that of other kids appeared to be more likely to be later diagnosed with autism.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Jgr507
