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Byline: Mythili Rao 'A great deal of creativity goes into making new medicines, most of it witnessed and appreciated by only a small handful of people.' This, in part, is [...]

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- Brooklyn-bred hip-hop record producer DJ Clark Kent who worked with Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Notorious B.I.G., Mariah Carey and others, has died at the age of [...]

Byline: By, Monde Mwitumwa Lynda Bellingham, best known as the matriarch of a bickering family in the beloved Oxo stock cube adverts, became a household name during her stint from [...]

Doctors can provide alternative forms of screening for colon and rectal cancer but sometimes have a good reason to stick with the colonoscope. This year about 53,000 Americans are expected [...]

Primary care physicians in a large integrated health system are required to track an average of 57 different quality measures across multiple insurers under value-based contracts, according to a new analysis. Medicare contracts had the highest number of quality measures at 13.42, followed by commercial insurer contracts at 10.07, and Medicaid contracts at 5.37. The study found that the high number of quality measures can be overwhelming for physicians and their practices. The researchers suggest that there needs to be more coordination and consensus on which measures should be included in value-based contracts. [Extracted from the article]

ATLANTA: LexisNexis Risk Solutions has issued the following news release: LexisNexis(r) Risk Solutions, a leading provider of data and analytics, released new insights on breast and colon cancer screening and [...]

Abja-Paluoja: Mulgi Municipality, Estonia has issued the following news release: Getting screened is the easiest way to detect serious diseases at an early stage and gives you peace of mind [...]

Findings show which age groups are seeing the biggest increases ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4289884-1&h=97524412&u=https%3A%2F%2Frisk.lexisnexis.com%2Fhealthcare%3Ftrmid%3DHCCRM22.PRNTL.CancerData.WSLN-1347210&a=LexisNexis%C2%AE+Risk+Solutions, a leading provider of data and analytics, released https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4289884-1&h=1098683285&u=https%3A%2F%2Frisk.lexisnexis.com%2Finsights-resources%2Fresearch%2Fcancer-screening-insights%3Ftrmid%3DHCCRM22.PRNTL.CancerData.WSLN-1347208&a=new+insights+on+breast+and+colon+cancer+screening+and+diagnosis+trends from 2021 to 2023. [...]

Byline: Lamorna Ash In the final stages of her life, Dylan Riley's wife Emanuela was swarmed by 'a small army of experts'. The colon cancer was so advanced that her [...]

Cancer is a leading cause of death among Hispanic people in the U.S., according to the https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/hispanics-latinos-facts-figures.html. Compared to non-Hispanic white people, Hispanic men and women are less likely to [...]

Preili: Preili Municipality, Latvia has issued the following news release: The World Health Organization (WHO) points out that every eleventh death in Europe is directly related to alcohol consumption [1]. [...]

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The following information was released by the United Nations Regional Information Center for Western Europe (UNRIC): Alcohol accounts for nearly 1 in 10 deaths in the World [...]

Overview A stool DNA test uses a stool sample to look for signs of colon cancer. It's one option for colon cancer screening. A stool DNA test finds cells in [...]

Answer Section There's no upper age limit for colon cancer screening. But most medical organizations in the United States agree that the benefits of screening decline after age 75 for [...]

Byline: ALEX BUTLER Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Italian soccer icon Salvatore 'Toto' Schillaci, who won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball at the 1990 World Cup, has died, his family [...]

ROME, September 18, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Italian football legend and hero at the 1990 World Cup, Salvatore 'Toto' Schillaci, passed away at 59 due to colon cancer on [...]

LOS ANGELES, CA -- The following information was released by UCLA Health System: For Ali Spuck, it's about finding meaning and inspiring others. By Sandy Cohen, Senior Writer Dealing with [...]

The ex-Illinois deputy who shot Sonya Massey dead last month has been denied a pre-trial release from jail to treat colon cancer, (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/sonya-massey-shooter-jail-sheriff-resign-b2594417.html) according to the The Independent. A Sangamon [...]

Byline: Shayla Love Any person with stage four colon cancer deals with anxiety, but for the first few years after his diagnosis in 2016, Thomas Hartle considered himself to be [...]

U.S. health regulators approved a first-of-its-kind blood test for colon cancer, offering a new way of screening for a leading cause of cancer deaths. Test manufacturer Guardant said the Food [...]

While not a perfect alternative to colonoscopies, experts hope the test could lead to more people getting screened for colorectal cancers. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a [...]