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Newly discovered genes could explain body fat differences between men and women with obesity, as well as why some people gain excess weight in childhood.

If validated as a biomarker, anti-gephyrin autoantibodies could help identify patients at higher risk for GI symptoms like constipation.

In an interim safety analysis, AI-supported breast cancer screening was accurate and reduced radiologist workload by nearly half.

Primary care might be the first setting where AI-driven tools allow for broader access to effective melanoma screening, amid continuing challenges in developing consumer apps for this purpose.

The guidance contradicts recommendations from other groups that lowered the starting age to 45.

The findings suggest that "approaches other than routine skin cancer screening may be more useful in addressing screening disparities," the authors write.

"If we dont get involved, we are basically letting misinformation win," says dermatologist Angelo Landriscina, MD

"It is important to weigh the oncological benefits with the adverse birth outcome risks."

More doctors are using chaperones to protect patients and themselves. Should you be doing this too?

USPSTFs update of recommendations on breast cancer screening is drawing calls for broader insurance coverage of mammograms, while reviving debates about frequency and testing approaches.