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TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A machine learning model that uses only data on age, smoking duration, and pack-years can predict lung cancer risk and identify who needs

Issuer: Mainz BioMed N.V. / Key word(s): Miscellaneous Mainz Biomed Announces Live Launch of ColoAlert® with B...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Jill Biden has a message: "Talk to your doctor about whether it's time for your mammogram or other cancer screenings."

The researchers noted that their findings suggest clinicians and policy makers should encourage hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment in those with unhealthy alcohol consumption or alcohol use disorder (AUD) rather than create barriers to it.

Experts discuss how the change from starting mammography screening at age 40 instead of 50 will come with few benefits and big potential harms.

The Women’s Imaging department of Independence Health System Butler will be open for appointments on Saturday, Oct. 7, because the department gets so busy during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, said Li...

Data from last year show a growing percentage of Kentucky children and teens report struggling with depression or anxiety, largely driven by social media use. A new online toolkit from Mental Health America aims to provide information, tips and resources for young people, caregivers and school personnel on how to protect kids mental health in a digital world. Marcie Timmerman, Mental Health America Kentuckys executive director, said having resources to spot early warning signs can help familie...

Advocates for mental health in Maine say the stigma of suicide often prevents those most at risk from getting the help they need. The CDC reports despite a decline in suicide deaths for those younger than 25 last year, total suicide deaths increased to nearly 50,000 Joyce Morrissette, clinical suicide-prevention specialist with NAMI Maine, said suicide is a preventable tragedy and that talking to someone in distress about suicide does not trigger them to act but, instead, starts a conversation...

Allison Kwolek almost skipped a mammogram appointment that might have saved her life.

There has been a lot of noise surrounding breast cancer screening over the last decade-plus.