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HEALTH NOTES: With age comes body confidence

HEALTH NOTES: With age comes body confidence Women in their 60s are more confident about the way that they look than any other age group, a poll has suggested. More than two-thirds of women aged 60 to 70 said they feel confident about their appearance, compared with only about half of twentysomethings. The 70-to-79-year-old age […]

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High risk of stroke is linked to mental health

Researchers find people with mental health problems and depression are at the greatest risk of stroke People with severe depressive symptoms have ‘given up on life improvements’  Researchers believe screening for mood disorder genes could avoid strokes  Depression and other mental health problems may put sufferers at increased risk of a stroke, two studies have […]

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New drug combo shows promise against prostate cancer in trials

A multinational, phase 3 clinical trial – TALAPRO-2 – tested whether the combination of two medicines, talazoparib and enzalutamide, may improve clinical outcomes in adult men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Treatment with talazoparib and enzalutamide resulted in a 37% reduced risk of cancer progression or death, compared to treatment with placebo and enzalutamide. The […]

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Lebanon’s Healthcare System Is at Breaking Point

Paris, France — Forty years after the creation of TULIPE, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) that gathers funds from pharmaceutical companies to provide an emergency response during times of crisis, in 1982, NGO representatives and TULIPE partners have reviewed the healthcare situation in Lebanon, which is “sinking into the depths of a black hole,” according to […]

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State public option plans keep hitting obstacles

Illustration: Megan Robinson/Axios State efforts to control health costs through public options are stalling in the face of resistance from providers and lackluster enrollment, even as talk of a federal version recedes. Why it matters: The states' underwhelming attempts offer an ominous warning for lawmakers seeking to lower health costs: Insurers and providers aren't going […]