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(THE CONVERSATION) Health and medicine is more than just biological – societal forces can get under your skin and cause illness. Medical sociologists like me study these forces by treating society ...

Risk factors are things that raise your chances of getting a disease. For each person, there’s a mix of genetic, biological and lifestyle factors that play a part in prostate cancer risk. About 1 in ...

Metastasis occurs when cancer cells break away from the original tumor and travel through the bloodstream to form new tumors in other parts of the body. It is the leading cause of cancer-related death ...

Over 55 million people live with dementia globally, a number projected to nearly triple come the year 2050. A significant portion of these cases, however, may be preventable. According to ...

Though COVID-19 isn’t the global health emergency it once was, it remains a critical issue that requires ongoing attention.¹ More than 37,000 COVID-19–related deaths were reported in the United States ...

For decades it’s been understood that certain risk factors explain the majority of cardiovascular events, until several recent studies claimed that coronary heart disease can develop without them. But ...

The gambling industry saw record revenues for the fourth straight year, just shy of $72 billion. The rise in sports betting apps and online casinos has also led to an increase in the number of people ...

Risk factors are things that raise your chances of getting a disease. There are different types of risk factors such as genetic, biological, lifestyle and exposure. For each person, a mix of these ...

From left to right researchers Dr. Blanco, Dr. Muiños, Dr. Gonzalez-Perez, Dr. Risques & Dr. Calvet. Barcelona, 8 October 2025 – Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Men are ...

The most common risk factor was hypertension (high blood pressure), seen in more than 95% of the South Korean patients and more than 93% of those in the US. Interestingly, women under the age of 60 – ...