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Health todayFrailty and multimorbidity refines
Older breast cancer survivors still score lower on physical function after ten years
Among 45,530 Women's Health Initiative participants, women with regional breast cancer scored 6.8 points below matched cancer-free women on physical function at one year and 5.3 points below at ten.
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Behavioural scienceSocial connection confirms
Isolation's link with death was weaker in UK Biobank adults using mixed transport
Social isolation carried a hazard ratio of 1.34 for all-cause death in 490,114 UK Biobank adults, and the link was weaker in those using a car alongside other transport.
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Behavioural scienceDiet, exercise and sleep new
Diets of Swiss childhood cancer survivors were unrelated to cardiovascular risk
Among 802 Swiss adults treated for cancer before the age of 21, five dietary patterns were identified, none of which was associated with cardiovascular disease or its risk factors.
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Behavioural scienceInfection and pandemics refines
COVID-19 antibody levels overstate protection in people on immunosuppressive therapy
Binding antibody levels after mRNA vaccination were 54.5 times lower in people on B-cell depleting drugs than in healthy controls, and protection was lower at any given antibody level.
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Behavioural scienceSmoking and vaping refines
Smokers and e-cigarette users with a smoking history report more long-standing illness
In the 2022 Health Survey for England, those who both smoked and vaped had 2.35 times the adjusted odds of a long-standing condition as never users, and smokers 1.87 times.
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Behavioural scienceAlcohol and drug use confirms
Fentanyl was present in three quarters of cocaine overdose deaths in Cuyahoga County
Of 1,150 unintentional cocaine-related overdose deaths in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, from 2014 to 2024, fentanyl was also present in 74.6%, with the two groups differing by age and race.
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Behavioural scienceInfection and pandemics confirms
Carbapenem resistance was associated with death in ICU-acquired bloodstream infections
Among 352 adults at one centre who developed gram-negative bloodstream infection at least 48 hours after ICU admission, half the isolates were carbapenem-resistant and 30-day mortality was 57.9%.
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Health todayObesity, diabetes and GLP-1 confirms
Childhood obesity fell four percentage points after school programmes in Spain
A meta-analysis of seven school programmes in 6,716 Spanish schoolchildren found obesity prevalence 4.00 percentage points lower after them, from a baseline of 10.3%.
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Behavioural scienceDiet, exercise and sleep confirms
Ultra-processed food intake is associated with higher mortality in 8.8 million adults
A meta-analysis of 51 prospective cohorts covering 8.8 million adults found consumption of ultra-processed foods associated with all-cause mortality, at a hazard ratio of 1.18.
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Behavioural scienceInfection and pandemics new
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales doubled every 2.4 years in French hospitals
In French hospitals between 2019 and 2024, carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales rose 32.8% a year and doubled every 2.4 years, while the far commoner extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producers remained stable.
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Behavioural scienceAlcohol and drug use refines
Former US service members die more often of alcohol, drugs or suicide than civilians
Among 176,719 deaths at ages 18-64 in Massachusetts and Minnesota, alcohol, drug and suicide causes accounted for 12% and 7% more of former service members' deaths than of non-military deaths.
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Behavioural scienceInfection and pandemics new
Social media alerts driven by wastewater data did not raise seasonal vaccination
A county-randomised trial across 40 New York State counties found that an 11-week campaign of wastewater-triggered social media alerts made no difference to COVID-19 or influenza vaccination over the season.
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