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7 in 10 cancer patients now survive – a historic high, and the gains are real

US five-year cancer survival has reached 70% for the first time on record.

Is your BMI accurate? Body fat scans get it wrong for more than 1 in 3 adults

When researchers compared BMI with gold-standard body fat scans, one in three "obese" adults were not.

More than 8 in 10 people with prediabetes don’t know it. Do you have these signs?

An estimated 115 million American adults have prediabetes, and most have no idea.

7 warning signs of polycystic kidney disease most people mistake for back pain

Most people who carry PKD have no symptoms until their 30s or 40s.

Your gut bacteria may be quietly shaping how strong you are

Older adults who carried one fiber-loving microbe had far stronger hands.

7 in 10 cancer patients now survive – a historic high, and the gains are real

US five-year cancer survival has reached 70% for the first time on record.

Is your BMI accurate? Body fat scans get it wrong for more than 1 in 3 adults

When researchers compared BMI with gold-standard body fat scans, one in three "obese" adults were not.

More than 8 in 10 people with prediabetes don’t know it. Do you have these signs?

An estimated 115 million American adults have prediabetes, and most have no idea.

7 warning signs of polycystic kidney disease most people mistake for back pain

Most people who carry PKD have no symptoms until their 30s or 40s.

Do You Frequently Take Paracetamol? New Research Reveals Hidden Risks

Most people have reached for a pain relief pill on a bad day. Paracetamol, the most common painkiller, is often a quick solution for...