Allison Hydzik-Pittsburgh

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    Bariatric surgery beats lifestyle changes for diabetes control

    Bariatric surgery is more effective than medical and lifestyle modifications for achieving long-term type 2 diabetes control and remission.

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    Hormone may help gauge heart health at menopause

    New research finds a link between a hormone called anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and cholesterol levels at the time of menopause.

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    Weight-loss surgery may double chance of marriage (or divorce)

    US adults who get weight-loss surgery are more than twice as likely to get married or divorced within five years.

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    Menstrual cycle length pre-menopause may signal heart risk

    Changes menstrual cycle length before menopause may offer a way to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease after.

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    COVID interventions work best when states work together

    Interventions like masks and gathering restrictions can effectively limit COVID-19's spread, but states need to work together when putting them in place.

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    More Americans get opioid addiction treatment, but racial gaps remain

    Substantially more people in the US with opioid use disorder are receiving treatment for the disease, but considerable racial gaps remain.

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    Heart disease risk grows during menopause

    "Women should be made aware that their cardiovascular health is likely to worsen as they go through menopause."

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    Sepsis accounts for 1 in 5 deaths worldwide

    Twice as many people as previously believed die of sepsis worldwide—and a disproportionately high number of them are children.

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    HRT may boost heart fat in menopausal women

    How women receive hormone replacement therapy matters, too. Patches—thought to the safer option—could actually do more harm.

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    Maternal obesity may raise child’s cancer risk

    "From a prevention point-of-view, maintaining a healthy weight is not only good for the mother, but also for the children, too."

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    Why salamanders can regrow perfect tails, but lizards can’t

    Salamanders can regrow their tails. Lizards can, too, but not as well. Now scientists know why.

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    70K opioid-related deaths in U.S. may have gone unreported

    In five states, more than 35 percent of overdose deaths were coded as "unspecified."