Personal Health and Wellbeing Weekly @PHWWeekly

Refining an Old Diabetes Drug to Make a New Better Drug Quick Take - Refining to get rid of side affects is awesome. Makes you wonder why we don’t have a more robust iterative process for medicine… Researchers from UC San Diego have unveiled... buff.ly/3JtBkfp

New Drug Prevents Flu-Related Inflammation and Lung Damage Quick Take - I’d rather see this treatment for an acute condition versus the current preventative measures that do not work. buff.ly/3JtBkfp

Study Finds Evening Exercise Linked to Better Health for Those with Obesity Quick Take - Adjusting your physical activity to the evening may offer health benefits, particularly for those with obesity, potentially reducing the risk of premature death... buff.ly/3JtBkfp

Missing Link Between Poor Diet and Higher Cancer Risk Quick Take - This study sheds light on the intricate relationship between diet, metabolism, and cancer risk, potentially prompting individuals with high methylglyoxal levels, such as those with... buff.ly/3JtBkfp

New Prostate Cancer Screening Protocol Shows Promise in Detecting Aggressive Cases Quick Take - The new three-step screening method demonstrated in the study aims to reduce overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancers, potentially sparing... buff.ly/3JtBkfp

AI-assisted breast-cancer screening may reduce unnecessary testing Quick Take - In discrete tasks machines can be better than humans ;) More accurate readings, less false positives and drama around needing to come back for a follow-up scan. buff.ly/3JtBkfp

African States Recall Johnson & Johnson Children’s Medicine Quick Take - Ingredients matter, so does the process for making medicines or foods. We need better disclosure and higher quality. There is are several patterns here… Kenya and Nigeria have... buff.ly/3JtBkfp

Colorectal Cancer Mutation Linked to Distinct Gut Microbial Signatures Quick Take - Understanding the microbial signatures associated with KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer could potentially lead to the development of non-invasive biomarkers for... buff.ly/3JtBkfp

Chronic Lyme Disease: Understanding Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Quick Take - Always best to get the ticks off of you before they chomp and treat the area while monitoring for reactions so you can get treated before this becomes chronic... buff.ly/3JtBkfp

Less Extensive Breast Cancer Surgery Linked to Reduced Arm Swelling Quick Take - Less invasive and not as destructive to all your lymph nodes is a good thing. Understanding that leaving most lymph nodes intact during breast cancer surgery, even with,,, buff.ly/3JtBkfp

Safer Option for Removing Benign Pancreatic Tumors Quick Take - A new technique, the retro-laparoscopic approach, for minimally invasive removal of pancreatic tumors, potentially reducing complications and preserving organ functionality. buff.ly/3JtBkfp