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  • Lipedema: The painful condition too often dismissed as obesity
    on May 20, 2026 at 3:20 am

    For many women with lipedema, the diagnosis comes after years of being told the same thing: eat less, not more. The problem is that the fat accumulating around their hips and legs isn’t responding to diet or exercise, because it was never caused by them in the first place.

  • Home sooner, recovering better: Redesigning hip and knee surgery
    on May 20, 2026 at 2:20 am

    More than 200,000 hip and knee replacements are performed in the U.K. every year. They are usually performed only when conservative treatments such as physiotherapy, weight loss, and medications are no longer effective. The average length of hospital stay for knee or hip replacement surgery is currently 2.7 days.

  • Losing a parent can dent an adult’s earning power, say researchers
    on May 20, 2026 at 1:20 am

    Losing a parent in adulthood not only breaks your heart, but can put a sizable dent in your bank account, a new study says. Adults’ earning power persistently declines following the death of a parent, researchers report in the American Economic Review.

  • Text messages aid in reducing cardiovascular risk in adults with psoriasis
    on May 20, 2026 at 12:40 am

    A text-messaging intervention can improve patient activation and cardiovascular risk behaviors in adults with psoriasis, according to a study published online May 13 in JAMA Dermatology.

  • Sex differences in dementia risks reveal stronger cognitive impacts in women
    on May 20, 2026 at 12:00 am

    Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that women not only experience a higher burden of certain modifiable dementia risk factors, but also appear more vulnerable to their effects on cognitive function. The study, which analyzed data from more than 17,000 middle-aged and older adults, is published in Biology of Sex Differences.