The CDC said it has seen a substantial increase in the number of U.S. counties with virus-carrying mosquitoes. The agency said the uptick is mostly in the southern part of the United States. The mosquitoes can spread chikungunya, Dengue, and zika viruses.
A new study found patients with low back pain, who also suffer from depression, are more likely to be prescribed opioids and receive higher doses. Researchers from the University of Rochester said the findings are important because there is strong evidence that depressed patients are at greater risk for misusing and overdosing on opioids.
New research showed carriers of the BRCA 1 genetic mutation have a 72 percent risk of getting breast cancer by the time they are 80. Carriers of the BRCA 2 mutation have a 69 percent risk. The study, from the University of Cambridge, looked at nearly 10,000 women with the mutations.
Sources:
1 – Journal of Medical Entomology
2 – PAIN Reports
3 – JAMA
