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New research published Thursday warns that the U.S. could see millions of measles cases over the next 25 years if vaccination rates for the disease decline by just 10 percent. If current vaccination rates are maintained, the model predicts that hundreds of thousands of cases will still occur during the same period, according to a mathematical simulation created by Stanford University researchers....

Sedentary Behavior Linked to Increased Risk of Neck Pain, Study Finds A new systematic review published in BMC Public Health reveals that sitting for more than six hours a day significantly increases the risk of neck pain. The review analyzed data from 25 studies involving over 43,000 participants across 13 countries. It defined sedentary behavior as seated activities that involve low energy...

Roughly 93 million CT (computed tomography) scans are performed on 62 million people each year in the U.S. While these scans are valuable diagnostic tools, they also expose patients to radiation, which can increase the risk of cancer. A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine estimates that CT scans conducted in 2023 alone could lead to about 103,000 radiation-related cancer cases...