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Rachael O'Connor

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
53
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Sep 29, 2026
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Jul 5, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Rachael O'Connor

    Cancer rates rise faster among people with type 2 diabetes, study finds (opens the original)

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    Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes may have a higher risk of developing cancer, a new study has suggested. The study, which looked at data over a 27-year period, was presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Italy, and has not yet been submitted to a medical journal for publication. It found that people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have a higher risk of developing certain cancers than those without. The trend—which has risen in the

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Rachael O'Connor

    Mom asked tough question as baby diagnosed with Down syndrome—has instant response (opens the original)

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    A young mom-to-be didn't know what to expect when she learned her son would be born with Down syndrome, but now she's showing the world. Paige Crowder, 27 and from Indiana, is mom to baby Levi, who was born in January 2025. Levi was born with Down syndrome, and since learning of his diagnosis during her pregnancy, Crowder has been dedicated to raising awareness and educating people about what life is like raising a little boy with Down syndrome. "Getting Levi’s diagnosis during pregnancy was som

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Rachael O'Connor

    Smoking death risk appears to be rising due to surprising reason (opens the original)

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    Deaths related to smoking appear to be rising—and scientists believe they know the reason why. While the rates of cigarette smoking are dropping across the United States, the risk of a smoker dying from a smoking-related disease appears to be rising. Research shows that the overall risk of mortality associated with smoking increased by almost 50 percent between 1987 and 2013. Now, a new study that analyzed data from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) believes it has discovered the

  4. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Rachael O'Connor

    Woman becomes artist despite chronic illness—then gets crushing diagnosis (opens the original)

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    A woman who made a career working with her hands has called for more awareness after a rare diagnosis has affected her entire life. Elizabeth Lynch, who asked to go by her middle name, is 28 years old and lives in Melbourne, Australia. A creative, Lynch is an artist, photographer and graphic designer—and lives with a debilitating condition that makes her work and hobbies incredibly painful. And, as she put it to Newsweek, "unfortunately, a lot of what I do relies heavily on my hands and arms. Ho

  5. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Rachael O'Connor

    Rare genetic mutation linked to dramatic lung cancer risk in non-smokers (opens the original)

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    People who have never smoked may still be at a much higher risk of developing lung cancer if they have a certain rare genetic mutation. That's according to a new study, which suggests that carriers of the rare EGFR T790M mutation may have 62 times the risk of developing lung cancer than people who had never smoked. When accounting for both never-smokers and smokers, those with the mutation may still face roughly 25 times the risk of lung cancer. Researcher Jaclyn LoPiccolo, MD, PhD, told Newswee

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