Anokhi Saklecha

Oct 25, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Anokhi Saklecha |Liz Neporent

"If you have breast tissue, you need to have [a] screening."ByDr. Anokhi Saklecha and Liz NeporentOctober 25, 2024, 4:12 AMYanery Cruz took care of her grandmother while she battled breast cancer a few years ago. As a transgender woman, 31-year-old Cruz said the experience got her thinking about her own risk for the disease. "If it wasn't for my grandmother's diagnosis, I may not have thought about my own chances of getting breast cancer as a woman on hormone therapy," Cruz told ABC News.

Sep 20, 2024 | thepulseofnh.com | Meredith Deliso |Anokhi Saklecha |Marilyn Heck |Tristan Maglunog

(PAWLET, Vt.) -- A son has been arrested for the murder of his father, his father's wife and her teenage son, who were found shot to death at their Vermont home, police announced Friday. The triple homicide was discovered early Sunday. Officers responded to a report of a "suspicious person" and the investigation led them to a home in the town of Pawlet, Vermont State Police said.

Sep 20, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Anokhi Saklecha

Temperature-related deaths could hit minority communities the hardest. As the Earth's temperature continues to rise, lives could be at stake. A new study found deaths related to extreme temperatures may triple by the middle of the century, hitting minority communities the hardest.

Sep 20, 2024 | thepulseofnh.com | Youri Benadjaoud |Jake Goodman |Anokhi Saklecha

(ATLANTA) -- The estimated number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have been dropping for months and are now at their lowest levels in three years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Deaths from overdoses dropped for the first time in five years in 2023, following a steady rise during the pandemic. However, the current number of overdose deaths still remains higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Sep 19, 2024 | southernillinoisnow.com | Anokhi Saklecha

(NEW YORK) — Newer three-dimensional imaging is more effective at detecting breast cancer and may improve long-term outcomes, according to a new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine. The study, which analyzed more than 272,000 breast cancer screenings over 13 years, showed that 3D mammography, known as digital breast tomosynthesis, or DBT, identified breast cancer at higher rates and earlier stages when compared to traditional 2D mammograms.