By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/IMLQ5vU
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
F.D.A. Approves Pfizer’s R.S.V. Vaccine for Older Adults
By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/IMLQ5vU
About 1 in 3 With Diabetes Have Unknown Heart Risk: Study
If you have type 2 diabetes, you could already be at a higher risk for heart disease without knowing it.
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An Inside Look at Covid’s Lasting Damage to the Lungs
By BY JEREMY WHITE, PAM BELLUCK, NOAH BASSETTI-BLUM, ELEANOR LUTZ AND HANG DO THI DUC from NYT Health https://ift.tt/T9F2LBG
How to Lower Deaths Among Women? Give Away Cash.
By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/QOyRW0o
‘Exciting Time’: FDA Commissioner Talks AI and Misinformation
AI’s potential depends on how it’s used, Robert Califf, MD, said. “It could be used for tremendous gain or it could be used for tremendous harm.”
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Tuesday, 30 May 2023
The Paleo Diet and Your Cholesterol
Researchers are looking at how lower-carb diets like paleo might affect your cholesterol.
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Things People With AFib Wish You Knew
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is when your heart beats too fast, too slow, or erratically. Here’s what some people with AFib want you to know.
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Can HPV Cause Breast Cancer? Research Shows Potential Link
According to a recent study from Mexico, HPV has been found in breast cancer tissue, and in both malignant tumors and non-malignant breast disease.
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Best Time of Day to Exercise for Type 2 Diabetes
Exercise is essential if you're living with type 2 diabetes and trying to keep blood sugar in check. To maximize exercise benefits, new research shows the best time of day to work out is in the afternoon.
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What Type of Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Do You Have?
Inherited retinal dystrophy affects your vision. Find out more about the common types.
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A New Genetic Test Takes Aim at Young Hearts
By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3HidcWn
Monday, 29 May 2023
The Nuances of Treating Vitiligo in People of Color
There are challenges in treating vitiligo in people of color. An expert discusses these and newer therapies on the horizon.
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Sunday, 28 May 2023
Maternity’s Most Dangerous Time: After New Mothers Come Home
By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DeIfH3q
Complications After Delivery: What Women Need to Know
By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/B16cAnh
Friday, 26 May 2023
After Tragedy of Stillbirth, She Set Out to Help Others
Every year at least 21,000 babies are stillborn in the United States. That’s about one in every 175 births, according to the CDC. Elizabeth O'Donnell wants to see that number fall.
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Thursday, 25 May 2023
Can a Saliva Test Predict the Best Way to Manage Obesity?
Mayo Clinic researchers are working on saliva tests that may help figure out the type of obesity a person has and, based on the results, decide what may be the best course of action to treat it.
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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: How We’re Learning to Treat It More Effectively
In this webinar, Kevin Kalinsky, MD, explained how triple-negative breast cancer is different from other forms of breast cancer.
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HIV: Getting Past the Fear
Knowing your HIV status is critical for staying healthy or getting help if you need it. Learn how you can put fear aside and take steps to protect both your health and that of those you love.
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Tick-Borne Powassan Virus Can Kill -- How to Protect Yourself
Powassan virus is a rare and untreatable infection transmitted by ticks that can have fatal complications.
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Exercise Might Boost Your Tolerance for Pain
A new study finds physically active people have greater pain tolerance compared to sedentary people. And, those with higher levels of activity also had higher pain tolerance.
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Hi-Tech Implant Helps Paralyzed Man Walk More Naturally
The man was paralyzed 11 years ago from a bike accident. He can now walk 100 to 200 meters (up to about 660 feet) at a time, and can stand without using his hands for two or three minutes.
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Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
New research suggests current screening methods for sleep apnea may put Black patients at a disadvantage.
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Do Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Cause Hair Loss?
Experts consider claims that new weight loss medications cause hair loss. They find that hair loss is unlikely and actually more common with bariatric surgery.
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Who Does Your Doctor Work For?
The corporate takeover of health care and why it matters.
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Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Donor Hearts From Patients With COVID Tied to Lower Survival
Heart transplantation centers need to thoroughly evaluate and continue to weigh the risks and benefits of using hearts from active COVID-19 donors because they may offer worse outcomes for the recipients, researchers say.
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Surgeon General Warns That Social Media May Harm Children and Adolescents
By BY MATT RICHTEL, CATHERINE PEARSON AND MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/nrEvmSK
The Weird World of Hydrogels: How They’ll Change Health Care
It’s a liquid, it’s a solid – no, it’s hydrogel! And it’s poised to transform everything from dentistry to brain implants.
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What Happens When You Stop Your ADHD Meds?
Before you try going off your ADHD meds, talk to your doctor and learn what you should expect.
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ADHD in Young Adults
Signs of ADHD usually start to show in early childhood and continue into adulthood. But sometimes ADHD isn’t caught or diagnosed until someone is a young adult. The symptoms of adult ADHD might not be as obvious as those in children, but they’re similar.
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Money, Sex and Rumors: Tanzania Faces Challenges to Protect Girls From HPV
By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fucyXpZ
Monday, 22 May 2023
Swallowed Razors, Magnets, and More: New Advice for Doctors
Two new studies suggest that even when a person swallows something as potentially harmful as a razor blade or a magnet, a doctor's best course of action may be to let nature takes it course.
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New Moms Breastfed Longer During Pandemic
New research shows new moms tended to breastfeed their babies about two weeks longer than usual during the shelter-in-place period early in the COVID pandemic.
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Severe Asthma and Lung Cancer: What’s the Link?
Cutting-edge research is highlighting the link between heavily symptomatic asthma and lung cancer. Here's what to know.
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Scientists Find Brain Signals of Chronic Pain
By BY PRIYANKA RUNWAL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VtJFiWl
Geographic Atrophy: An Expert’s Perspective
As a retina specialist and ophthalmologist, one expert gives their perspective on geographic atrophy and how to manage it. Get the facts about this advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration.
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Saturday, 20 May 2023
Moving Is a Monumental Task for Many Older Americans. These Organizers Can Help.
By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/7jGNI6d
Friday, 19 May 2023
Breast Cancer Under 40: Q&A With Ann Partridge, MD, MPH
In our webinar, attendees asked Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH, questions about breast cancer risk in young people, treatment options, recurrence, and more.
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Rare Disease Families Advocate For Change
Kasey and Doug Woleben joined other families to establish the all-volunteer Cure Mito Foundation to help find a cure or treatment for Leigh syndrome.
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Weight Loss Drug Helps Half of Teens in Study Tackle Obesity
Semaglutide represents an effective treatment option for teens with obesity, with the potential to reduce BMI below the obesity threshold.
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The Impact of Weight Bias – As-Told-To With Joe Nadglowski, President/CEO, Obesity Action Coalition
In the WebMD webinar, attendees asked Joe Nadglowski, President and CEO of the OAC, questions about how weight bias can affect a person’s life.
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Thursday, 18 May 2023
F.D.A. Panel Recommends R.S.V. Vaccine to Protect Young Infants
By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ftBUnol
What to Know About Post-Shingles Encephalitis
By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/wsHIRrD
Jynneos Vaccine Offers Protection Against Mpox, New Studies Confirm
By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/7TnCPse
Scientists May Understand Link Between Common Virus & MS
Researchers believe antibodies against the common Epstein-Barr virus can damage the nervous system and cause severe MS symptoms MS, including problems with balance, mobility and fatigue.
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Early-Life Smartphone Use Tied to Poorer Mental Health in Gen Z
A new report by Sapien Labs published this week used global data from 27,969 “Gen Z” young adults (ages 18-24) to focus on the possible relationship between childhood smartphone use and current mental health.
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Unions Accuse UPMC of Wielding Market Power Against Workers
By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/w7A2JbR
What I’ve Learned From My Patients About the Challenges of Psoriatic Arthritis
Find out what one rheumatologist has learned from her patients about psoriatic arthritis.
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Wednesday, 17 May 2023
Spotlight: Trends I See in Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment
Psoriatic arthritis can be tricky to treat. Now, specialized treatments can zero in on specific factors in people that take out lots of the guesswork.
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U.S. Will Fund Study of Safe Injection Sites Despite Pushback
The federal government will, for the first time, bankroll a study on the effectiveness of overdose prevention sites, according to an announcement on May 8.
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COVID Emergency Over, but Hundreds Are Still Dying Weekly
Just as the 3-year-old coronavirus public health emergency ended, COVID is still killing more than 100 people every day in the U.S., and amid widespread efforts to move on and drop protective measures, the country’s most vulnerable people are still at significant risk.
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