Opinion | Pharmacists Can Now Prescribe Paxlovid, but Why Not Other Drugs?
In early July — through 11 pages, a pen stroke, and a stamped envelope en route to Murray Hill in New York City — an FDA lifer changed the landscape of American healthcare. But the letter, written by the agency’s acting chief scientist, Jacqueline O’Shaughnessy, PhD, didn’t actually contain any new science. There were no […]
Reassuring Findings for Growth Differences Among ART Kids
For kids conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART), early life weight differences didn’t appear to linger long into adolescence, researchers reported. Compared with those who were naturally conceived, children conceived via ART tended to be shorter and weigh less in early childhood, Ahmed Elhakeem, PhD, of the University of Bristol in England, and colleagues said. […]
A Closer Look at the Monkeypox Outbreak’s Less Than Typical Symptoms
Considering monkeypox in the differential diagnosis is important for early detection and curbing transmission, according to researchers of an observational analysis from England. Among 54 men who have sex with men (MSM) who were diagnosed with monkeypox, all presented with skin lesions, 94% of which were anogenital, while 67% reported fatigue or lethargy and 57% […]
Pandemic Lockdowns, Closures Tough on People With Disabilities
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) When the early days of the pandemic prompted social distancing measures and gym closures, people with certain disabilities had a much harder time getting exercise and their mental health suffered, new research shows. Researchers studying those impacts surveyed more than 950 people with diverse disabilities. […]
Number of U.S. Cancer Survivors Grows to 18 Million
A growing — and aging — population, combined with advances in early detection and treatment, pushed the number of cancer survivors to new heights this year. More than 18 million Americans with a history of cancer, two-thirds of them over the age of 65 years, were living in the U.S. as of January 1 of […]
What Are Uterine Fibroids? Symptoms And Risk Factors You Should Know.
Tanika Gray Valbrun started experiencing extremely heavy periods early in her teen years. “I was that girl who always had to carry pads with her, felt like I was always on my period, had to wear two panties and biker shorts, always had an extra bag with me,” she told HuffPost. In addition to the […]
Opinion | Social Determinants of Health: Measuring What Matters
Since the early 2000s, global health experts have recognized what we know as “social determinants of health” (SDOH) and understood the critical role they play in the health and wellbeing of populations. Collectively, SDOH is a broad range of economic and social conditions – adequate housing and nutrition, access to education, employment, and healthcare services, […]
Sepsis (Blood Poisoning): Septicemia, Causes, Treatment, 3 Stages & Risks
Things to know about sepsis (blood poisoning) Preventing infections and early diagnosis and treatment are the best ways to prevent sepsis. Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening medical condition that’s associated with an infection. Blood poisoning is a non-medical term that usually refers to the medical condition known as sepsis. There are three described clinical stages […]
We Didn’t Say ‘Gay’ At My High School. It Almost Cost Me My Life.
Coming of age in the early ’90s in a small city in southeastern Wisconsin meant growing up in a time and a place when no one said “gay” (or “lesbian” or “bisexual” or “transgender” or “non-binary” or any other part of the LGBTQ+ community), and the only time you heard “queer” was if you were […]
Largest Ivermectin Trial Fails to Show Benefit in COVID Outpatients
Early use of ivermectin in COVID-19 patients at high-risk for severe disease failed to lower the risk of hospitalization or prolonged emergency department (ED) observation, a large randomized trial showed. In an adaptive platform trial in Brazil, an intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis found that 14.7% of patients in the ivermectin group and 16.3% of patients in […]