Health Insider WATCH: What SPF makes a difference in protecting your skin abc15.com staff
PHOENIX — Arizona summer is around the corner, and it’s that time of year to start taking skin health seriously every day! On sunny days now through the rest of the summer, the sun’s rays could be strong enough to burn your skin in 15 minutes or less during the middle of the day! ABC15 […]
It’s Much Harder And More Expensive To Get Gender-Affirming Care Than Ever Before: Report
LOADINGERROR LOADING Families of transgender youth in the South have to spend much more time and money to access gender-affirming care than they used to because of anti-trans legislation that has been passed in the last two years, according to a new report from the Campaign for Southern Equality. Two dozen states, predominantly in the […]
What Is Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Doing Now?
In the time since she stepped down from her position in June 2023, former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, has largely stayed out of the limelight. MedPage Today Washington Editor Joyce Frieden caught up with her in a phone interview Wednesday to find out what she has been up to lately, and what her […]
Spinal Delivery of Gene Therapy Promising for Neurodegenerative Disease
Gene therapy delivered for the first time via lumbar puncture showed promise of benefit in slowing progression of giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) in a phase I clinical trial. The slope of change in motor function went from -7.17 percentage points per year before treatment to -0.54 percentage points with the lowest dose to an improvement […]
How home food availability affects young children’s nutrient intake
Early childhood is an important time for learning about nutrition and establishing healthy eating behaviors. Young children rely on parents to provide food options, and the availability of food in the home affects their dietary choices. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at changes in home food availability and nutrient intake […]
For a healthy fruit snack, what would you choose?
Next time you’re packing lunch for your kid or reaching for a healthy afternoon bite, consider this: only three types of fruit snacks — dried fruit, fruit puree and canned fruit with juice — meet the latest recommendations for high-nutrition snacks set by federal dietary guidelines, according to research by University of Massachusetts Amherst food […]
Intravascular Imaging-Guided PCI Reaches a Turning Point With Survival, MI Benefits
For the first time, intravascular imaging-guided coronary stenting was associated with better survival and reduced myocardial infarction (MI) in a meta-analysis powered to detect these benefits against angiography, researchers reported. Randomized to optical coherence tomography (OCT) or intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance, patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with contemporary stents showed a decrease in […]
Elotuzumab Misses Mark Again as Frontline Treatment for Multiple Myeloma
Elotuzumab (Empliciti) failed for a third time to improve progression-free survival (PFS) in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma when added to standard therapy, a large randomized trial showed. After 4 years of follow-up, neither the median PFS nor the 3-year PFS differed significantly among four treatment groups who received lenalidomide (Revlimid) and bortezomib (Velcade) plus dexamethasone […]
Why Do My Symptoms Go Away Once I Arrive At My Doctor’s Office?
LOADINGERROR LOADING Maybe you’ve had a horrible week, but by the time your therapy session rolls around, you feel fine. Or maybe you’ve been feeling sick at home, but once you walk into your doctor’s office, all those symptoms disappear. Going to see a health care provider while you’re not actually experiencing otherwise bothersome symptoms […]
Light exercise could be the key to reversing childhood obesity linked to sedentariness
Increased sedentary time as a child through adolescence is directly linked to childhood obesity, but new research has found light physical activity may completely reverse the adverse process. The study — conducted in collaboration with between University of Exeter, University of Eastern Finland, University of Bristol, and University of Colorado and published in Nature Communications […]