Fewer cases of melanoma among people taking vitamin D supplements
Fewer cases of melanoma were observed among regular users of vitamin D supplements than among non-users, a new study finds. People taking vitamin D supplements regularly also had a considerably lower risk of skin cancer, according to estimates by experienced dermatologists. The study, conducted in collaboration between the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University […]
Love, Betrayal, Sex And Ghosts: 27 Incredible True Stories From 2022
When we launched HuffPost Personal in 2018, we were thrilled to finally have a department that features real people writing about their real experiences. From sharing incredible triumphs to detailing devastating heartbreak to relaying the hilarious, unexpected and sometimes just plain strange parts of life, the hundreds of essays we now publish on HuffPost Personal […]
Opinion | Is Red Meat Consumption Bad for You?
When the Skeptical Cardiologist was training as a cardiologist in the late 1980s there were two (unproven) concepts that had emerged from epidemiological research that I accepted as proven. The first was that consumption of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) of any type and in any food increased the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The […]
A New Tool to Report Medical Trainee Mistreatment Reveals Thorny Issues
With the introduction of an online tool at an academic medical center, trainees there were able to report incidents of mistreatment and show that a small number of faculty were responsible for the bulk of unprofessional behavior, according to a cohort study. From a pool of 4,200 medical students, residents, clinical fellows, graduate students, and […]
Opinion | Our Biggest Health Insurance Concern Isn’t What You Think
Only 8.3% of Americans were uninsured in 2021, a more-than 37% drop from 2013 (13.4%) — the year before the marketplace and Medicaid expansion created by the Affordable Care Act began. So why are nearly half of working age adults (46%) still skipping care or medications? Being uninsured is no longer our biggest problem, being […]
IBD and Preterm Birth Risk; Leprosy Bacteria Promote Liver Growth; COVID and IBD
Histological inflammation and clinical disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were risk factors for preterm birth, especially in the case of ulcerative colitis. (eClinicalMedicine) Leprosy-causing bacteria (Mycobacterium leprae) promoted growth in healthy liver tissue in armadillos and may be able to help renew aging or injured livers. (Cell Reports Medicine) For older IBD patients […]
Youth With Gender Dysphoria Hospitalized for Suicidal Ideation Far More Often
Hospitalizations due to suicidality and self-harm were four or fives times more common in young people with gender dysphoria-related diagnoses compared with those without such diagnoses, a serial cross-sectional study showed. Among transgender and non-binary young people ages 6 to 20 included in the Kids’ Inpatient Database for 2016 and 2019, 36% of those with […]
Year in Review: Multiple Myeloma
Developments in multiple myeloma over the past year were marked by the approvals of a first-in-class drug for relapsed or refractory disease and a second chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, as well as some encouraging news and disappointments on the research front. New Approvals Last month, the FDA granted accelerated approval to teclistamab (Tecvayli) […]
Opinion | ‘The Significance Is We’re Not Cows’: What We Heard This Week
“The significance is we’re not cows.” — Rainey Horwitz, MS, a medical student at St. Louis University School of Medicine, commenting on the fact there are actually an average of 10,280 nerve fibers in the clitoris, not the 8,000 previously assumed based on a study of cows. “Ali is a vitally important part of our […]
Does It Matter If You Stand Up Straight Or Slouch?
From a young age we’re told to stand up straight. Many people probably even have memories of walking around the house with a book on their head to help improve their posture (I know I do). But why is it even important to do this? What exactly does “good posture” mean for you health-wise anyway? […]