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Medical Exiles: Families Flee States Amid Crackdown on Transgender Care
Hal Dempsey wanted to “escape Missouri.” Arlo Dennis is “fleeing Florida.” The Tillison family “can’t stay in Texas.”. They are part of a new migration of Americans who are uprooting their lives in response to a raft of legislation across the country restricting health care for transgender people.
Rural and Urban Divide: The Impact of Geography on Cancer Outcomes
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)—an alliance of leading cancer centers—convened a policy summit [on June 15] to examine how geography impacts cancer outcomes. NCCN Chief Executive Officer, Robert W. Carlson, MD, opened the event with a focus on equity. “NCCN’s work is guided by the idea that...
Routine Screening for Periphery Artery Disease Is Recommended
Experts encourage low-cost, routine testing for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD) to help reduce disparities and health care costs, according to a new statement from the American Heart Association (AHA). PAD causes the arteries that transport blood to the extremities to narrow, often leading to reduced blood supply to...
UPDATE: Fruit Company Recalls Product for Hepatitis A Risks
UPDATE : As of June 14, there have been nine total cases with six in Washington state, two in California, and one in Oregon. There have been three hospitalizations and no deaths. The last reported illness was April 12. Willamette Valley Fruit Co. of Salem, Oregon, is recalling packages of...
Daily Multivitamin May Enhance Memory in Older Adults
Memory and thinking skills tend to decline as we get older. Certain lifestyle factors—such as a healthy diet, physical activity, and social interactions—might help to protect cognitive health as we age. Some studies have suggested that taking multivitamins or other dietary supplements may help protect thinking and memory....
Meningococcal Disease Is Rising Among People Living With HIV
More than two dozen cases of meningococcal disease were reported among people living with HIV in 2022, nearly doubling the highest numbers from the previous five years, according to an analysis in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Not only is the number of cases on the rise, but HIV-positive people make up a growing proportion of these cases.
Cannabis May Ease ’Chemo Brain’ and Improve Sleep
Angela Bryan had been studying cancer prevention for years and had just started studying cannabis use among cancer patients when, in 2017, her personal and professional lives collided in a way she’d never imagined: She was diagnosed with breast cancer. Hesitant to take opioids for post-surgical pain, she asked her doctors what they thought about her using the herb medicinally.
FDA Approves Topical Gel for Erectile Dysfunction
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted over-the-counter marketing authorization for a gel to treat erectile dysfunction, offering a new, fast-acting option for men who could use a little help in the bedroom. The hydro-alcoholic gel, called Eroxon or MED3000, could be available in the United States in 2025.
Designing a SARS-CoV-2 Decoy
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, monoclonal antibodies played an important role in treating some people with severe disease. A combination of antibodies was also approved as a prevention strategy for people with certain immune system problems. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to mutate, the spike protein it uses to enter...
Health-Related Social Needs Linked to Higher Risk of Death for Cancer Survivors
A new study by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found health-related social needs (HRSN), such as food insecurity and financial worry about paying for housing-related expenses and other living necessities, were associated with higher mortality risk among cancer survivors ages 18 to 64. Cancer survivors often face substantial...
Healthy Recipe: Leek & Potato Soup
This Leek & Potato Soup is a great winter soup for a cold day. Better yet, it’s fast to put together. It can be ready in 30 minutes. The dark leek greens give the soup extra flavor, while the yogurt gives the soup a creamy tang. 2 large baking...
Women With Breast Cancer Shed Pounds Thanks to Telephone-based Weight Loss Program
Women with obesity when they are diagnosed with early breast cancer have a higher risk of recurrence or a second cancer compared to women whose weight is in the normal range and it can be hard to lose weight after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, a clinical trial has shown that a telephone-based weight loss program can help patients with breast cancer whose body mass index is in the overweight or obese range lower their weight by a meaningful degree.
U=U National Task Force Launches to Promote HIV Prevention
This Pride season, a national LGBTQ advocacy group is promoting more than queer equality. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation joined the U=U National Task Force as an inaugural member and will help promote modern HIV prevention, notably the fact that people with HIV who take medication and maintain an undetectable viral load cannot transmit HIV sexually, often referred to as Undetectable Equals Untransmittable, or U=U.
U.S. Health Department Releases First-Ever STI Federal Implementation Plan
[On June 8, 2023], the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the STI Federal Implementation Plan to detail how various agencies and departments across the federal government are taking a comprehensive approach to making meaningful and substantive progress in improving public health. This new plan builds on other key HHS actions to protect the public’s health by addressing the growing threat of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in America.
Men Died of Overdose Two to Three Times More Often Than Women
Men Died of Overdose at 2-3 Times Greater a Rate Than Women in the U.S. in 2020-2021. Men were significantly more vulnerable than women to overdose deaths involving opioid and stimulant drugs in 2020-2021, according to a new study analyzing death records data from across the United States. The study...
U.S. Cancer Statistics: Highlights From 2020 Mortality and Incidence
U.S. Cancer Statistics: Highlights from 2020 Mortality and Incidence with Comparison to 2019 Incidence to Assess the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health services, leading to delays and reductions in cancer screening, diagnosis, and reporting to some central cancer registries. This may have contributed to an observed decline in 2020 incidence for most cancer sites.
HIV-Positive Women With Health Insurance Are More Likely to Get Hepatitis C Treatment
Women living with HIV who have health insurance are much more likely to start direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C than those who do not have insurance, but those covered by Medicaid are less likely to initiate treatment than those with private insurance, according to study findings published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Kisqali After Surgery Reduces Breast Cancer Recurrence
Adding the CDK4/6 inhibitor Kisqali (ribociclib) to hormone therapy after surgery reduced the risk of recurrence by 25% for women with Stage II or III hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer, researchers reported at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. “While early, these results are very promising and...
A Secret to Health and Long Life? Immune Resilience
Do you know some people who almost never get sick and bounce back quickly when they do, while other people frequently suffer from one illness or another? NIAID-supported researchers have pinpointed an attribute of the immune system called immune resilience that helps explain why some people live longer and healthier lives than others.
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