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Air Pollution Increases Risk of Non-Lung Cancers in Older Adults
It’s no surprise that air pollution is linked to a higher risk for lung cancer. But few studies focus on the association between air pollution and the risk of developing non-lung cancers, such as breast, prostate, colorectal and endometrial cancer. A study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of...
The Real Costs of the New Alzheimer’s Drug, Most of Which Will Fall to Taxpayers
The first drug purporting to slow the advance of Alzheimer’s disease is likely to cost the U.S. health care system billions annually even as it remains out of reach for many of the lower-income seniors most likely to suffer from dementia. Medicare and Medicaid patients will make up 92%...
Relation of Parasitic Worm Infection and SARS-CoV-2 Explored
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, parts of the world with high rates of parasitic worm infection reported lower than expected illness and death from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Now, investigators from NIAID’s Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases have published research using mice that provides a possible immunological explanation for...
Biktarvy Is Safe and Effective During Pregnancy
The widely used single-tablet regimen Biktarvy (bictegravir/tenofovir alafenamide/emtricitabine) is safe, well tolerated and maintains viral suppression during pregnancy, according to study findings presented at the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (#IAS2023). Biktarvy is a recommended first-line regimen and switch option for adults living with HIV, but, like other...
Watch Expert Weigh in on Health Care Disparities in Black Community
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report shows that Black Americans and other minority groups still face health care disparities in 2023. To combat this, Kim Barbel Johnson, DO, MPH, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, discusses ways for patients and health care professionals to close the health equity gap.
National Cancer Plan: Maximize Data Utility
This is the eighth installment in a series of articles about the goals of the National Cancer Institute’s National Cancer Plan, designed to support the aims of President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative to end cancer as we know it. The plan is split into eight goals, one of which is to maximize data utility. For more, see Part 1: Eliminating Inequities, Part 2: Preventing Cancer, Part 3: Detect Cancers Early, Part 4: Developing Effective Treatments, Part 5: Engage Every Person, Part 6: Deliver Optimal Care and Part 7: Optimize the Workforce.
Pioneering Study Links Testicular Cancer Among Military Personnel to ‘Forever Chemicals’
Gary Flook served in the Air Force for 37 years, as a firefighter at the now-closed Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois and the former Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana, where he regularly trained with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a frothy white fire retardant that is highly effective but now known to be toxic.
People With Hepatitis C Still Have Higher Mortality After Being Cured
Despite successful treatment with direct-acting antiviral therapy, people with hepatitis C still have a substantially greater risk of death compared with the general population, according to study results published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Nearly one quarter died of overdoses and other drug-related causes, followed by liver failure and liver cancer.
How Abortion Ban Exemptions Play Out in a Post-Roe World
This pregnancy felt different. After the heartache of more than a dozen miscarriages, Anya Cook was 16 weeks along. She and husband Derick Cook spent a Sunday last December sharing the news with his parents and looking at cribs. As they left a restaurant in Coral Springs, Florida, that evening,...
People With HIV Remain at Greater Risk for Death Due to COVID-19
Compared with the population at large, people with HIV did not see as much of a decrease in COVID-19 mortality after the advent of the omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant, according to study results presented at the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (#IAS2023). “While COVID-19 mortality risk declined dramatically during...
Dangers and Deaths Around Black Pregnancies Seen as a ‘Completely Preventable’ Health Crisis
Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant. Despite a history of uterine fibroids, she never lost faith that she would someday have a child. But, just five weeks after confirming her pregnancy, and the day after a gender-reveal party where she announced she...
Lost Medicaid Health Coverage? Here’s What You Need to Know
The nation’s health insurance system is undergoing tremendous upheaval as an estimated 8.2 million people will need to find new coverage since pandemic protections for Medicaid enrollees came to an end this spring. That’s leaving many patients confused about how to get new medical insurance. “It’s an overwhelming...
COVID-19 Vaccination and Boosting During Pregnancy Benefits Pregnant People and Newborns
Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit pregnant people and their newborn infants, according to findings recently published in Vaccine. The paper describes results from the Multisite Observational Maternal and Infant Study for COVID-19 (MOMI-VAX), which was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Healthy Recipe: Easiest Pesto Ever
A classic Italian sauce that is great with pasta, potatoes, chicken, or fish. Not only is it versatile but it freezes well, too. Pour the basil pesto into an ice cube tray and defrost a cube next time you want to use it. 6 servings. 6 ingredients. 15 min prep.
Nick Harrison, Serviceman With HIV, Becomes a Commissioned Officer
August 5, 2023, was a “historic day” in the fight against HIV discrimination. Nick Harrison, a serviceman living with HIV, was commissioned as an officer in the U.S Army. It marked a striking victory for the man who in 2018 legally challenged the Pentagon’s policy of banning service members with HIV from being appointed as officers; at that time, members with HIV were also considered non-deployable and faced discharge.
Two mRNA Cancer Vaccines Advance to Next Stage of Clinical Trials
Two personalized messenger RNA (mRNA) cancer vaccines, using the same technology as COVID-19 vaccines, are moving forward to the next stage of clinical trials after researchers reported promising results in earlier studies. Modern and Merck recently announced the start of a Phase III trial testing an experimental melanoma vaccine dubbed...
Resources for Bladder Cancer
The bladder is a hollow organ that stores urine made made by the kidneys and then expelled through the urethra. The most common bladder cancer is urothelial carcinoma (also called transitional cell carcinoma). It starts in cells of the innermost lining of the bladder, called the urothelium. As tumors grow, they may spread into the surrounding muscle wall and to other parts of the body. The following websites offer education, support and more for people with bladder cancer.
Loss of Y Chromosome in Men Makes Bladder Cancer More Aggressive
It was once thought that after guiding the development of male sex organs in a fetus, the Y chromosome didn’t do much else. But over the past few years, results from multiple studies have challenged that belief. The most recent evidence comes from a new study that suggests that the Y chromosome may actually protect men from aggressive bladder cancer.
Amida Care Celebrates 20 Years Serving New Yorkers Affected by HIV
New York City’s largest Medicaid Special Needs health plan, Amida Care, which specializes in comprehensive health coverage for people with HIV, celebrates its 20th anniversary this month. Founded in 2003 by community-based HIV/AIDS providers, the nonprofit currently serves more than 9,000 New Yorkers and has been instrumental in efforts...
New Study Shows Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Survivors of Second Primary Cancers
In new findings from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), non-Hispanic Black individuals diagnosed with a second primary cancer (SPC) experienced 21% higher cancer-related death rates and 41% higher cardiovascular-related death rates compared with their non-Hispanic White counterparts. The study also showed that Hispanic individuals diagnosed with a second...
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