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How Patient-Led Research Could Speed Up Medical Innovation
Melissa Red Hoffman was “feeling really stuck” last summer. A 50-year-old surgeon in Asheville, N.C., Hoffman had been struggling with long COVID since getting infected with the coronavirus two and a half years earlier. “Deafening fatigue” was one of her worst symptoms, she says. “I feel tired behind my eyes from the moment I get up to the moment I go to sleep.” She managed to work part time, but much of her work had shifted to administrative tasks that she did from her couch.
The New Weight-Loss Drugs and Cancer
Much has been written about the bumper crop of weight-loss drugs approved in the U.S. over the last several years. Advocates of the new pills and injections say they’ll help you attain your dream weight without even trying. Detractors warn there’s a price: gastrointestinal issues, possible bowel obstructions and a hollowed, wrinkled “Ozempic face.” And then there are all those YouTube videos claiming the stuff is made from lizard venom.
Biktarvy Can Be a Good Option for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
The once-daily Biktarvy pill, widely used for HIV treatment, can also be a good option for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), according to study results presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2024) in Denver. PEP is a short course of antiretroviral medications taken after sex or another high-risk...
Affordable Care Act Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK
Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to another without their express permission, potentially leaving them unable to see their doctors or fill prescriptions. Some face large IRS bills for back taxes. Unauthorized enrollment or plan-switching is emerging as a serious challenge...
Strike a Pose and Prevent HIV in This Ballroom Dance Class
In a dance pairing that earns 10s across the board, voguer Jason Rodriguez joins House of Healthysexual to offer a ballroom dance class that also teaches HIV prevention. To be held Friday evening, April 12, in Manhattan, the dance class is open to about 100 people and will teach participants not only how to vogue but also how to prioritize their sexual health, notably through pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the HIV prevention tool available as daily pills and long-acting injectables. The class is sponsored by Gilead Sciences, the pharma giant that manufactures numerous blockbuster HIV meds, including Truvada for PrEP.
Two-Drug Combo Shows Promise as Treatment for Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
Research led by University of Colorado Cancer Center members points to a combination of drugs as a potential treatment option for a type of aggressive breast cancer. Todd Pitts, PhD, and Jennifer Diamond, MD, co-authored a paper, published on March 1 in the journal Breast Cancer Research, on their study of ways to overcome resistance to doxorubicin, a type of chemotherapy drug that slows or stops the growth of cancer cells, in treating triple-negative breast cancer.
In Victory for Public Health, Federal Appeals Court Upholds FDA’s Graphic Cigarette Warnings
Statement of American Academy of Pediatrics, American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Truth Initiative. In a major victory for public health, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has unanimously...
I’m a Microplastics Researcher. Here’s How to Limit Their Dangers [VIDEO]
An invisible invasion by land, air and sea: Microscopic plastic pieces are in the food we eat, the air we breathe and the water we drink — bottled or not. For more than three decades, UC San Francisco Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, has researched how the toxic chemicals that surround us in modern life make us sick, like those in microplastics. Sometimes only about the width of a human hair, microplastics are the insidious byproduct of everyday items like packing materials, car tires, synthetic clothes as they degrade and even some scrubbing face washes.
New UCLA Research Program to Prioritize Latino Representation
The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) was awarded a $650,000 grant from The California Wellness Foundation to invest in the Latino community. The grant will help fund a new research program focused on producing data regarding health inequities and climate change, which factor into some of the health disparities Latino communities face, according to a UCLA news release.
Healthy Recipe: Matzo Ball Soup
With light, fluffy matzo balls and a soothing base of chicken broth + veggies, this soup is a satisfying and nutritious comfort food. Matzo ball soup is a beloved favorite at family gatherings during Passover but can also be enjoyed year-round. If you have extra time, switch out the soup in this recipe for our made-from-scratch Chicken Soup with Dill — the pay off will be worth it.
Your Child’s Medicine Probably Wasn’t Fully Vetted. Here’s Why
Mark Turner has worked in pediatrics for more than 30 years, and he’s tired of telling parents there’s nothing he can do for their children. Very few medicines are developed with young people in mind, he said. “It’s just very difficult, watching them be sick, watching babies die.”
Transgender Day of Visibility 2024
Sunday, March 31, marks the annual Transgender Day of Visibility (#TransDayOfVisiblity or #TDOV). The global awareness day offers a chance to celebrate transgender and nonbinary people as they face discrimination, disinformation and stigma. “On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirm...
NAESM’s New HIV Clinic in Atlanta Prioritizes Black Gay Men
A new HIV-care clinic in Atlanta offers a range of sexual health care and social support services to its most impacted patient population: Black gay men. The one-stop Total Life Care Center clinic is the brainchild of NAESM, a community-based organization in Atlanta that focuses on the health and wellness of Black men who have sex with men. The clinic offers services such as HIV care, testing and prevention, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). It also offers tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and helps individuals secure housing and health insurance and meet other needs, according to WABE, an Atlanta-based radio station.
FDA Authorizes New COVID-19 Prevention for Immunocompromised People
On March 22, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization for Pemgarda (pemivibart), a new monoclonal antibody that lowers the risk of COVID-19 in immunocompromised people. Recombinent monoclonal antibodies are manufactured proteins that resemble the natural antibodies the immune system produces to fight infection. Pemgarda, from the...
How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Pits Parental Rights Against Public Health
Gayle Borne has fostered more than 300 children in Springfield, Tennessee. She’s cared for kids who have rarely seen a doctor — kids so neglected that they cannot speak. Such children are now even more vulnerable because of a law Tennessee passed last year that requires the direct consent of birth parents or legal guardians for every routine childhood vaccination. Foster parents, social workers, and other caregivers cannot provide permission.
$25M Grant to Morehouse Researchers Addressing Cancer Disparities
A global team of researchers led by Melissa Davis, PhD, of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) has been awarded a $25 million grant through Cancer Grand Challenges to address cancer disparities in people of African ancestry. Located in Atlanta, Morehouse is the first historically Black medical school to receive this...
GoFundMe Has Become a Health Care Utility
GoFundMe started as a crowdfunding site for underwriting “ideas and dreams,” and, as GoFundMe’s co-founders, Andrew Ballester and Brad Damphousse, once put it, “for life’s important moments.” In the early years, it funded honeymoon trips, graduation gifts, and church missions to overseas hospitals in need. Now GoFundMe has become a go-to platform for patients trying to escape medical billing nightmares.
Bathroom Bills Are Back—Broader and Stricter—in Several States
Republican lawmakers in several states have resurrected and expanded the fight over whether transgender people may use bathrooms and other facilities that do not match their sex assigned at birth. At least one bill goes so far as making it a crime for a transgender person to enter a facility...
Studies Find Severe Symptoms of “Havana Syndrome,” but no Evidence of Brain Injury or Biological Abnormalities
Using advanced imaging techniques and in-depth clinical assessments, a research team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found no significant evidence of MRI-detectable brain injury, nor differences in most clinical measures compared to controls, among a group of federal employees who experienced anomalous health incidents (AHIs). These incidents, including...
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