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Women May Realize Health Benefits of Regular Exercise More Than Men
Women who exercise regularly have a significantly lower risk of an early death or fatal cardiovascular event than men who exercise regularly, even when women put in less effort, according to a National Institutes of Health-supported study. The findings, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, are based on a prospective analysis of data from more than 400,000 U.S. adults ages 27-61 which showed that over two decades, women were 24% less likely than those who do not exercise to experience death from any cause, while men were 15% less likely. Women also had a 36% reduced risk for a fatal heart attack, stroke, or other cardiovascular event, while men had a 14% reduced risk.
HIV Is Not a Crime Awareness Day 2024
Wednesday, February 28, marks the third annual HIV Is Not a Crime Awareness Day (#HINACDay; #HIVIsNotACrime). “This awareness day is an opportunity to amplify the voices of those who have been criminalized based on their HIV status” and is also “a day to support advocates mobilizing to change laws during their legislative session that target people living with HIV,” note the event organizers via Facebook posts on their HIV Is Not a Crime Awareness Day page.
Should More People Be Treated for Hepatitis B?
Although current U.S. and global guidelines say that many people with chronic hepatitis B do not need treatment, a growing number of clinicians and advocates are calling for simplified recommendations and expanded eligibility to prevent disease progression and, ultimately, to eliminate hepatitis B as a public health threat. Around 2...
Black Men Have Higher Prostate Cancer Risk at Same PSA Levels
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening is meant to help detect prostate cancer at an early stage and lower the risk of death. Research has shown that Black men are more likely than white men to develop and die of prostate cancer. Now, study results published in Cancer suggest that Black men are at greater risk even when they have PSA levels similar to those of their white counterparts.
Breast Cancer Risk Is Higher After False-Positive Mammography
While women with a false-positive mammogram have a greater risk of developing breast cancer than those with normal screening, the odds depend on various factors, according to study findings published in JAMA Oncology. “This study suggests that the risk of developing breast cancer after a false-positive mammography result differs by...
Cancer Advocates Call for Two Measures to Advance Equitable Care
Two new measurements have been added to the Health Equity Report Card (HERC)—a tool for improving the quality and equity of cancer care. The new measures were put forth by a multi-disciplinary working group of experts in community oncology and agreed to by the original Elevating Cancer Equity working group members who drafted the original HERC. This expansion is part of ongoing efforts to address the impact of structural and interpersonal racism as a cause of disparities in cancer outcomes in the United States. The HERC was created by the Elevating Cancer Equity collaboration of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), and National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF).
Free Bilingual Health Clinic for Latinos in Ohio This Weekend
This weekend, the Latino Center and Latino Medical Student Association at Wright State University (WSU) will host its monthly wellness clinic for Latinos living near Dayton, Ohio, according to WDTN News, an NBC-affiliated TV station. The WSU program will provide free medical services in Spanish, including mental health services, blood...
Is Housing Health Care? State Medicaid Programs Increasingly Say ‘Yes’
States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s exploding around the country: using scarce public health insurance money to provide housing for the poorest and sickest Americans. California is going the biggest, pumping $12 billion into an ambitious Medicaid initiative largely to help homeless...
PolyBio Announces $15 Million in Long COVID Research Funding
PolyBio Research Foundation, a leading organization in supporting research for long COVID and related chronic diseases, announced a new round of funding focused on identifying potential long COVID treatments on Thursday. The research projects, which received a total of $15 million in funding, plan to study the potential biological underpinnings of long COVID and begin testing promising therapies.
Obesity Disrupts Mitochondria, Reduces Fat-Burning
Adipose tissue, or body fat, plays a key role in maintaining our health. It helps to store and supply energy, regulate body temperature, and send hormone signals that affect many body functions. But when a person develops obesity, it leads to expansion of a type of fat called white adipose tissue, along with increased inflammation and metabolic changes.
America’s Health System Isn’t Ready for the Surge of Seniors With Disabilities
The number of older adults with disabilities — difficulty with walking, seeing, hearing, memory, cognition, or performing daily tasks such as bathing or using the bathroom — will soar in the decades ahead, as baby boomers enter their 70s, 80s, and 90s. But the health care system isn’t...
“Beneath the Briefs” Podcast Talks Modern Dating and HIV Sexual Health
The podcast Beneath the Briefs recently kicked off its third season discussing HIV prevention via topics such as sex and culture. The podcast, which airs every other Wednesday, was developed by Prism Health North Texas (PHNTX), a leading health care organization and is hosted by the organization’s policy, advocacy and community engagement coordinator, Natassia Radford, and its community engagement manager, Marquesse Banks, MPH.
Cancer Patients and Survivors Say Their Top Policy Priority Is Affordability
Protecting free preventive cancer screenings and reducing the burden of medical debt are the top issues of concern for cancer patients and survivors today, according to a new survey by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) that asked participants to select their leading policy priorities for the year.
Watch Black History Month Messages From Federal HIV Leaders
In honor of Black History Month, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP) leadership, including Director, Kaye Hayes, MPA, and Sharonda Brown, Deputy Director of Operations, OIDP, paid tribute to individuals who have worked to help end the HIV epidemic. Ms. Hayes shared her comments for this blog during a visit to the Frederick Douglass House, a national historic site in southeast Washington, DC, which preserves the legacy of one of America’s leading abolitionists. Watch here and below:
COVID-19 Vaccination and Boosting During Pregnancy Protects Infants for Six Months
Women who receive an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination or booster during pregnancy can provide their infants with strong protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infection for at least six months after birth, according to a study from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. These findings, published in Pediatrics, reinforce the importance of receiving both a COVID-19 vaccine and booster during pregnancy to ensure that infants are born with robust protection that lasts until they are old enough to be vaccinated.
Understanding Sex Differences in Autoimmune Disease
In autoimmune diseases, the immune system mistakenly identifies some of the body’s own cells as a threat and attacks them. Up to 50 million people in the U.S. live with an autoimmune disease, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, or other, rarer disorders. Most cases of autoimmune disease are thought to arise from a combination of genetic risk factors and exposures to one or more stressors on the body.
Southern Lawmakers Rethink Long-Standing Opposition to Medicaid Expansion
As a part-time customer service representative, Jolene Dybas earns less than $15,000 a year, which is below the federal poverty level and too low for her to be eligible for subsidized health insurance on the Obamacare marketplace. Dybas, 53, also does not qualify for Medicaid in her home state of...
COVID-19 Reinfections Are Further Disabling People With Long COVID
Becky Letts and her 12-year-old son, Alex, have both had long COVID since early 2020. While the debilitating disease drastically reduced the quality of life for both of them, Becky said multiple reinfections led to new and worse symptoms. So far, she has had six confirmed COVID infections, while Alex has had five.
Biden Administration Commits $100 Million to Sprint for Women’s Health
As the first major deliverable of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today announced the ARPA-H Sprint for Women’s Health, which commits $100 million towards transformative research and development in women’s health. ARPA-H, which was created in 2022 as part of President Biden’s bipartisan Unity Agenda, seeks to advance and accelerate health solutions.
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