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A Week of Action Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2024
The Latino Commission on AIDS wants LGBTQ people to know they are honored and beloved (#Honored&Beloved). The organization—along with its Zero Homophobia and Zero Transphobia programs and the Oasis Community Pride Center in New York City—hosts a week of virtual events starting Monday, May 13, that raise awareness of key issues facingLGBTQ Latinos.
Many Older People With HIV Have Unmet Needs
Nearly 40% of people with HIV ages 55 and older report that they have at least one unmet need, according to study findings published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. These ranged from a lack of non-HIV medical or dental care to patient navigation services to help with daily subsistence.
What’s Keeping the U.S. From Allowing Better Sunscreens?
When dermatologist Adewole “Ade” Adamson sees people spritzing sunscreen as if it’s cologne at the pool where he lives in Austin, Texas, he wants to intervene. “My wife says I shouldn’t,” he said, “even though most people rarely use enough sunscreen.”. At issue...
Healthy Recipe: Chilled Spring Pea Soup
This cold minty spring pea soup is quick and easy to make and totally delicious. Plus it looks absolutely beautiful. If fresh peas are out of season, you can substitute frozen, just make sure there’s no sugar added to them. 6 servings. 7 ingredients. 20 min prep. Ingredients. 1...
Anger May Raise Heart Attack Risk
Feelings of anger could increase your risk of heart disease, a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (AHA) found. Previous observational research has shown that negative emotions, such as anger, anxiety and sadness, can increase risk for heart attacks and stroke. The current study may help explain how anger produces changes in the body that lead to cardiovascular events, according to an AHA news release.
Liver Fibrosis Diagnosis Promotes Lifestyle Changes
Screening that reveals liver fibrosis was linked to improvements in lifestyle, including reduced calorie and alcohol consumption as well as more exercise in people at risk for liver disease. While these lifestyle changes were initially self-reported six months after the scan, they were maintained for two years, according to study findings published in Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology.
No. HIV Cannot Spread in Swimming Pools
Some Texans recently took to Facebook to spread rumors about HIV and AIDS spreading in a community swimming pool. To be clear, no cases of HIV transmission via swimming pools have ever been recorded, according to the University of Rochester Medical Center. The Facebook post read: “HOA [homeowners association] Pool...
Green Space May Improve Young Children’s Mental Health
Mental health problems affect millions of children in the U.S., and some have recently been on the rise. The symptoms of mental health disorders fall into two categories: internalizing (staying within) and externalizing (acting out). Examples of internalizing symptoms include anxiety and depression. Examples of externalizing symptoms are aggression and rule breaking.
Native Americans Have Shorter Life Spans. Better Health Care Isn’t the Only Answer.
Katherine Goodlow is only 20, but she has experienced enough to know that people around her are dying too young. Goodlow, a member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, said she’s lost six friends and acquaintances to suicide, two to car crashes, and one to appendicitis. Four of her relatives died in their 30s or 40s, from causes such as liver failure and COVID-19, she said. And she recently lost a 1-year-old nephew.
American Cancer Society Launches Largest U.S. Population Study of Black Women
[On May 7], the American Cancer Society (ACS) is proud to announce the launch of the VOICES of Black Women study, the largest behavioral and environmental focused population study of cancer risk and outcomes in Black women in the United States. Designed to better understand the multi-level drivers of cancer incidence, mortality and resilience within this demographic, the long-term study will gather valuable data from Black women between the ages of 25 and 55 from diverse backgrounds and income levels who have not been diagnosed with cancer. The organization aims to enroll over 100,000 Black women across 20 states and D.C. where, according to the U.S. Census, more than 90 percent of Black women in the U.S. reside.
NIH to Open Long COVID Clinical Trials to Study Sleep Disturbances, Exercise Intolerance and Post-Exertional Malaise
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will launch clinical trials to investigate potential treatments for long-term symptoms after COVID-19 infection, including sleep disturbances, exercise intolerance and the worsening of symptoms following physical or mental exertion known as post-exertional malaise (PEM). The mid-stage trials, part of NIH’s Researching COVID to Enhance...
Statins Linked to Reduced Liver Disease Risk
In study findings presented at The Liver Meeting 2023, researchers reported that using a statin medication was linked to a lower risk of liver-related complications and death among people without prior liver disease. Based on these results, the researchers suggested that randomized clinical trials might test statins for liver disease prevention.
What Florida’s New 6-Week Abortion Ban Means for the South, and Traveling Patients
Monica Kelly was thrilled to learn she was expecting her second child. The Tennessee mother was around 13 weeks pregnant when, according to a lawsuit filed against the state of Tennessee, doctors gave her the devastating news that her baby had Patau syndrome. The genetic disorder causes serious developmental defects...
Biktarvy Is a Safe and Effective Option During Pregnancy
The Biktarvy single-tablet regimen is safe and well tolerated during pregnancy, maintains viral suppression during the second and third trimesters and postpartum, and protects babies from vertical transmission, according to updated label information approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This update makes Biktarvy the only second-generation integrase inhibitor...
Gut Bacteria May Reduce Cholesterol and Lower Heart Disease Risk
Different people have different resident microbes in and on their bodies. The trillions of microbes in the human intestines influence not just digestion and gut health, but how organs throughout the body function. Levels of certain microbes in the gut have been associated with the risk of health conditions like diabetes, liver disease, and cancer.
More Patients Are Losing Their Doctors — And Trust in the Primary Care System
First, her favorite doctor in Providence, Rhode Island, retired. Then her other doctor at a health center a few miles away left the practice. Now, Piedad Fred has developed a new chronic condition: distrust in the American medical system. “I don’t know,” she said, her eyes filling with tears. “To...
12-Year-Old Starts New Sickle Cell Treatment
Last week, at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, a 12-year-old boy with sickle cell disease became the first patient to start a new treatment approved in December by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Physicians collected stem cells from Kendric Cromer in preparation for the first commercial infusion...
Researchers Review Findings and Clinical Messages From the Women’s Health Initiative 30 Years After Launch
A new review in JAMA highlights key findings and clinical messages from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), the largest women’s health study in the United States. The WHI is supported by the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and was created to study factors that may reduce risks for cardiovascular disease, cancer, hip fractures, and other conditions in postmenopausal women. More than 68,000 women enrolled in clinical trials between 1993 and 1998 and were followed for up to 20 years.
A Paramedic Was Skeptical About This Rx for Stopping Repeat Opioid Overdoses. Then He Saw It Help.
Fire Capt. Jesse Blaire steered his SUV through the mobile home park until he spotted the little beige house with white trim and radioed to let dispatchers know he’d arrived. There, Shawnice Slaughter waited on the steps, wiping sleep from her eyes. “Good morning, Shawnice,” Blaire said. “How are...
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