Federal government officials are promising coronavirus vaccines soon - some even before Christmas - and states are gearing up to begin vaccinating Americans sometime in December.
It almost sounds as if people…
New research casts doubt on the true effectiveness of a common type of surgery used to ease shoulder pain.
A British research team tracked outcomes for patients who underwent “decompression surgery” to…
The key to preventing obesity in future generations is to make their parents healthier before they conceive, leading health researchers suggest.
In a series of papers, published in The Lancet Diabetes and…
A 12-year study led by a team of University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers is bringing into question the safety and efficacy of selenium, a popular nutritional supplement touted to combat…
A new study indicates that adolescent females with acute leukemia have low rates of pregnancy screening prior to receiving chemotherapy that can cause birth defects. The findings are published early online in…
Few effective treatments have been approved to treat ovarian cancer, the deadliest of all cancers affecting the female reproductive system. Now, new research from The Wistar Institute demonstrates how a drug…
It’s often said that timing is everything. New research suggests this may be true when giving an insulin pill to try to prevent or delay type 1 diabetes.
Researchers tested the effect…
People with type 1 and type 2 diabetes who used the new OneTouch Via™ mealtime, on-demand insulin delivery system reported they missed fewer doses and felt less stress about dosing compared to…
A Rice University study has found a link between emotional stress and diabetes, with roots in the brain’s ability to control anxiety.
That control lies with the brain’s executive functions, processes that…
Offering medical assistance in dying to people in Canada on the basis of psychiatric illnesses could put vulnerable people at risk, argues a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
“There…
Individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) relive past traumas again and again, bound in a virtual prison of their memories.
Researchers in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas…
During a checkup, physicians and nurses often ask about drinking habits, safe sex practice or cigarette use. Vaping is rarely mentioned.
This discussion is urgently needed with teen patients, who are either…
In recent years, evidence has been building that injectable contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera or DMPA) is associated with an increased risk of HIV infection. Now a study published in the September…
Teenagers vary substantially in their ability to control impulses and regulate their behavior. Adolescents who have difficulty with impulse control may be more prone to risky sexual behavior, with serious consequences such…
Chances are good that women with a low heart rate variability also suffer from sexual dysfunction. That’s the finding from a study led by Amelia Stanton of The University of Texas at…