Depression during menopause: How to spot it and treat it (HealthDay)—Emotional changes in the run-up to menopause can sometimes lead to depression. Sep 20, 2021 0 2
Review of booster shots for Moderna, J&J vaccines just weeks away: Fauci MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) – If Americans who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines are dismayed by the lack of information on booster shots for them, their wait should end soon. Sep 20, 2021 0 2
Using a hair removal gel or cream? Here's how to do it safely (HealthDay)—When hair sprouts where you don't want it, you can always shave, but other ways to remove unwanted body hair can last longer. Sep 20, 2021 0 2
Pandemic tied to declining birth rates for U.S., much of Europe (HealthDay)—Birth rates tend to fall during pandemics, and history is repeating itself with the COVID-19 scourge, researchers say. Sep 20, 2021 0 4
Parents increasingly cite safety concerns in HPV vaccine refusal (HealthDay)—Between 2015 and 2018, there was a 79.9 percent increase in the proportion of parents who refused the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for their adolescents owing to safety concerns, according to a study published ... Sep 20, 2021 0 3
Prophylactic steroids may prevent complications of thyroidectomy (HealthDay)—A single preoperative dose of dexamethasone reduces rates of postoperative hypocalcemia and voice dysfunction in patients undergoing thyroidectomy, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head ... Sep 20, 2021 0 5
Patient mortality lower for hospitalists working more days (HealthDay)—Hospitalized Medicare patients treated by physicians who work more clinical days have lower 30-day mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Sep 20, 2021 2 5
Gargling with iodine won't stop you getting COVID Social media is awash with bogus COVID treatments. First, there was hydroxychloroquine, then bleach, followed hard on the heels by ivermectin—a cattle dewormer. The latest on the scene is povidone-iodine, an antiseptic. Sep 20, 2021 1 12
Right light on the mother's belly may be important to the fetus There may be a link between exposure to light during pregnancy and fetal brain development. New findings by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, working in collaboration with American colleagues, may provide better understanding ... Sep 20, 2021 1 22
Putting a target on breast cancer that spreads to the brain Breast cancer patients whose cancer spreads to the brain may soon have new treatment options, thanks to research led by CU Cancer Center member Diana Cittelly, Ph.D. Sep 20, 2021 0 2
