Oncology & Cancer
Concerns around sex, fertility often ignored in breast cancer care: Survey
Shehzin Tietjen was 27 years old when she felt a lump in one of her breasts while in the shower.
Dec 6, 2022
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Medications
Pharmacists can now prescribe hormonal birth control in 20 states
Pharmacists are taking a more active role in prescribing hormonal contraceptives—a trend applauded by women who welcome easier access to birth control and sanctioned by a growing number of states, according to two separate ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Was I happy then? Our current feelings can interfere with memories of past well-being
Many of us spend our lives chasing "happiness," a state of contentment that is more difficult for some to achieve than others. Research published in Psychological Science suggests that one reason happiness can seem so elusive ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Addiction
At overdose events, arrests by police and combative behavior are rare, study finds
While police officers are often dispatched alongside other first responders when drug overdoses are reported, an analysis of hundreds of overdose events in one Rhode Island city found that there were scant incidents that ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Immunology
Study shows some health care workers produced a low response to COVID-19 vaccinations
A subset of health care workers vaccinated against COVID-19 had unexpectedly low responses to the immunizations, according to Cedars-Sinai investigators. The findings of the new study are published in iScience.
Oct 26, 2022
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Health
Is a do-not-resuscitate tattoo a valid advance directive?
With the growing popularity of tattoos, you may wonder if a tattoo is the best way to express health care wishes. Tattooing "DNR" or "DNI" on your chest may seem like an easy way to permanently express your wishes. But this ...
Oct 20, 2022
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Addiction
Lack of naloxone led to increased overdose deaths in rural Pennsylvania, study finds
Pennsylvania has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose in the nation, and, according to Penn State researchers, one's chances of surviving that overdose can depend on where the person lives.
Sep 29, 2022
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Health
Survey finds stress and worry over the state of the world keeps some Americans up at night
A new national survey by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds many Americans are losing sleep over stress and worry about the current state of the world. After a global pandemic, polarizing political division ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Veterans who worked as 9/11 first responders can't access WTC health program due to technicality
Nate Coward didn't ask questions when his company of the Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment was called on to recover and bury the Pentagon's dead after a jetliner blew a massive hole in the military headquarters on Sept. 11, 2001.
Aug 30, 2022
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Health
Whether it's medical records, blood or tissue, patients want to know if researchers might use their data or specimens
When a patient goes to a hospital or clinic, they might not realize that their digital medical records and samples of their blood or tissue may be used in ways far beyond guiding their care.
Aug 9, 2022
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