Oncology & Cancer
Liver cancer: Risk factors and prevention
October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about risk factors for liver cancer and what you can do to prevent it.
Oct 14, 2023
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News tagged with unprotected sex
Medications
Emergency contraception: Here's what you probably don't know but should
Things don't always go to plan when it comes to sex. Sometimes condoms break (or are even forgotten altogether) and daily contraceptive pills can be missed. Whatever the reason, if you need to prevent an unplanned pregnancy ...
Sep 1, 2023
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Medications
Levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive pill found to be more effective when taken with an anti-inflammatory medication
Taking piroxicam, an anti-inflammatory medication commonly used for arthritis pain, at the same time as the levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive pill after unprotected sex prevents significantly more pregnancies compared ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hep C treatment initiation low among Medicaid recipients
While there are highly effective treatments for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), only one in five Medicaid enrollees diagnosed with HCV started treatment, according to a retrospective study led by researchers at Weill Cornell ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Consumer Health: Are you at risk for hepatitis?
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The five main strains of the hepatitis virus are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. While they all cause liver disease, they differ in geographic prevalence, modes of transmission, ...
Jul 29, 2023
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Medications
Emergency contraception: Types, side effects and more
Confused about emergency contraception?
Feb 23, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Preventing cervical cancer
Silent but deadly. These are words often used to describe cervical cancer—a slow-growing disease that rarely causes symptoms in its early stages.
Jan 5, 2023
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Medications
Study shows youth in child welfare system lack access to birth control
Only about one-third of eighth and ninth graders involved with the child welfare system in Colorado have received information on birth control, and fewer than half know how to access it, according to new University of Colorado ...
Sep 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Out of control' STD situation prompts call for changes
Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases—including a 26% rise in new syphilis infections reported last year—are prompting U.S. health officials to call for new prevention and treatment efforts.
Sep 19, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Global AIDS fight at crossroads after setbacks during COVID
Hard-won progress against HIV has stalled, putting millions of lives at risk, according to an alarming report Wednesday on how the COVID-19 pandemic and other global crises are jeopardizing efforts to end AIDS.
Jul 27, 2022
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