Preventive Care
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Scientists create ‘vagina on a chip’: What to know
Researchers see the chip as a way to facilitate vaginal health research and open the door to vital new treatments.
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Maternal COVID-19 vaccine curbs infant infection
Maternal mRNA COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was less effective in protecting infants against omicron.
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Renewed calls for fallopian tube removal to avoid ovarian cancer
There is increasing evidence that most high-grade serous ovarian cancers arise from cells in the fallopian tubes.
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COVID emergency orders ending: What’s next?
There will be cost-sharing changes for COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and certain treatments.
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Washington medical board charges doctor with spreading COVID misinformation
Doctors and professional organizations are trying to protect patients from any harm that results from mistruths spread by colleagues.
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Is preeclampsia a cardiovascular time bomb for mothers?
New research suggests cardiac risks appear much earlier in life than expected – as early as age 30 – at a time when women are often not screened...
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Canadian guidance recommends reducing alcohol consumption
Consuming no drinks per week has benefits.
Opinion
Geriatrician advises on use of vitamin D supplementation, lecanemab, and texting for her patients
There is growing awareness of the impact of social isolation on health outcomes, particularly among older adults.
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Cervical cancer in women 65+ often deadly: so why not screen?
Older patients, even those with early disease, had much poorer survival after they were diagnosed with cervical cancer than their younger...
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HRT may prevent Alzheimer’s in high-risk women
Results from a cohort study showed that use of HRT was associated with larger entorhinal and hippocampal brain volumes.
From the Journals
Does obesity blunt effects of vitamin D supplementation?
‘There seems to be something different happening with vitamin D metabolism at higher body weights,’ said the author of a new paper.