Sandra Bullock has enjoyed an illustrious acting career, who gave us gems like Miss Congeniality, The Lake House, The Blind Side, Gravity, Bird Box, and…
Quake brain effects suffered by resilient Cantabrians fade over time
New University of Otago research suggests the brain function of otherwise-healthy individuals exposed to event trauma has the ability to “bounce back” over time once…
Oral contraceptives and hormone therapy increase the risk of stroke during the first year of treatment
A new study from Uppsala University shows that oral contraceptives and hormone therapy at menopause increase the risk of stroke. The increased risk is greatest…
Women who've gone through menopause have increased risk of Alzheimer's
Women who have gone through menopause have ‘hyperintensities’ on their brain that raises risk of Alzheimer’s and stroke, study finds Researchers found that women who…
SARS-CoV-2 can evade Paxlovid by multiple mechanisms
In a recent article posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, the University of South Florida, and the…
Vasectomy Requests Increase After Roe Ruling
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, requests for vasectomies began spiking. Urologists told The Washington Post that more men are seeking…
Blood pressure checks in BETTING SHOPS as part of NHS shake-up
Blood pressure checks in BETTING SHOPS as part of NHS shake-up to ‘transform care’ New community health projects have been launched as part of an NHS…
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A World Without ‘Roe’
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you…
Reducing risk of maternal health problems among Medicaid patients could have additional benefits
Risk for maternal illness (morbidity) and death is unevenly distributed in the U.S., with some populations bearing substantially greater risk, including Medicaid-insured individuals, rural residents…
What you need to know about monkeypox
The World Health Organization said June 25 that monkeypox wasn’t yet a public health emergency of international concern. More than 4,500 cases have been reported…