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What the first authorized DNA cancer risk test can and can’t tell you
The test can identify genetic variants that increase an individual’s risk of certain cancers and help identify potential cancer-related hereditary...
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Anemia, iron deficit common in rheumatic disease pregnancy
Low maternal levels of hemoglobin and serum ferritin in pregnancy were associated with adverse infant outcomes.
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Young women rate top sources for STI self-testing
Additional data from in-depth interviews tagged Instagram as an option to provide information on direct-to-consumer STI tests.
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This is how you get patients back for follow-up cancer testing
“What concerns me is that despite the various interventions implemented to encourage and support patients to return for follow-up testing, over 60...
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Burnout in medical profession higher among women, younger clinicians
A burned-out physician is most likely a young woman practicing in primary care.
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Maternal pertussis vax effective for infants in most vulnerable months
Large study also helps answer questions on duration of effectiveness and the potential “blunting” effect in infants.
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Pelvic yoga, physical conditioning both improve urinary incontinence
Women completing a 3-month pelvic yoga program to treat urinary incontinence improved only modestly more on one measure than women doing physical...
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History of heart transplant tied to worse pregnancy outcome
The findings demonstrate the importance of counseling HT patients at early gestational ages “to provide information about anticipated risks in...
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Precision medicine takes individual approach to diabetes
“Because diabetes is an incredibly heterogeneous disease, few people are Mr. or Mrs. ‘average’ and one-size-fits-all approaches fail many people...
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How exercise boosts the body’s ability to prevent cancer
“People don’t adhere to vague lifestyle advice like ‘just exercise.’ We wanted to link a specific biologic effect to a very concrete intervention...
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Hormone therapy less effective in menopausal women with obesity
It’s unclear whether the treatment itself is less effective or whether the women are not receiving an adequate dosage, because women with obesity...