Pharmacist Janet Herzog was just about ready to retire two years ago, in the spring of 2020. She’d just turned 65 and was looking forward to spending more time with family, friends, and doing a bit o… [+3874 chars]
Nationally representative study of more than 5 million pregnant people finds those with Medicaid less likely to be screened than those with commercial insurance, demonstrating disparities in prenatal… [+10779 chars]
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit provides confidential support services that contribute to healthy sexuality. These services are available at our Windsor and Leamington locations (unless otherwi… [+1313 chars]
After surgery, some cancer patients can safely avoid treatments such as radiation or chemotherapy, say two recent studies that explore shorter, gentler cancer care. Researchers are looking for ways … [+4808 chars]
New York– Inactivated and mRNA Covid-19 vaccines appear to be safe for patients treated for hypothyroidism, say researchers. The study, to be presented at ENDO 2022, found that these vaccines do not… [+1475 chars]
Around one in 500 men could be carrying an extra X or Y chromosome - most of them unaware - putting them at increased risk of diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, and thrombosis, accord… [+14 chars]
Is it possible to “hack” your metabolism? That’s what Lumen, a new hand-held metabolic device and app, promises to do. The idea is this: Several times a day, you breathe into Lumen to see if you’re … [+5844 chars]
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Venezuela detected its first case of monkeypox in a traveler from Spain, the Ministry of Health reported in a statement on Sunday. “Through the epidemiological fence, the first… [+555 chars]
Around one in 500 men could be carrying an extra X or Y chromosome – most of them unaware – putting them at increased risk of diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, and thrombosis, accord… [+2790 chars]
The WHO is consulting experts in orthopoxviruses - the family to which monkeypox belongs - on more appropriate names, a spokesperson said. Image Credit: Shutterstock The World Health Organization … [+1064 chars]
The newborn screening program at Cadham Provincial Laboratory in Manitoba, Canada, is expanding to include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), according to an announcement from Audrey Gordon, the province… [+3019 chars]
In the tiny village of Saint-François, known as New Brunswick's "chicken capital," millions of birds are under careful supervision in barns as wildlife outside continues to catch the avian flu. The … [+3534 chars]
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