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Transgender men and nonbinary people are asked to stop testosterone therapy during pregnancy – but the evidence for this guidance is still murky

September 29, 2022 No Comments

When I talk about our research team’s work on pregnancy in transgender people, people often recall Thomas Beatie, a pregnant man who appeared on “Oprah” and in People magazine in 2008. The media focus on Beatie and his pregnancy provoked public fascination that tended to overshadow the everyday lived realities

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‘Men who have sex with men’ originated during the HIV pandemic to focus on behavior rather than identity – but not everyone thinks the term helps

September 26, 2022 No Comments

Since the global monkeypox outbreak started to spread this past spring, more people are seeing the term “men who have sex with men,” or MSM, in the news and public health messages. You may have also heard this term in places like HIV prevention campaigns or at the doctor’s office.

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Polio vaccination rates in some areas of the US hover dangerously close to the threshold required for herd immunity – here’s why that matters

September 23, 2022 No Comments

Given recent headlines, you may be wondering why polio is even an issue in 2022. For more than 60 years, vaccines against the poliovirus have protected virtually everyone in the United States from the disease. Due to an enormously successful polio vaccination campaign beginning in the 1950s when the first

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Hot and getting hotter – 5 essential reads on high temps and human bodies

August 4, 2022 No Comments

Launching the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) and the heat.gov site on July 26, 2022, the Biden administration cited heat waves and the warming climate as serious health threats. As the new initiative promises a “science informed response” to hotter conditions, five stories from The Conversation’s archive explain

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Food expiration dates don’t have much science behind them – a food safety researcher explains another way to know what’s too old to eat

July 26, 2022 No Comments

Florida’s outbreak of listeria has so far led to at least one death, 22 hospitalizations and an ice cream recall since January. Humans get sick with listeria infections, or listeriosis, from eating soil-contaminated food, undercooked meat or dairy products that are raw, or unpasteurized. Listeria can cause convulsions, coma, miscarriage

 11,716 Views

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Food expiration dates don’t have much science behind them – a food safety researcher explains another way to know what’s too old to eat

July 26, 2022 No Comments

Florida’s outbreak of listeria has so far led to at least one death, 22 hospitalizations and an ice cream recall since January. Humans get sick with listeria infections, or listeriosis, from eating soil-contaminated food, undercooked meat or dairy products that are raw, or unpasteurized. Listeria can cause convulsions, coma, miscarriage

 11,583 Views

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How to navigate self-managed abortion issues such as access, wait times and complications – a family physician explains

July 26, 2022 No Comments

“Are these pills legit? If I send money, am I even going to get these pills?” These are the kinds of questions people have when they are curious about ordering medication abortion pills online. This process, often called “self-sourced medication abortion,” refers to an individual finding or sourcing medications to

 292 Views

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An expert panel has recommended against taking vitamin E or beta carotene supplements for the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease – here’s why

July 18, 2022 No Comments

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a recommendation statement in June 2022 on the use of over-the-counter vitamin supplements. Based on its independent panel of experts’ review of existing scientific evidence, the task force recommended against using beta carotene or vitamin E supplements for the prevention of cancer and

 7,882 Views

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France reenters medical marijuana industry after more than a half-century hiatus – a cannabis historian explains

July 15, 2022 No Comments

Early in 2022, the French legislature greenlighted the cultivation of cannabis inside French territory to supply the nation’s ongoing pilot program in medical marijuana. The clinical trials were launched in March 2021 with cannabis supplied from abroad and have been overseen by the country’s food and drug office, the Agence

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Biopsies confirm a breast cancer diagnosis after an abnormal mammogram – but structural racism may lead to lengthy delays

July 12, 2022 No Comments

While mammograms are often the first step to detecting breast cancer, patients need additional tests after an abnormal screening result. Further imaging can determine if a finding is truly suspicious for cancer, and sometimes a biopsy is required to confirm a diagnosis. But biopsy delays reduce the benefit of early

 976 Views

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Transgender men and nonbinary people are asked to stop testosterone therapy during pregnancy – but the evidence for this guidance is still murky

September 29, 2022 No Comments

When I talk about our research team’s work on pregnancy in transgender people, people often recall Thomas Beatie, a pregnant man who appeared on “Oprah”

 6,309 Views

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‘Men who have sex with men’ originated during the HIV pandemic to focus on behavior rather than identity – but not everyone thinks the term helps

September 26, 2022 No Comments

Since the global monkeypox outbreak started to spread this past spring, more people are seeing the term “men who have sex with men,” or MSM,

 9,767 Views

Read More »

Polio vaccination rates in some areas of the US hover dangerously close to the threshold required for herd immunity – here’s why that matters

September 23, 2022 No Comments

Given recent headlines, you may be wondering why polio is even an issue in 2022. For more than 60 years, vaccines against the poliovirus have

 919 Views

Read More »

Hot and getting hotter – 5 essential reads on high temps and human bodies

August 4, 2022 No Comments

Launching the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) and the heat.gov site on July 26, 2022, the Biden administration cited heat waves and the

 12,120 Views

Read More »

Food expiration dates don’t have much science behind them – a food safety researcher explains another way to know what’s too old to eat

July 26, 2022 No Comments

Florida’s outbreak of listeria has so far led to at least one death, 22 hospitalizations and an ice cream recall since January. Humans get sick

 11,716 Views

Read More »

Food expiration dates don’t have much science behind them – a food safety researcher explains another way to know what’s too old to eat

July 26, 2022 No Comments

Florida’s outbreak of listeria has so far led to at least one death, 22 hospitalizations and an ice cream recall since January. Humans get sick

 11,583 Views

Read More »

How to navigate self-managed abortion issues such as access, wait times and complications – a family physician explains

July 26, 2022 No Comments

“Are these pills legit? If I send money, am I even going to get these pills?” These are the kinds of questions people have when

 292 Views

Read More »

An expert panel has recommended against taking vitamin E or beta carotene supplements for the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease – here’s why

July 18, 2022 No Comments

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a recommendation statement in June 2022 on the use of over-the-counter vitamin supplements. Based on its independent panel

 7,882 Views

Read More »

France reenters medical marijuana industry after more than a half-century hiatus – a cannabis historian explains

July 15, 2022 No Comments

Early in 2022, the French legislature greenlighted the cultivation of cannabis inside French territory to supply the nation’s ongoing pilot program in medical marijuana. The

 7,904 Views

Read More »

Biopsies confirm a breast cancer diagnosis after an abnormal mammogram – but structural racism may lead to lengthy delays

July 12, 2022 No Comments

While mammograms are often the first step to detecting breast cancer, patients need additional tests after an abnormal screening result. Further imaging can determine if

 976 Views

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