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Postpartum sterilization is a safe and effective form of contraception. It can be performed immediately after birth without increasing the length of stay in the hospital for new mothers. Unfortunately, women enrolled in Medicaid cannot elect to have a postpartum sterilization procedure performed until they have completed a federally required 30-day waiting period. In contrast,

An expert panel convened by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) and The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) provides guidance on best practices for the design of early drug trials for Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), and other neurodegenerative dementias. Their guidance was published in the May 18, 2021 issue of Neurology, the medical journal

“I’ve been obese my whole life, ever since I was a kid,” says Jeancarlo, 40. “I’ve always known food was an addiction; I realized that I was never able to maintain a normal eating habit.” In a recent episode of Truly’s Brand New Me transformation series, Jeancarlo speaks about his experiences of obesity, and how

Shortages of many essential drugs amid the COVID-19 crisis reveal serious vulnerabilities in the systems for supplying and distributing pharmaceuticals in the United States, according to a new report led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In the report, “The Pandemic and the Supply Chain,” the researchers identify multiple problems

Shortages of many essential drugs amid the COVID-19 crisis reveal serious vulnerabilities in the systems for supplying and distributing pharmaceuticals in the United States, according to a new report led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In the report, “The Pandemic and the Supply Chain,” the researchers identify multiple problems

People with serious mental illness should be given priority access to a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available, say University of Queensland researchers. Studies show people with serious mental illness are more likely to be infected by the COVID-19 virus and have higher rates of hospitalization due to medications, poorer general health, reduced access to

The basics: I’m Nakeshia Thompson (@keeshnicoletv), 25, and I live in Austin, Texas, as an assistant property manager. After breaking my ankle at 240 pounds and losing some of my mobility, I realized I needed to make a change and overhauled my diet and fitness routine. I’ve lost 94 pounds. Food was my comfort whenever

Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry wished all a very happy Halloween with the help of their “little pumpkin,” Archie! In a Halloween post, the royal couple acknowledged the spooky holiday with a throwback photo from their official tour of New Zealand this time last year. Meghan, 38, and Harry, 35, smiled in the snapshot as

Top U.S. science experts are calling for stronger policies to combat the growing Legionnaires’ disease problem. In a report released Wednesday, the experts said annual cases of Legionnaires’ jumped more than fivefold from 2000 to 2017, and that as many as 70,000 Americans get the disease every year. Legionnaires’ is caused by bacteria that can

A mother’s instinct. Kim Kardashian doesn’t mess around when it comes to the health of her three children, North Opens a New Window. , 5, Saint, 3, and Chicago, 14 months. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 38, admitted to a fan via Twitter on Sunday, April 7 , that she had quite the

Escaping toxins in bamboo shells Several consumer protection portals reports currently of escaping toxins from different bamboo kitchenware products, the furniture stores “dänisches bettenlager” and “Jysk”. In the context of investigations, it was found that increased amounts of carcinogenic formaldehyde to be released when in the bamboo cups with liquids above 70 degrees Celsius can

Paradoxically, as overall firearm ownership decreased in U.S. households with young children from 1976 to 2016, the proportion of these families who owned handguns increased. This shift in firearm preferences over decades from mostly rifles to mostly handguns coincided with increasing firearm-mortality rates in young children, researchers report Jan. 28, 2019, in Pediatrics. “Almost 5

MONDAY, Jan 14, 2019 — The holidays, winter weather, and the flu season have all prompted a blood shortage, the American Red Cross warns. The organization said today it had about 27,000 fewer blood and platelet donations than needed during Christmas and New Year’s. People nationwide, especially those with type O blood, are urged to

It seems like we only hear about Child Protective Services when terrible things happen. Like the five kids in Lansing, Michigan, who were locked in a “dungeon” without food, water or a chance to use the bathroom for days at a time over a period of at least six years. Naturally, Michigan CPS came under

Pin Has a doctor ever made you feel like you were overreacting? Blamed an ailment on something you were sure wasn’t the cause? Or have you witnessed a smirk, even side-eye, after revealing you found relief in a change of diet or nontraditional treatment? If so, you may want to heed the call of sex

Top doctors call for allowing women to take abortion pill in the comfort of their own home, following in the footsteps of Scotland and Wales Doctors have called for women to be allowed to take abortion pills at home Women are currently required to take the two tablets in a clinic or hospital  Leading doctors have

Dr. Kyran Quinlan and colleagues at Rush issue an urgent call for prevention strategies for sleep-related infant deaths in his viewpoint, “Protecting Infants From Sleep-Related Deaths” published in the June 18 online issue of JAMA Pediatrics. “Approximately 3,700 sudden unexpected infant deaths occur each year,” said Quinlan, associate professor and division director of general pediatrics

Heart doctors from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council on Stroke are calling on national health authorities for permission to provide stroke patients with mechanical thrombectomy, a life-saving treatment for acute ischaemic stroke, in regions where there is a lack of trained specialists. Details of the proposal are presented today at EuroPCR 2018. “We

Researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) are asking governments in the developing world to adopt a low-cost, community-based approach to prevent acute attacks that occur in patients with a devastating neglected tropical disease. A new study published in The Lancet Global Health shows that a simple package of self-care significantly reduced “acute attacks”