Cart is empty Gallbladder cancer is most common in people who have gallstones or have had gallstones in the past. While uncommon, most gallbladder cancers are discovered at a late stage when the prognosis is often poor and liver resection is pivotal for treatment. However, there is debate about how much of the liver should be removed when performing gallbladder cancer surgery.
Once the new over-the-counter birth control pill is available, what about cost and coverage?
This month, the FDA approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter in stores as well as online. Reproductive health advocates hailed the groundbreaking approval as a step that can help millions of people avoid pregnancy, which is unintended nearly half the time in the United States.
Let go off amateur boxers – Malunga
By MICHAEL MIYOBA
ORIENTAL Quarries Boxing Promotions Manager Chris Malunga has called on boxing clubs to stop holding on to amateur boxers with potential to become great professional fighters.
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PrEP to reduce HIV incidence not available in one in three New England colleges and universities
Young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM), accounted for 80% of new HIV infections among youth ages 13–24 in 2018 and represents a priority population for HIV prevention. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with daily oral tenofovir/emtricitabine reduces HIV incidence by more than 90% in MSM, yet remains underutilized.
Is snacking bad for your health? It depends on what and when you eat
Snacking is becoming increasingly popular, with more than 70% of people reporting they snack at least twice a day. In a new study involving more than 1,000 people, researchers examined whether snacking affects health and if the quality of snack foods matters.
Research reveals blood platelets play important role in Kawasaki disease
Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s investigators have advanced our understanding of the role that blood platelets play in Kawasaki disease, a serious illness that primarily affects children younger than 5 years old and causes their blood vessels to swell.
Report shows young women have higher HPV vaccination rates but are put off by pap smears
To further motivate action to combat cervical cancer, BGI Genomics today released its State of Cervical Cancer Awareness Report. This report is released on World Self-Care Day, July 24, 2023, as the WHO notes that self-care—including cervical cancer screening—can be practiced “24 hours a day/7 days a week.”
Are these pricey new Alzheimer’s drugs worth it?
Breakthrough new drugs that clear amyloid beta plaques from the brain are shaking up the field of Alzheimer’s disease research.
Study finds that a 100-year-old treatment inhibits COVID-19 infection
A team of researchers led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Jonathan S. Dordick, Ph.D., Institute Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has illuminated a new possibility for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 in research published in Communications Biology.
COVID disproportionately affected children in Black and ethnic minority families by exacerbating inequalities: Report
Black and ethnic minority communities experienced great anxiety over work, education and disproportionate attention from police during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a new report by researchers at UCL, Goldsmiths and Royal Holloway.