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June 16, 2023 — Testosterone replacement therapy does not appear to raise the risk for heart attacks, strokes, or deaths from either, among middle-aged and older men with low testosterone and high risk for heart disease, the long-awaited results from a major clinical trial find. Among over ,5000 men aged 45 to 80 years, no increased… […]

June 16, 2023 – The FDA draft guidance released this week on possible contamination of tattoo ink was not concerning Whitney Donohue, 34, owner of Forget Me Not Tattoo in Billings, MT. “I get our ink directly through the manufacturer – not at a store or through Amazon or eBay,” she said. “You never know if… […]

Written by Lisa Gillespie, Lara SalahiJune 16, 2023 – Joanne Lynn, MD, has lost track of  the number of times in her 40 years as a geriatrician she’s seen a new patient come to her office carrying a bucket full of prescription medications – many of which they don’t need.Lynn, who is on the faculty… […]

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The herbal supplement berberine has become the latest social-media obsession for weight-loss, with some on TikTok calling it “nature’s Ozempic.”Experts don’t agree.“I would say it’s a big exaggeration to call it ‘nature’s Ozempic,’” said Dr. Melinda Ring, executive director of the Osher Center for Integrative… […]

June 15, 2023 – A panel of advisers to the FDA unanimously agreed today that the next COVID-19 vaccines should target the XBB variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus now in circulation in the United States, but questioned whether the population as a whole needs booster shots and how often they should be given.The Vaccines and… […]

Wondering if marijuana might have a soothing effect on your atrial fibrillation? Studies show that medical marijuana can help with symptoms of some conditions like multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and HIV/AIDS.But for atrial fibrillation, the effects are more of a mixed bag. And experts advise against smoking marijuana (assuming that it’s legal in your area) if… […]

June 15, 2023 – A drug that targets specific genes that help cancer cells thrive, when combined with hormonal therapy, may help women with a specific kind of early-stage breast cancer, new research says. The targeted-therapy drug showed success for women with hormone-receptor positive/HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer, according to research presented at the 2023 American Society… […]

June 15, 2023 – Sometimes less may be more, and researchers are increasingly looking at ways that cancer therapy can be safely “de-escalated,” making a patient’s care less aggressive without affecting their odds of survival. One new study shows women with HER2-positive early breast cancer were able to be successfully treated without chemotherapy thus avoiding… […]

Since the 1990s, prostate cancer death rates have dropped for all men — most of all for Black men. That’s progress,  but it’s not the full picture.Black men have a greater risk of getting prostate cancer — and a more aggressive type — than White men, says Brandon A. Mahal, MD, a radiation oncologist with… […]

June 13, 2023 – In 1993, Lynne Matallana was living a “wonderful life.” Newly married, the 38-year-old Californian was a partner in an advertising agency. But her life was upended after surgery for endometriosis. “I actually woke up during the surgery, and the next day, I developed excruciating pain – beyond excruciating – and became bedridden,”… […]