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Women Could Cut Cervical Cancer Cases Doing This One Thing

Women Could Cut Cervical Cancer Cases Doing This One Thing

Mar 19 2024 | comment(s)

Given that most adult women did not have access to the HPV vaccine in youth, the clinical burden of cervical cancer in the United States has not yet declined.  

Women still get tested and a few thousand still die each year. The authors believe that the increase in saved life-years has not occurred because taxpayers haven't yet spent enough.
Why Some Female Whales Live So Long: Menopause

Why Some Female Whales Live So Long: Menopause

Mar 13 2024 | comment(s)

Humans and five whale species are the only mammals known to go through menopause. Why is unclear but a new study sought answers.

Scientists found that females of short-finned pilot whales, false killer whales, killer whales, narwhals and beluga whales and experience menopause live around 40 years longer than other female whale species of a similar size and speculation is that by living longer without extending their reproductive lifespan they have more time to help their children and grandchildren, without increasing the “overlap” period when they compete with their daughters by breeding and raising calves at the same time.
Emergency Room Bro Culture Needs To Change Before Millennial Doctors Will Take The Speciality

Emergency Room Bro Culture Needs To Change Before Millennial Doctors Will Take The Speciality

Mar 11 2024 | comment(s)

If a small survey in California is indicative of young physicians nationwide, emergency room culture will need to change for younger residents to have interest.

The news comes at a worrisome time. Increased government control of health care has meant plummeting interest in emergency medicine among graduating medical students. Women are even less likely to enter the field and instead opt for a culture that requires less assertiveness and self-advocacy, according to the survey.  
Sociology: The Illegal Immigration Problem Is Making All Latinos More Stressed

Sociology: The Illegal Immigration Problem Is Making All Latinos More Stressed

Feb 19 2024 | comment(s)

A sociological look at data from 2011-2018 led the authors of a new paper to cite an increase over time in psychological distress among Latinos, including citizens, in the U.S. They cite changes in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was deemed illegal by the courts, and President Biden threatening to shut the southern border of the U.S. entirely.
1 In 10 Pregnant Women Who Get COVID-19 May Get A Long Covid Diagnosis

1 In 10 Pregnant Women Who Get COVID-19 May Get A Long Covid Diagnosis

Feb 19 2024 | comment(s)

Any long-term effects of COVID-19, which originated in China and became the third coronavirus pandemic of the century, in the general adult population remain unclear. Some clearly have it while others are told it as an undefined blanket term, like fibromyalgia or chronic lyme disease.

A new paper claims that up to 10 percent of women who get COVID-19 during pregnancy will get a 'Long COVID' diagnosis. Their data are individuals from 46 states plus Washington, D.C. enrolled in the NIH RECOVER Initiative who got COVID-19 while pregnant and later got a Long COVID diagnosis.  
Cigarettes Have Long-Term Consequences For The Immune System

Cigarettes Have Long-Term Consequences For The Immune System

Feb 19 2024 | comment(s)

Cigarettes are a co-morbidity for almost everything and a risk factor for the rest, but it isn't just first-order disease that may be in the future of cigarette smokers.

A cohort of 1,000 healthy volunteers aged 20 to 70 in 2011 were examined to see why human immune systems vary significantly in terms of how effectively they respond to microbial attacks. Age, sex and genetics are known to have a significant impact on the immune system, the aim of this new study was to identify which other factors had the most influence.