_ Women's Health and Wellness Early Symptoms of Endometriosis: Know the Warning Signs By Sondra Forsyth article March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Endometriosis is a disease that affects at least 176 million women worldwide. Endometriosis is characterized … Read More→
_ Bullying Battling Youthful Bullying By Jane Farrell article Researchers are examining school bullying based on stigma ΓÇô where a victim is attacked based on a characteristic like race, … Read More→
_ Medical Care Researchers Say Use of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Raises Ethical Questions By Sondra Forsyth article Artificial intelligence is hard at work crunching health data to improve diagnostics and help doctors make better decisions for their … Read More→
_ Prescription Drugs Too Many Antibiotics Still Being Prescribed By Jane Farrell article Although itΓÇÖs well known that antibiotics are over-prescribed, the drugs are still given to patients at surprisingly high rates, according … Read More→
_ Gun Violence in America: A Complicated History By Jane Farrell article Two weeks ago, millions of people around the United States and abroad participated in the March For Our Lives to … Read More→
_ Skin Health A New Treatment for Allergic Contact Dermatitis By Jane Farrell article Researchers have found a promising new treatment for allergic contact dermatitis that offers an alternative to corticosteroids and their possible … Read More→
_ The Benefits of Being a Perceptive Woman Over 50 By Sondra Forsyth blog I observe everything and everyone with great detail. I began my study of observing in the first grade. I usually […]
_ Medical Care More Isn't Always Better When It Comes to Health Care, Older Americans Say By Sondra Forsyth article Doctors and older patients may disagree more often than either of them suspects about whether a particular medical test or … Read More→
_ Medical Research A Better Weapon in The Fight against Cancer By Jane Farrell article Johns Hopkins researchers have invented a new class of cancer immunotherapy drugs that are more effective than existing methods at … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Treatment Options Prepectoral Breast Implants: New Options to Save the Muscle By Sondra Forsyth article In the United States, only 30% of women who undergo mastectomy also undergo breast reconstruction. Of those women who undergo … Read More→
_ Bone Health Study Validates Tool to Assess Mortality Risk in Older Patients with Orthopedic Fractures By Sondra Forsyth article Analytic software developed by orthopedic trauma surgeons at NYU Langone Health accurately identifies which middle-aged and elderly patients face a … Read More→
_ That's Not Your Neighbor Calling By Jane Farrell blog When your phone rings and it looks like a local call, you may be more likely to answer. Scammers count […]
_ Health Headlines Artificial Intelligence Can Help with Diagnosis of Critical Eye Diseases By Jane Farrell article Researchers have developed a new computational tool that will help artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to screen patients with … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension Dietary Sodium's Impact May Not Be Offset by Other Aspects of A Diet By Jane Farrell article An international study suggests other aspects of the diet may not offset the harmful effect of sodium on blood pressure. … Read More→
_ Glaucoma Vision Health New Glaucoma Drugs Yield Large, Lasting Reductions in Intraocular Pressure By Sondra Forsyth article Two novel ocular hypotensive agents that have just been approved for use in humans — netarsudil and latanoprostene bunod (LBN) … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Beetroot Juice Supplements May Help Certain Heart Failure Patients By Sondra Forsyth article Beetroot juice supplements may help enhance exercise capacity in patients with heart failure, according to a proof-of-concept study done at … Read More→
_ Grandmothers and Grandsons: How to Build a Close Relationship By Sondra Forsyth blog Most of you know I have┬ágrandchildren┬áfrom my┬áfirst marriage. My husband, my ultimate concierge, has┬áseven ΓÇ£grandsΓÇ¥ from his first marriage. We […]
_ Hospice Comparing Hospice Care at Home, at Assisted Living Facilities, and at Nursing Homes By Sondra Forsyth article Use of hospice has exploded over the past decades with approximately half of those who die while enrolled in Medicare … Read More→