WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26, 2018 (HealthDay — News) — There’s long been a connection between birth control pills and a reduced
Newer Birth Control Pills Tied to Lower Odds for Ovarian Cancer
Low Vitamin D Levels Tied to Interstitial Lung Disease
FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 2018 — Vitamin D deficiency is independently associated with subclinical interstitial lung disease (ILD) and its progression,
Big life insurer shifts to activity tracking in health push
Financial giant John Hancock is converting all its life insurance policies to an incentive-based system using activity tracking, a move
Please stop telling women not to share their birth stories
A few days before I left my job to go on maternity leave a colleague gave me some very helpful
Congress Wants to Ensure That All Pharmacists Can Help Patients Save Money on Prescriptions
The Senate passed a bill yesterday that may help lower some drug prices for consumers, if the legislation makes it
2006 to 2015 Saw Increase in Severe Maternal Morbidity
TUESDAY, Sept. 18, 2018 — From 2006 to 2015, the proportion of women experiencing severe maternal morbidity increased 45 percent,
Drug users trying to stay ahead of deadly fentanyl
(HealthDay)—As deadly fentanyl is increasingly mixed into heroin and other street drugs, some drug abusers are getting smart, a new
Drug Prices Seem Not to Be Influenced by Their Value
MONDAY, Sept. 17, 2018 — For commonly prescribed cardiovascular drugs, there is no evidence that drug prices are influenced by
Taste preferences connected to success of long-term weight loss after bariatric surgery
Following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), a type of bariatric surgery, many patients exhibit a reduction in taste preference for sweet
AHA: More Work Needed to Curb Smoking Among Certain Groups
THURSDAY, Sept. 13, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Melvin Stubbs knows smoking cigarettes could give him heart disease, lung cancer