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Migraine history linked to more severe hot flashes in postmenopausal women
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- Tara Haelle
Researchers suspect the association between vasomotor symptoms and migraine could result from a common cause in neurovascular dysregulation, but...
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PCOS linked to menopausal urogenital symptoms but not hot flashes
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
The lack of an association between PCOS and severe vasomotor symptoms was surprising since each of these is linked to a greater risk of...
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Updates to CDC’s STI guidelines relevant to midlife women too
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- Tara Haelle
An uptick in STIs, especially syphilis, in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women means the new STI recommendations from the CDC are relevant for...
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COVID-19 disease may actually cause preeclampsia, suggests study
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- Tara Haelle
Although it’s too soon to establish causality definitively, the dose-response relationship between preeclampsia risk and severity of COVID-19...
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Bystander rescue breathing CPR in kids tied to better survival
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- Tara Haelle
“Many programs teach compression-only CPR to lay rescuers, and there should be a renewed emphasis on rescue breathing for the possibility a lay...
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Prevalence of high-risk HPV types dwindled since vaccine approval
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- Tara Haelle
The findings support the value of continuing to vaccinate teens against HPV and underscore the importance of screening women for cervical cancer...
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COVID-19 mitigation measures led to shifts in typical annual respiratory virus patterns
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- Tara Haelle
“Clinicians should be aware of increases in some respiratory virus activity and remain vigilant for off-season...
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Achieving a ‘new sexual-health paradigm’ means expanding STI care
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- Tara Haelle
“STIs represent a sizable, longstanding, and growing public health challenge.”
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C. diff eradication not necessary for clinical cure of recurrent infections with fecal transplant
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- Tara Haelle
“I think the advice should be: Give a full anti–C. diff antibiotic course to treat the C. diff...
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Hyperimmune globulin fails to prevent congenital CMV infection
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- Tara Haelle
"A CMV vaccine is likely to be the most effective public health measure that we can offer, and that should be at the forefront of research...
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C. Diff eradication not necessary for clinical cure of recurrent infections with fecal transplant
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
“I think the advice should be: Give a full anti–C. diff antibiotic course to treat the C. diff...
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Long COVID seen in patients with severe and mild disease
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
A Swiss study shows how even mild COVID cases can lead to debilitating symptoms, according to Dr. Christopher Terndrup.
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Targeted outreach increases Black COVID-19 vaccination rates
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- Tara Haelle
“Black, Latinx, and Native American individuals represent about a combined 60% of COVID-19 deaths, despite...
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Early heparin treatment linked to lower COVID-19 mortality
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- Tara Haelle
Rates of death were significantly lower by almost half in patients who received early heparin than in those who...
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Long COVID symptoms reported by 6% of pediatric patients
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- Tara Haelle
“This study provides the first good epidemiological data on persistent symptoms among SARS-CoV-2–infected children, regardless of severity.”