Q&A: Infections from over-the-counter artificial tears—implications for patients and clinicians

by Lisa Howard,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled dozens of over-the-counter eye drops—artificial tears—in 2023 due to contamination an

Updated on: March 21,2024

Q&A: Infections from over-the-counter artificial tears—implications for patients and clinicians

by Lisa Howard,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled dozens of over-the-counter eye drops—artificial tears—in 2023 due to contamination an

Updated on:March 21,2024

Q&A: Understanding carrier screening for family planning

by Abby Ashbacher, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainDear Mayo Clinic: My husband and I want to expand our family and are trying to get pregnant with our first baby. I've read about

Updated on: January 16,2024

Q&A: Understanding carrier screening for family planning

by Abby Ashbacher, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainDear Mayo Clinic: My husband and I want to expand our family and are trying to get pregnant with our first baby. I've read about

Updated on:January 16,2024

Q&A: Everything you ever wanted to know about menopause and perimenopause

by Anna Marie Yanny,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's inevitable. About half of the world's population awaits an unavoidable biological fate: menopause. As those o

Updated on: January 21,2024

Q&A: Everything you ever wanted to know about menopause and perimenopause

by Anna Marie Yanny,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's inevitable. About half of the world's population awaits an unavoidable biological fate: menopause. As those o

Updated on:January 21,2024

Q&A: The intersection of fertility, Zika, COVID-19, climate conditions, urbanicity and inequality

byUniversity of Pennsylvania"Once one novel disease crisis starts, what we are seeing is that in a moment of extreme uncertainty, women use what they've learned from the past," say

Updated on: January 13,2024

Q&A: The intersection of fertility, Zika, COVID-19, climate conditions, urbanicity and inequality

byUniversity of Pennsylvania"Once one novel disease crisis starts, what we are seeing is that in a moment of extreme uncertainty, women use what they've learned from the past," say

Updated on:January 13,2024

Q&A: Researcher unveils the health risks associated with synthetic fabric dyes

by Maya Lach-Aidelbaum,Concordia UniversitySchematic chart of synthetic dye classification. Credit:Applied Sciences(2021). DOI: 10.3390/app11146255For millennia, humans have used nat

Updated on: March 21,2024

Q&A: Researcher unveils the health risks associated with synthetic fabric dyes

by Maya Lach-Aidelbaum,Concordia UniversitySchematic chart of synthetic dye classification. Credit:Applied Sciences(2021). DOI: 10.3390/app11146255For millennia, humans have used nat

Updated on:March 21,2024

Q&A: Improvements in HIV care for Black and white men who have sex with men

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainKatherine Rich, MD MPH, resident in the MGH Department of Medicine, is the first author of a recentlypublished paperinJ

Updated on: March 06,2024

Q&A: Improvements in HIV care for Black and white men who have sex with men

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainKatherine Rich, MD MPH, resident in the MGH Department of Medicine, is the first author of a recentlypublished paperinJ

Updated on:March 06,2024

Q&A: What can we learn from elite athletes about fitness and longevity?

by Alena Kuzub,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThirty-nine-year-old LeBron James is the oldest active NBA player but still one of the top players in the league.Forty-thr

Updated on: March 13,2024

Q&A: What can we learn from elite athletes about fitness and longevity?

by Alena Kuzub,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThirty-nine-year-old LeBron James is the oldest active NBA player but still one of the top players in the league.Forty-thr

Updated on:March 13,2024

Q&A: Women and thyroid disease

by Cynthia Weiss, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI recently read that thyroid issues affect women more often than men. Can you explain what the thyroid is and how it affects

Updated on: January 22,2024

Q&A: Women and thyroid disease

by Cynthia Weiss, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI recently read that thyroid issues affect women more often than men. Can you explain what the thyroid is and how it affects

Updated on:January 22,2024

Effectiveness of heart therapies and outcomes for patients with clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential: Q&A

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNicholas A. Marston, MD, MPH, of the TIMI Study Group and Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center at Brigham and Women'

Updated on: August 08,2024

Effectiveness of heart therapies and outcomes for patients with clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential: Q&A

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNicholas A. Marston, MD, MPH, of the TIMI Study Group and Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center at Brigham and Women'

Updated on:August 08,2024

Q&A: Preventing adolescent suicide—recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers

by Society for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adolescent suicides have tragically been rising for over

Updated on: June 11,2024

Q&A: Preventing adolescent suicide—recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers

by Society for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adolescent suicides have tragically been rising for over

Updated on:June 11,2024

Q&A: Why are children most affected by this year's cold and flu season?

by Daniel Layton and Fiona McFarlane,CSIROCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe 2023 flu season is shaping up to be like the influenza season of 2019—the largest on record in Australia.The diffe

Updated on: June 08,2024

Q&A: Why are children most affected by this year's cold and flu season?

by Daniel Layton and Fiona McFarlane,CSIROCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe 2023 flu season is shaping up to be like the influenza season of 2019—the largest on record in Australia.The diffe

Updated on:June 08,2024

Q&A: Why the top cause of death for women has been ignored

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFundamental changes needed to foster the implementation of inclusive research that addresses gaps in the cardiovascular health of women in the next century. Credit:&

Updated on: March 21,2024

Q&A: Why the top cause of death for women has been ignored

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFundamental changes needed to foster the implementation of inclusive research that addresses gaps in the cardiovascular health of women in the next century. Credit:&

Updated on:March 21,2024