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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. California became the first state to formally announce an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus on Thursday, unveiling a policy that focuses on prevention and quick reaction to new outbreaks, according to The Associated Press. Gov. Gavin Newsom outlined a plan that shifts toward “normalcy” and away […]

Our complacency about indoor air contributed to our vulnerability to COVID-19, and we’ll continue to be vulnerable to COVID and other emerging threats until we re-think how we share our air. Humans are social; we need to be with each other. That’s what made us vulnerable. Our first defenses against COVID-19 were social distancing and lockdowns—highly effective against the spread […]

Many myths and misinformation surround the vagina. For example, you might read on the web that the hymen — the membrane that partially covers the opening of the vagina— can  only break during first intercourse. While this is common, the hymen can tear in other circumstances such as during vigorous exercise, according to The Ohio State University.  Also, evidence confirming […]

Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease are preceded by metabolic alterations. A current study by the DZD and DIfE indicates that specific lipid molecules (ceramides), which are produced when the body metabolizes fats, are involved in the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The study also establishes a link between an unhealthy diet and unfavorable ceramide levels in […]

A blood test developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has proven highly accurate in detecting early signs of Alzheimer’s disease in a study involving nearly 500 patients from across three continents, providing further evidence that the test should be considered for routine screening and diagnosis. The study is available in the journal Neurology. “Our study shows […]

Financial toxicity due to cancer is significantly more common among nonwhite patients, a recent analysis of survey data suggests. The study found that Black individuals, in particular, are more than 5 times as likely as their white peers to be denied insurance and almost 2.5 times as likely to report being hurt financially because of their cancer care. “Our data […]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For women with non-BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants that confer moderate to high risk for breast cancer, MRI screening starting at age 30 or 35 may substantially reduce breast-cancer mortality, a modeling study suggests. Dr. Kathryn P. Lowry of the University of Washington in Seattle and colleagues used Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network simulation models and […]

Climate change has a major role in the shifting of range and seasonality of several diseases, the most prominent of which includes Lyme disease. In fact, Lyme was initially a summer disease; however, since 1990, warmer climates have shortened winters and, as a result, extended the duration of Lyme disease in New England. High altitudes and latitudes were previously less […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The calls kept coming into the National Runaway Safeline during the pandemic: the desperate kids who wanted to bike away from home in the middle of the night, the isolated youths who felt suicidal, the teens whose parents had forced them out of the house. To […]