MARISA C. WEISS: Hello. I’m Dr. Marisa Weiss, Chief Medical Officer of breastcancer.org reporting here from ASCO 2023 with WebMD. There was an important study that looked at screening rates, and you can only imagine that at the beginning of 2020, with a pandemic, that screening rates plummeted because mammogram departments were closed and people …
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Could Weight Loss Drug Treat Addiction as Well as Obesity?
June 13, 2023 – Could the class of new weight loss drugs including semaglutide – approved as Ozempic to treat type 2 diabetes and Wegovy to treat obesity – also curb addictions and compulsive behaviors? As demand for semaglutide for weight loss grew after Wegovy was approved by the FDA in June 2021, personal accounts of unexpected …
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Pain-Related Brain Changes in Fibromyalgia May Be Reversible
June 13, 2023 – In 1993, Lynne Matallana was living a “wonderful life.” Newly married, the 38-year-old Californian was a partner in an advertising agency. But her life was upended after surgery for endometriosis. “I actually woke up during the surgery, and the next day, I developed excruciating pain – beyond excruciating – and became …
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Could Smartwatches Solve the Mental Health Crisis?
June 13, 2023 – If you want to see the future of health care, just peek at your wrist. As smartwatches and fitness trackers get more popular – some one in five Americans wear one – scientists are investigating how to use their data for a variety of health applications. Studies suggest that smartwatches could detect infections …
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Popular Weight Loss Drugs Can Carry Some Gnarly Side Effects
June 12, 2023 – Johnna Mendenall had never been “the skinny friend,” she said, but the demands of motherhood – along with a sedentary desk job – made weight management even more difficult. Worried that family type 2 diabetes would catch up with her, she decided to start Wegovy shots for weight loss. She was …
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When You Have Diabetes and Obesity
If you have diabetes and obesity, you may hear your combined conditions referred to as “diabesity.” In the WebMD webinar “Diabesity: When You Have Diabetes and Obesity,” Robert F. Kushner, MD, explained what diabesity is, what raises your risk, and how weight loss, lifestyle changes, and medications can help. Kushner is medical director of Northwestern …
As We Age, Multivitamins May Fill Nutrient Gaps
June 12, 2023 — Teresa Stull swears by her multivitamin formulation. Tired of taking pills, the 62-year-old esthetician and business owner in Frederick, MD, turned to a daily liquid formulation for skin health and inflammation. She was attracted to the product (which she also carries for her clients) because of its high absorption rate, the …
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Simple Hysterectomy May Be Better Option for Cervical Cancer
June 15, 2023 — A simple hysterectomy is a safe, effective treatment option for women with low-risk, early-stage cervical cancer, according to new research. As compared to the more complex radical hysterectomy, the results were similar as far as remaining free of cancer, and women reported a better quality of life. These results come from …
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Promising Treatments for Pelvic Cancers
DON DIZON: Hi. Don Dizon. I’m a professor of medicine and professor of surgery at Brown University, and I treat pelvic cancers. And I’m here at ASCO ’23. And one of the studies that was presented was called the SHAPE Trial, and it looked at people presenting with early cervical cancer. This was disease that …
Easing the Patient Burden
FUMIKO CHINO: My name is Fumiko Chino and I’m a treating Radiation Oncologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. And I specialize in the treatment of breast and gynecological cancers. I have a research focus on access, affordability, and equity in cancer care. And my primary research topic is on the financial …
What Adults Need to Know About the New RSV Vaccines
SOURCES: William Schaffner, MD, professor of preventive medicine and infectious disease specialist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; medical director, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Ann Falsey, MD, professor of medicine and respiratory viruses researcher, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY. Aaron Glatt, MD, chair, Department of Medicine; chief of infectious diseases and …
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What Adults Need to Know About the New RSV Vaccines
SOURCES: William Schaffner, MD, professor of preventive medicine and infectious disease specialist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; medical director, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Ann Falsey, MD, professor of medicine and respiratory viruses researcher, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY. Aaron Glatt, MD, chair, Department of Medicine; chief of infectious diseases and …
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