Month: September 2024

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Lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in tampons prompt FDA investigation

The US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will examine the potential harm to women of heavy metals such as lead and arsenic found in tampons. The FDA’s action follows the July publication of a small pilot study that found arsenic and lead in organic and nonorganic tampons. Although the levels of both metals […]

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  • September 12, 2024
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Study shows how the pandemic may have affected teens’ brains

The pandemic’s effects on teenagers were profound — numerous studies have documented reports of issues with their mental health, social lives and more. Now, a new study suggests those phenomena caused some adolescents’ brains to age much faster than they normally would — 4.2 years faster in girls and 1.4 years faster in boys on […]

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  • September 10, 2024
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After cases from music festival, Valley fever risk continues through the fall, California health officials warn

After nearly 20 cases of Valley fever were identified after a summer music festival in California, state health officials are warning that risk from the fungal infection rises in the late summer and early fall. “We’re preparing for another possible increase in Valley fever cases in the coming months, and we want Californians to know […]

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  • September 9, 2024
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Breast cancer rises among Asian American and Pacific Islander women

Christina Kashiwada was traveling for work during the summer of 2018 when she noticed a small, itchy lump in her left breast. She thought little of it at first. She did routine self-checks and kept up with medical appointments. But a relative urged her to get a mammogram. She took the advice and learned she […]

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  • September 7, 2024
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Self-collection kits for cervical cancer screening now being shipped, as some patients opt to forgo the Pap smear speculum

The first shipments of some self-collection HPV tests for cervical cancer screening are currently on their way to doctors’ offices across the United States. In May, the US Food and Drug Administration gave the greenlight for patients to have the option to collect their own vaginal samples for cervical cancer screenings instead of undergoing traditional […]

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  • September 5, 2024
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