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October 15, 2021 - A mainstay of prostate cancer treatment is depriving it of androgens, the hormones that make it grow. The testes are the main source of these hormones, so treatment can either be surgical removal of these organs or the…

A week after FDA and CDC advisory committees clashed on the nuances of when and whether to recommend COVID-19 booster shots, Anthony Fauci told my colleague Ed Yong that he still believes third doses of the mRNA vaccines are crucial,…

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a collection of symptoms that develop in people who have experienced or witnessed a life-threatening trauma such as a fight, sexual assault, a major accident, or a natural disaster. Common symptoms…

An American over 65 comes to the emergency room every 11 seconds because of a fall. This can be prevented. (For Spectrum Health Beat) Laura Maclam talks about older people and falls, and she gets pretty upset. "I want to shout it from…

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approved booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines for specific groups. Walensky followed the advice of a CDC panel of experts that recommended the…

They compete in championships. You break records. You win gold in the Olympics. While professional athletes do behind closed doors what most of us can only dream of, many struggle with their mental health. The relationship between…

By HANS DUVEFELT (Desperate times called for desperate measures.) In the tech world, we expect our devices to become obsolete and outdated very quickly. The world's largest tech companies didn't even exist a few years ago.…

Dr. Scott Gottlieb headed the Food and Drug…

By HANS DUVEFELT I happened to be reading about the pharmacodynamics of parenteral versus oral furosemide when I came across a unique interaction between this most common diuretic and risperidone: Elderly dementia patients who take…

A compilation of healthy, delicious pumpkin snack recipes for this fall! Without dairy products, gluten-free and no added sugar. As a self-proclaimed pumpkin lover, autumn is my favorite baking season. I take EVERY excuse to…