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Q. After reading about low-dose minoxidil a few years ago, I got a prescription from my general practitioner and have been taking it ever since. My fine hair began to thin with menopause, and I could barely make a ponytail. I estimate its quantity has increased by 30% to 40% without any apparent side effects. For the first time in …

President Donald Trump has picked Jim O’Neill, a former investor and critic of health regulations serving under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to take control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, following a tumultuous week in which the agency’s director was forced out. O’Neill, Kennedy’s deputy at the Department of Health and Human Services, will supplant Susan Monarez, …

The umbrella review, based on a publicly available protocol (PROSPERO CRD42022296284), was conducted and reported according to relevant guidelines16,17,36, including the U-REACH methodological guidelines18 and the Preferred Reporting Items for Overviews of Reviews (PRIOR) reporting guidelines37. The PRIOR checklist is available in Supplementary Information section 1. Search strategy and eligibility criteria We searched MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL and …

A major new review in JAMA highlights an emerging medical approach that could transform how we fight aging and disease. Rather than treating heart disease, cancer, or kidney disease one at a time, researchers argue for targeting the biological processes of aging itself, an approach known as geroscience. Credit: Stock Scientists are rethinking aging as a treatable process, with new …

This Medicine Could Fight a Deadly Form of Breast Cancer. And It May Already Be in Your Medicine Cabinet  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

By ZOE HARDY, HEALTH REPORTER Published: 15:16, 21 August 2025 | Updated: 15:53, 21 August 2025 A cheap blood pressure drug already taken by millions could help protect women against one of the deadliest forms of breast cancer, new research suggests. Scientists at Monash University in Melbourne say beta blockers—which work by dampening the effects of stress hormones—may also halt …

As undergraduate degrees have lost their payoffs thanks to AI, young people have turned to advanced schooling to unlock jobs with salaries exceeding $200,000 (or in some cases, a $100 million signing bonus). However, one former Google leader says Gen Z should not be so fast to jump on the PhD train, as even doctoral degrees may have lost their …

By 2030, an estimated 47 million women worldwide will enter menopause each year. The transition through menopause can last several years and brings with it a host of physical, mental and brain changes. One of the most distressing symptoms reported by women is “brain fog”. This umbrella term refers to difficulties with memory, concentration and mental clarity. Women may find …

Visit the News Hub Software developed at WashU Medicine on accelerated path to approval Getty Images A new AI-based technology developed at WashU Medicine analyzes mammograms to provide a more accurate prediction of an individual’s risk of developing breast cancer over the next five years. The software has now received the FDA’s Breakthrough Device designation. A new technology that harnesses …

Portland street medicine partnership provides care for some of city’s most vulnerable  The Portland Press Herald Beyond the stigma, Portland groups seek to help pregnant women struggling with addiction  KGW Nurses helping moms beat the odds: Nurse-Family Partnership reaches pregnant women battling addiction, stigma, and fear  chronicleonline.com Source link