Hormone Replacement Therapy May Raise a Woman's Risk for Chronic Reflux
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 -- Some women take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to combat the hot flashes and night sweats that accompany menopause, but a new study review suggests hormone therapy may increase a woman ’s risk for developing... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Menopausal Hormone Therapy Positively Linked to Dementia
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 -- Menopausal hormone therapy is positively associated with all-cause dementia, even in women receiving treatment at age 55 years or younger, according to a study published online June 28 in The BMJ.
Nelsan Pourhadi, M.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Dementia Risk Tied to Menopausal Hormone Therapy, Even in Women 55 and Younger
(MedPage Today) -- Menopausal hormone therapy was linked with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, even in women who received treatment at age 55 or younger, a large observational study in Denmark suggested.
Women ages 50 to 60 who had received estrogen... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - June 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Maine House votes to ensure teens can receive gender-affirming health care
The Maine House has voted in favor of a bill to ensure 16- and 17-year-olds can receive gender-affirming hormone therapy without parental consent in some situations (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Vanderbilt ’ s Decision to Turn Over Trans Patient Records to the State Sparks Backlash
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) confirmed Tuesday that it turned over transgender patients’ medical records to the Tennessee attorney general as part of an investigation into medical billing—a move that stirred controversy and privacy concerns.
VUMC offers transgender-related health care for adults and minors in Tennessee and nearby states, where these services are increasingly limited amid polarizing debates and legal clashes over transgender issues across the U.S. Families whose underage children received gender-affirming care at the center felt particularly violated over the record sharing.
The...
Source: TIME: Health - June 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anisha Kohli Tags: Uncategorized General Assignment Health Care Source Type: news
Testosterone Treatments Aren ’ t Linked to Heart Risks When Patients Are Carefully Monitored, Study Finds
Advertisements for treatments for “low T,” or low testosterone levels in middle-aged and older men, have led to spikes in demand. But the safety and legitimacy of those testosterone therapies hasn’t been clear.
In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, researchers provide the most conclusive evidence yet that testosterone treatments appear to be safe for the heart and are not associated with an increased risk of certain heart-related events.
In the study, led by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic, more than 5,200 men age...
Source: TIME: Health - June 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news
Hormone Therapies'Most Effective' for Menopausal VMS Hormone Therapies'Most Effective' for Menopausal VMS
Despite new options in non –hormone-based treatments, hormone therapy remains the most effective treatment for vasomotor symptoms.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
AI may decide best treatment after prostate cancer surgery so patients can escape hormone therapy
Artificial intelligence could soon allow prostate cancer patients (stock photo) to escape months of uncomfortable hormone therapy treatment - which can cause sexual problems and hot flushes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Risk of Hypertension Up With Use of Oral Estrogen-Only Hormone Therapy
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 -- For postmenopausal women using estrogen-only hormone therapy (HT), oral estrogen-only HT use is associated with increased risk of hypertension, according to a study published online June 5 in Hypertension.
Cindy Z. Kalenga,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Targeted Drug May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer's Return in Some Patients
A new clinical trial shows adding a targeted breast cancer drug to hormonal therapy reduced the risk of cancer returning by 25% for women with early-stage disease. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Targeted Drug May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer's Return in Some Patients
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- Here ' s some good news for women with the most common type of breast cancer: Adding a targeted breast cancer drug to hormonal therapy reduced the risk of cancer returning by 25% for women with early-stage disease, a new... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Targeted Drug, Kisqali, May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer's Return in Some Patients
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- Here ' s some good news for women with the most common type of breast cancer: Adding a targeted breast cancer drug to hormonal therapy reduced the risk of cancer returning by 25% for women with early-stage disease, a new... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Targeted Drug Kisqali May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer's Return in Some Patients
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- Here ' s some good news for women with the most common type of breast cancer: Adding a targeted breast cancer drug to hormonal therapy reduced the risk of cancer returning by 25% for women with early-stage disease, a new... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Hormone patches or creams for menopause symptoms may have lower blood pressure risk than pills
Women often use hormone therapy to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms — and new research suggests patches or creams may be safer for their blood pressure than pills. As women’s bodies produce lower levels of reproductive hormones during menopause their risk for heart disease rises.…#universityofcalgary #hypertension #hormone #garimasharma #virginia #inovahealthsystem #sharma (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One Form of Menopause Hormone Therapy Might Raise Blood Pressure
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 -- Women who use estrogen to ease menopause symptoms may see their blood pressure rise — but the way they take the hormone may determine that, a large new study suggests.
The study, of over 100,000 menopausal women on estrogen... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
