Black Women and Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research 091e9c5e820faac4091e9c5e820faac4FED-Footermodule_FED-Footer_091e9c5e820faac4.xmlwbmd_pb_templatemodule0144002/02/2021 01:57:340HTML … Read more
Si tu sistema inmunológico no funciona plenamente, tienes un mayor riesgo de contraer una infección o enfermedad tal como el covid-19. Puede que inicialmente no consideres participar en un ensayo clínico que estudia medicamentos o vacunas nuevas, pero este tipo de investigación es clave para proteger a personas inmunodeficientes. ¿Cuál es el significado de “inmunodeficiente”? … Read more
Medically reviewed by Paula Tanasa, M.D. What is gout? Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that occurs when uric acid builds up in your blood and forms tiny, needle-shaped crystals that can deposit almost anywhere in the body, including in the joints, bones, heart, spine, kidney and eyes. These deposits can form visible lumps … Read more
If your immune system doesn’t work at full strength, you’re at higher risk for getting an infection or disease like Covid-19. It may not be your first thought to join a clinical trial that is studying new medicines or vaccines, but this type of research is key to protecting people who are immunocompromised. What does … Read more
This Thanksgiving, HealthyWomen is grateful to President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and the White House Gender Policy Council for launching the first-ever Initiative on Women’s Health Research. At HealthyWomen, we know women’s health is more than gynecological or reproductive health. It is the head-to-toe health of all women — who represent more than half … Read more
Anne Dixon, a pulmonary specialist in Vermont, vividly remembers the first days of the covid-19 pandemic, especially the traumatic death of a patient. “Tuvimos un paciente que era muy joven, tenía obesidad y murió por covid-19. Fue muy devastating”, said Dra. Dixon, profesora del centro médico at the University of Vermont. It was a signal … Read more
Anne Dixon, a pulmonologist in Vermont, vividly remembers the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic and recalls one particularly harrowing patient death. “We had someone who was very young, obese and died of Covid. It was pretty devastating,” said Dixon, a professor of medicine at the University of Vermont Medical Center. It was a wake-up … Read more
As told to Erica Rimlinger I live with HIV, and I am perfectly healthy. That statement would have sounded impossible to my childhood self. When I was 8 years old in 1991, I needed corrective eye surgery and a routine blood test before surgery showed that I had HIV. It is not routine to test … Read more
What are clinical trials? Clinical trials are studies of new treatments, procedures or behavioral interventions in humans. The goal is to find out if a new treatment or prevention is safe and effective, or if it is better than treatments or procedures we already have. Studies are also conducted to identify who may be at … Read more