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MONDAY, July 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Men with low testosterone levels have a much higher risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19, a new study from Italy finds. The study included nearly 300 symptomatic male COVID-19 patients who arrived at the emergency department and were admitted to SanContinue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, June 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women battling infertility are often given medications to help them conceive, and potential side effects are always a concern. Now, research suggests use of the drugs won’t raise a woman’s odds for breast cancer. Researchers at King’s College London in the United KingdomContinue Reading

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TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The new coronavirus infected the testes of hamsters in a study that adds to growing evidence that COVID-19 strikes more than just the lungs. The findings could have important implications for men’s health, the researchers said, although research in animals does not alwaysContinue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Low testosterone levels may increase men’s risk of severe COVID-19, according to a new study. On average, men fare worse with COVID-19 than women. “During the pandemic, there has been a prevailing notion that testosterone is bad. But we found the opposite inContinue Reading

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TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, breast cancer experts realized space in operating rooms and hospitals could become scarce. That meant rethinking standard care, to provide the best way to treat patients under these suddenly restricted conditions. One of the new ideas: Reverse theContinue Reading

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MONDAY, April 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If hormones are part of your treatment for breast or prostate cancer, your heart health should be closely monitored, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement. Hormonal therapies for breast and prostate cancer increase the risk of heart attack and stroke,Continue Reading

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TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many women older than 70 can safely receive fewer treatments for early-stage breast cancer, a new study suggests. Researchers found that adding lymph node removal or radiation to women’s treatment did not seem to cut their risk of a breast cancer recurrence, whichContinue Reading

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MONDAY, April 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Monitoring blood pressure is important for transgender people, according to new research, which found changes in systolic blood pressure after the start of gender-affirming hormone therapy. Transgender men and transgender women have a higher burden of heart attack, stroke and related conditions, theContinue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A long-banned pesticide may be having health effects that ripple across generations, a new study suggests. At issue is DDT, a once widely used pesticide that was banned in the United States in 1972. That ban, however, was not the end of theContinue Reading