Warning to women amid shortages of some HRT products BBCGeneric medicines manufacturers ramp up patch supply to meet demand Chain Drug ReviewMore women turn to hormone therapy to manage menopause transition, leading to shortage of estrogen patches Camas-Washougal Post-RecordPharmacists told to ration THIS medication amid national shortage Glasgow TimesCan’t find your estrogen patch? Here’s what … Read more
Chemicals and materialsPS microplastic powder with pristine surfaces was purchased with analytical standard grade from Sigma-Aldrich. PS microplastics with different morphologies were purchased from Thermo Fisher and Chem-Impex. The surface purity of model PS microplastics was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (PHI Versaprobe II X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscope) before subsequent experiments. PE, PMMA and PVC were … Read more
I’m 12 and I want to try protein powder – should I? BBC
Study design and participantsThis retrospective case–control study followed institutional guidelines and was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), protocol number 17-581. The requirement for informed consent was waived because the study involved secondary analysis of previously acquired PET–CT imaging and clinical data, posed no more than minimal risk … Read more
Brown fat (shown here in a light-microscopy image) burns calories to generate heat.Credit: Ziad M. El-Zaatari/Science Photo LibraryWhen people think of fat, they typically picture the jiggly tissue around the belly that stores extra calories. That’s white fat. But there’s another type, called brown fat, that does the opposite. Typically found around the neck, armpits … Read more
Well+Being FitnessThese simple moves can help protect and strengthen your knees. (The Washington Post)October 14, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. EDTJust nowAs an orthopedic surgeon, Howard Luks treats aching, aging knees. As a 63-year-old, he also possesses them. Over the decades, his knees have weathered meniscus tears, morning stiffness, thousands of miles of hiking, cycling and … Read more
Dr. Rachna Shroff, a physician-scientist who spent much of her career researching treatments for gastrointestinal cancers, has died at the age of 47. She briefly battled an aggressive form of the disease she was trying to cure.Earlier this year, Shroff, associate director of clinical investigations at the University of Arizona Cancer Center, was diagnosed with … Read more
Guinea-Bissau has not approved the controversial hepatitis B study in newborns that would be funded by the US government and private partners, the African country’s minister of health said on Tuesday.The study, which would not investigate the safety or effectiveness of vaccines but would instead track “nonspecific” health outcomes like overall mortality or neurodevelopmental conditions, … Read more
I have always loved writing, reading, and speaking. It’s defined who I am from a very early age. I have built my life around words and ideas, and I have always tried to use them to improve the places that I’ve been fortunate enough to help lead — college campuses, nonprofits, the communities to which … Read more
A minimally invasive procedure that targets abnormal blood vessels in the knee could provide lasting relief for people struggling with osteoarthritis, offering a potential alternative to joint replacement surgery. In a study involving 194 patients, researchers found that a treatment using tiny particles that dissolve within hours was associated with substantial reductions in knee pain … Read more