Birth Control and the Risk of Breast Cancer: Separating Fact from Fiction New findings on how forms of hormonal birth control affect the risk of breast cancer have created a lot of buzz. Here's what the actual results were.

Birth Control and the Risk of Breast Cancer
New findings on how forms of hormonal birth control affect the risk of breast cancer have created a lot of buzz. Here's what the actual results were. bit.ly/4rbK8vc @uu.se #breastcancer #birthcontrol @jamaoncology.com @breastcancerchatww.bsky.social

Rosemary is touted on TikTok and Instagram as useful for scarless wound healing. A preliminary study finds the claim may have some merit. www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/.../art7352.... #rosemary #healingherbs #scarring #alternativemedicine #complementarytherapies #complementarymedicine @upenn.edu

A Common Virus Appears to Be Behind the Autoimmune Disorder Lupus A common virus that is present and usually asleep in the cells of 95% of Americans appears to be a likely cause of lupus. Why are only some affected?

A Common Virus May Be Behind Lupus
The Epstein-Barr virus is usually asleep in the cells of 95% of Americans. Why are only some affected with SLE? bit.ly/4pntd7i #epsteinbarrvirus @lupus.org @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social #lupuswarrior #autoimmunedisease #autoimmune #autoimmunewarrior @science.org

Plenty of Friends, but Still Feeling Lonely? The loneliness of many young adults is not necessarily the result of a lack of friends. It's often connected to the demands of growing up.

Feeling Lonely?
The loneliness of young adults is not necessarily the result of a lack of friends. It's often connected to the demands of growing up. bit.ly/4pj2Or7 @universityofkansas.bsky.social @plosone.org #lonely #youngadult #friends #growingup #adjustment #lifechangingmoments #friendship

Texting Your Therapist People with depression often find it easier to schedule and use text-based therapy than video sessions. The results of both were similar.

Text Therapy
People with depression often find it easier to schedule and use text-based therapy than video sessions. The results of both were similar. bit.ly/3LxOhJH #depression @uwmedicine.bsky.social #depressed #psychotherapy @jamanetworkopen.com #therapy #mood #bluemood #gethelp
#CBT

Peanut Butter Makes a Comeback with Kids Exposing infants and children to peanuts in tiny amounts to prevent allergies is working. Kids who ate peanut products regularly were 86 percent less likely to develop a peanut allergy.

Peanut Butter Makes a Comeback with Kids
Kids exposed to peanut products early and regularly were 86 percent less likely to develop a peanut allergy. bit.ly/47UAnIQ @ameracadpeds.bsky.social #peanutallergy #Peanuts #foodallergies #foodallergy @childrensphila.bsky.social @policylabchop.bsky.social

A Wake-Up Call on Alcohol Drinking alcohol contributes to your risk of seven types of cancer, but too few drinkers realize this. Here are tips for cutting back.

A Wake-Up Call on Alcohol
Drinking alcohol contributes to your risk of seven types of cancer, but too few drinkers realize this. Tips for cutting back. www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/content/canc... @mdanderson.bsky.social #alcohol #alcoholfree #cancerawareness #cancerresearch @jamaoncology.com

Managing Menopause Concerns about hormone replacement have meant that women don't seek treatment for their symptoms. Speak up. Effective relief is available.

Managing Menopause
Concerns about hormone replacement have meant that women don't seek treatment for their symptoms. Speak up. Effective relief is available. bit.ly/4nQRIsn @mayocliniccancer.bsky.social #womenshealth @menopausesociety.bsky.social #menopause #hotflashes #menopausal #perimenopause

Hope Is a Powerful Factor in Stroke Recovery Recovering from a stroke can be a long, hard process. Patients who remain hopeful are more likely to follow treatment plans and do the work.

Recovering from a stroke can be a long, hard process. Patients who remain hopeful are more likely to follow treatment plans and do the work. bit.ly/4qLYGkQ #strokesurvivor #stroke #strokerecovery #strokerehabilitation #hopeful #selfefficacy #motivation #rehab #motivation #rehabilitation #PT

Stay Tuned to Your Body's Clock for Better Health Disrupting the body’s circadian rhythms can interfere with your health, leading to heart problems, obesity and diabetes. The AHA offers tips for staying in sync.

Circadian rhythms can help or harm your health. Disrupting them leads to heart problems, obesity, and diabetes. How to stay in sync. bit.ly/47I1kiQ @americanheart.bsky.social #circadianrhythm #HeartHealth #obesity #BIORHYTHM #diabetesawareness #metabolichealth #bodyclock #weightloss

Read This Before You Buy That Giant HD TV When it comes to screens, how big is big enough? The answer is: Smaller than you may think. The fact is, our eyes can't tell the difference.

Before You Buy That Giant HD TV...
When it comes to screens, how big is big enough? The answer is: Smaller than you may think. The fact is, our eyes can't tell the difference. bit.ly/4ojAwwp @cam.ac.uk @nature.com #pixel #HDTV #Eyesight #vision #ScreenTime #ScreenResolution #ConsumerAwareness

The Uplifting Power of Self-Affirmations Taking time to affirm what matters to you can derail anxiety and negative thoughts. It also gives well-being a long-lasting boost.

Self-Affirmations Lift You
Taking time to affirm what matters to you can derail anxiety and negative thoughts. It also gives well-being a long-lasting boost. www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/content/emot... @ox.ac.uk #affirmations #Values #anxiety #PositiveEnergy #PositiveHabits #goals #affirm

Take Steps to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease Getting just 4,000 steps in two or three times a week can help seniors reduce heart disease and mortality risk, even weekend warriors.

Take Steps
Getting just 4,000 steps in two or three times a week can help seniors reduce heart disease and mortality risk, even weekend warriors. bit.ly/47gz1ZV #stepcounter #stepchallenge #stepcount #aginggracefully #agingwell #aginginplace #hearthealth @harvard.edu @brighamandwomens.bsky.social

Breast Tumors' Genetic Signatures Create Treatment Opportunities Sequencing the genes of tumors opens up the possibility of personalized and more successful breast cancer treatments -- and saved lives.

Breast Tumors' Genetic Signatures Create Treatment Opportunities
Sequencing the genes of tumors opens up the possibility of personalized breast cancer treatments -- and saved lives. thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/content/wome... @cam.ac.uk #Genomics #breastcancer @nbccstopbc.bsky.social #genome

Plant-Based Foods Need a Closer Look Vegan, vegetarian and other plant-forward foods sound healthy, and can be, but to protect your heart there's something else to consider.

Plant-Based Foods Need a Closer Look
Vegan, vegetarian and other plant-forward foods sound healthy, and can be, but to protect your heart there's something else to consider. bit.ly/4qwXVw0 @inserm.fr #plantbased @lancetrh-europe.bsky.social #vegetarian #Vegan #ultraprocessed @univ-spn.bsky.social

Why We Vote the Way We Do What affects your vote the most -- your neighborhood, the people you interact with daily or online community? The answer may surprise you.

Why We Vote the Way We Do
What affects your vote the most -- your neighborhood, the people you interact with daily, or online community? The answer may surprise you. bit.ly/4nshMtj
#dataforgood @pnasnexus.org #facebook
#Election2025 #PoliticalNews #neighborhood #Facebook #Socialnetwork

It's Never Too Late to Quit Quitting smoking can extend the lives of even late-stage cancer patients. Too few patients take advantage of the programs available.

Never Too Late to Quit
Quitting smoking can extend the lives of even late-stage cancer patients. Too few patients take advantage of the programs available. www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/content/canc... #CancerResearch @cancerresearchuk.org #cancerpatient #quitsmoking @washumedicine.bsky.social

An Add-On Improves Treatment for Resistant Prostate Cancer Changes in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes can reduce DNA repair and make cancer recovery difficult. Now men with resistant prostate cancer have a promising treatment option.

Add-On Treatment for Resistant Prostate Cancer
Changes in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes can make cancer recovery difficult. Now there's a promising treatment option. bit.ly/4hHmX7P @ipcr.bsky.social @naturemedicine.bsky.social #prostatecancer #BRCA #Niraparib #ProstateSupport @pcr-uk.bsky.social

What Income Inequality Does to Kids' Brains Kids living in areas of economic inequality show brain changes reflecting stress and which raise the likelihood of anxiety and depression.

What Income Inequality Does to Kids' Brains
Kids living in areas of economic inequality show brain changes reflecting stress and which raise the likelihood of anxiety and depression. bit.ly/4hmKhY8 @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social@harvard.edu @ucstonecenter.bsky.social #taxtherich #ine #kids #stress

Parents, You May Want to Rethink Your View of Adolescence Teens will test limits and be moody, but good things happen if parents give teens more responsibility and see them as valued family members.

You May Want to Rethink Your Ideas about Teenaers
Good things happen if parents give teens more responsibility and see them as valued family members. bit.ly/48wDkBo @utaustin.bsky.social @srcdorg.bsky.social #family #TeenSuccess #Adolescence #teenmentalhealth #parenting #parenthood #teensuccess

A Cannabis - Type 2 Diabetes Connection Long-term cannabis users have higher rates of type 2 diabetes. Do edibles change that risk?

A Cannabis - Type 2 Diabetes Connection
Long-term cannabis users have higher rates of type 2 diabetes. Do edibles change that risk? www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/content/diab... #type2diabetes #T2D #cannabis #edibles #marijuana #potsmoker #THC #type2 #insulinresistance @easdnews.bsky.social

Kids and Teens Still Need COVID Vaccines Becoming reinfected with COVID raises kids' chances of developing long COVID and the serious heart complications that are connected to it.

Kids and Teens Still Need COVID Vaccines
COVID reinfection raises kids' chances of developing long COVID and the heart complications connected to it. bit.ly/4nJbbMi @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social #COVID19 #kidscovid #covidkids #longcovid #longcovidawareness #CovidVaccine #COVID

Overcoming Senior Setbacks: The Keys to Resilience in Aging Aging delivers challenges to everyone, but many seniors regain their wellbeing after setbacks. Here's what helps older folks bounce back.

Overcoming Senior Setbacks
Aging delivers challenges to everyone, but many seniors regain their wellbeing after setbacks. Here's what helps older folks bounce back. www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/content/agin... @utoronto.ca #aging #agingwell #seniorcare #aginginplace #resilience @plosone.org

A Nutritional Hedge Against Skin Cancer's Return A form of vitamin B3, nicotinamide, seems to reduce risk of recurrence of basal cell carcinoma and other skin cancers by over 50 percent.

A Nutritional Hedge Against Skin Cancer's Return
A form of vitamin B3, nicotinamide, can reduce risk of recurrence of basal cell carcinoma and other skin cancers by over 50%. bit.ly/46NFycW @vanderbilt.edu #B3 #Nicotinamide #skincancer @jamadermatology.com #Niacinamide @skincancerorg.bsky.social

Protecting Kids from Plastics The chemicals used in plastics can pose serious risks to children’s health, risks that can last into adulthood. How to cut kids' exposure.

Protecting Kids from Plastics
The chemicals used in plastics can pose serious risks to children’s health that can last into adulthood. Ways to reduce kids' exposure. www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/content/kids... @thelancet.com #PFAS #BPA #bpafree #phthalates #phthalatefree #plastics #microplastics

You May Want to Keep Your Head Out of the Game Call it soccer or call it football, heading the ball is associated with brain changes that can lead to cognitive deficits later on -- even among amateur players.

Heading a soccer ball is associated with brain changes that can even lead to cognitive deficits in amateurs. www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/content/spor... @columbiauniversity.bsky.social #header #soccer #kidssoccer #repetitivebraininjury #cognitivedeficits #brainhealth @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

GLP-1 Drugs May Be No Match for Emotional Eating People who eat as a way to manage their emotions seem to lose less weight with the new diet drugs than those who are simply attracted to the sight and smell of food.

People who eat to manage their emotions seem to lose less weight with GLP-1 diet drugs than those who are motivated by the sight and smell of food. bit.ly/4gIyvqD #ozempic #GLP1 #type2diabetes #weightloss #wegovy #dieting @frontiersmedia.bsky.social #semaglutide

Acupuncture Shows Promise for Low Back Pain Acupuncture can give older adults a safe effective option for chronic lower back pain relief -- and its benefits often last quite a while.

Acupuncture for Low Back Pain
Older adults may find acupuncture a safe effective, long- lasting option for chronic lower back pain relief. bit.ly/46vgedb #acupuncture @kaiser-permanente.bsky.social @jamanetworkopen.com #backpain #backpainrelief #AlternativeMedicine #complementarymedicine

Time to Ditch Daylight Savings Time? The twice-yearly time change in the U.S. disrupts circadian rhythms nationwide. This is a health and safety issue. But which way to choose?

Time to Ditch Daylight Savings Time?
The twice-yearly time change in the U.S. disrupts circadian rhythms nationwide. This is a health and safety issue. But which way to choose? bit.ly/4niJKc1 @pnas.org #circadian #daylightsavings #daylightsavingstime #standardtime #DST #standardtime #bodyclock

Parents Who Keep Their Kids Up at Night Screen time isn't the only thing disturbing teens' sleep. Parental conflict and mental health struggles keep them up, too, and deserve attention.

Social media isn't the only thing disturbing teens' sleep. Parental conflict and mental health struggles keep them up, too, and deserve attention. bit.ly/4nfUhVb #parenting #sleepproblems #kids #family #familytime #parentalconflict #depressed #teenagers @jamanetworkopen.com #teensleep #adolescence