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NEW ORLEANS — Formal medical studies of vibrators have revealed positive effects on multiple sexual and urinary outcomes in women, a review of published literature showed. Though limited in number, the studies induced favorable changes in blood flow and muscle tone of genital tissues, improved multiple aspects of sexual arousal and satisfaction, increased orgasmic response,

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc worldwide, medical experts have been taking a more active approach to better understanding long COVID. But to this day, there is still not enough research on how the condition affects children.  Because the gravity of long COVID in kids remains unknown, there is still no official guidance

Pre-procedure urinalysis can be skipped before certain office-based urology procedures, such as prostate biopsy and cystoscopy, according to the results of a randomized trial. Some centers perform the pre-procedure test to avoid urinary tract infections (UTIs), a feared iatrogenic complication, but the new findings indicate the step is unnecessary. These results “will alter screening urinalysis

Severe COVID results in cognitive impairment similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent of losing ten IQ points, our latest research shows. The effects are still detectable more than six months after the acute illness, and recovery is, at best, gradual. There is growing evidence that COVID

An investigative synthetic cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2) agonist, lenabasum, was associated with greater improvements than placebo in patients with skin-predominant dermatomyositis — some of it statistically significant — in a phase 2 double-blind, randomized, controlled study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Patients taking lenabasum experienced greater reductions in the Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease

NEW ORLEANS — While vaginal estrogen therapy is safe and effective for genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), few women who have had breast cancer use it, researchers reported here. Breast cancer survivors with GSM were half as likely to be prescribed vaginal estrogen compared to women with GSM and no history of breast cancer (11%

While the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to be more contagious, they don’t necessarily make the people who are infected with them sicker, according to Maria Van Kerkhove, the World’s Health Organization’s (WHO) technical lead on COVID-19. Van Kerkhove gave insight into the two sublineages of the Omicron variant on Wednesday during a WHO Q&A

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials on Friday announced a $119 million settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors over their role in the opioid addiction crisis. Republican Gov. Brad Little and Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said it’s the second-largest consumer settlement in state history, trailing only the 1998 national tobacco

Experiencing shoulder pain may not always be serious, but it can greatly affect your daily routine, activities, and overall well-being if not managed properly. Any pain in or around the shoulder joint is considered shoulder pain. It’s where the upper arm bones, shoulder blades, and collarbone connect, making it painful and difficult to move or

People with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and a lean or healthy body mass index (BMI) are at increased risk for peripheral vascular disease, stroke, and cardiovascular disease, a surprise finding from a new study reveals. “Our team had expected to see that those with a normal BMI would have a lower prevalence of any

[embedded content] Join medical resident Siobhan Deshauer, MD, as she visits three hospitals for inpatient rheumatology. (Following is a partial transcript. Note that errors are possible.) Deshauer: Hey, guys. I’m Siobhan, a fifth year medical resident specializing in rheumatology. Today I’m covering the inpatient rheumatology service, which means we’re seeing patients in all three hospitals