More exercise helps reduce cancer risk – but why are the two connected? According to a new study, it may be down to a metabolic shift that appears to give muscle cells more fuel to burn, while starving' cancer cells of energy to grow. www.sciencealett.com/study-reveal...

Balancing Act: Hormone Replacement Therapy in Breast Cancer Care— Maryam Lustberg, Juliana Kling, Lisa Larkin, & advocate Thelma P. Brown addressed this topic in an #SABCS25 educational session moderated by Tana Sanft. @maryamlustberg.bsky.social @lisalarkinmd.bsky.social @drjewelk.bsky.social

The answer is no.

3,000 steps per day might slow Alzheimer’s disease. High risk individuals who moved regularly saw delays in cognitive decline of up to 7 years. #RSNA25 www.sciencenews.org/article/step...

Elinzentant is approved in the US! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/w...

Interested in the role of testosterone treatment in women & what the data shows? How about how to prescribe it if you are a clinician? Well, here you go! I tried to summarize it all in 1 place. Thanks to the Green Journal for publishing my manuscript.

Shingles vaccine associated with lower dementia risk. Fascinating! #sciencerocks

Tylenol is safe in pregnancy. #bringsciencebacktohhs

The September 2025 issue is now live! Read the latest at journals.lww.com/greenjournal...

When you’re ready to get your flu vaccine this year, you can inoculate yourself with FluMist which is sprayed up the nose and reduces serious influenza symptoms. It's now available for anyone in the U.S. to order online and administer to themselves or others at home. time.com/7309719/flu-...

This is so cool. #science

As of July 6, the United States reported 1,281 measles cases in 2025, the highest total since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000. 1/5

✨Please share! My newsletter is out! In this issue: 🧠Neuro Syndrome in 35-55% of kids w/Long COVID 👃Paxlovid reduces loss of smell and taste 💊Low dose Rapamycin in ME/CFS 👀Making HIV inside cells visible 🦀BRCA cancer discovery and much more buff.ly/ZDCw1fh #medsky #IDsky #pedsky #hemesky 🛟 😷🧪

Check out our new paper: “Associations of social determinants of health on likelihood of systemic hormone therapy use in midlife women”

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FDA clears the first blood test to aid in diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. "Today marks another important step in Alzheimer’s diagnosis,” says @mariacarrilloalz.bsky.social “With today’s action, we are hopeful it will be easier for more individuals to receive an accurate diagnosis earlier.” bit.ly/4mznvP4

Women can use a wand to collect a vaginal sample, then mail it to a lab that will screen for cervical cancer. The device will be available by prescription through a telehealth service. By @jenniferludden.bsky.social

Excited and honored to be chosen as an incoming ELAM fellow. So grateful for the support from Mayo Clinic!

Heartbreaking

People who were fully vaccinated had 1/3 the risk of long COVID compared to unvaccinated.

BREAKING: New H5N1 Variant Hits Ohio & Indiana 19M Birds Culled A newly identified D1.3 genotype of H5N1 avian flu has spread across 84 farms, leading to the culling of over 19 million birds in under three months.

90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.

Data shows it can prevent six types of cancer. But anti-vaccine activists, including U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have helped dampen its usage.

Ten simple rules for structuring papers "Summary of a paper’s structural elements at three spatial scales: Across sections, across paragraphs, and within paragraphs." journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

Breaking News: Scientists from the University of the Basque Country have discovered a groundbreaking molecule, WIN55.212-2, that reverses early cognitive damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease.

Black history happens every day, and the stories from NPR listeners are good examples of that. From becoming the first Black mayor of a town to singing music about change, these stories matter.

Submit your research for presentation at this year’s Annual Meeting. There is an opportunity to submit for new investigator travel awards that provide funding for meeting registration and travel to the 2025 Annual Meeting. The submission deadline is April 30, 2025. tinyurl.com/mrx3jee8

Misinformation is everywhere, and it causes harm. Join us at #ACOG2025 for a must-attend session with Franziska Haydanek, DO, FACOG on leveraging media and social media to combat misinformation, boost health literacy, and restore patient trust. Don’t miss it! Register now: bit.ly/ACOG2025

The Trump administration blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting progress on much of the country’s future work on illnesses like cancer and addiction despite a federal judge’s order to release grant money.

Nearly one in 10 adults in the U.S. identifies as LGBTQ, according to a large analysis from Gallup released Thursday — almost triple the share since Gallup began counting in 2012, and up by two-thirds since 2020. nyti.ms/42ZZGIN

Fascinating

The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.

As childhood vaccinate rates drop in the U.S. outbreaks of measles are rising. In his new book Booster Shots, Dr. Adam Ratner makes the case that this is a bad sign for public health.

This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

“Every American has benefited from NIH-supported medical research conducted at medical schools, academic health systems, and teaching hospitals nationwide. Every American will be harmed by the undermining of this long-standing partnership between academic institutions and the federal government.”

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

One emblematic example: The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

Five things that have been on my mind this week: an update on Nutrafol, a good piece in the NYT on testosterone, get yer vaccines before it’s too late, and more vajenda.substack.com/p/update-on-...

We are ready to help pave a path for lower medication and healthcare costs for taxpayers journals.lww.com/fpmrs/fullte...

This is a free, searchable database of all kinds of doctors, medical professionals and healthcare providers who are knowledgeable and sensitive to the unique health needs of LGBTQ+ people in the USA and Canada. lgbtqhealthcaredirectory.org/about-us

BTW, I published a paper in American Journal of Epidemiology outlining some of the most common fallacies that cause people to misunderstand observational data, or use observational data to mislead others with false claims. It is now open access/freely available academic.oup.com/aje/advance-...

Spending time with inspiring women physician educators is good for the soul! #meded @mayoclinic

“Knowing you are at high risk for breast cancer can be overwhelming, but it also can bring unexpected hope in the form of preparedness, personalized screening and prevention strategies.” www.phoenixmag.com/2025/01/06/f...

Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world.

Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.

Ten Simple Rules for Making Good Oral Presentations Open Access journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

Check out our 21st Annual Mayo Clinic Women’s Health Update next March. We have an incredible line up of expert speakers on very relevant clinical topics. Its going to be fantastic! 🤩

“Searching for an oasis from the vasomotor symptoms of menopause: Could elinzanetant be the answer?” authors.elsevier.com/a/1kG5d9UKeT...

What a wonderful evening hosting Dr. Hadine Joffe, Executive Director, Brigham and Women's Hospital Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology for a discussion about mood, sleep and menopause with my Mayo Clinic Women’s Health colleagues.