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Are Women Underrepresented in Clinical Trials? | Living Minute

Are Women Underrepresented in Clinical Trials?

Only 40% of clinic trials for heart disease include women and that means new medications or treatments could be ineffective for women...
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What is Naloxone? | Living Minute

What is Naloxone?

Seconds can count when someone is overdosing on drugs and this medication could safe that person’s life...
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Brain Mapping Used in Epilepsy Treatment | Living Minute

Brain Mapping Used in Epilepsy Treatment

Surgery using brain mapping can help control or eliminate epilepsy seizures when medications are ineffective...
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Cataract Surgery Could Do Away with Glasses | Living Minute

Cataract Surgery Could Do Away with Glasses

Most people develop cataracts as they age, and one type of surgery can not only correct cataracts but also do away with the need for glasses...
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3 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress | Living Minute

3 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress

Stress can have a lasting effect on your physical and mental health but there are simple ways to decrease your stress level...
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Menopausal Hormone Therapy New 2023 Guidelines | Living Minute

Menopausal Hormone Therapy New 2023 Guidelines

New guidelines suggest menopause hormone therapy still can be beneficial for some women but only with guidance from their physician...
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Cancer Cases on the Rise in Younger Adults | Living Minute

Cancer Cases on the Rise in Younger Adults

What’s triggering the rising rate of young adults being diagnosed with cancer is unclear but catching it early offers the best chance of beating it...
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7 Risk Factors For Breast Cancer | Health Channel

7 Risk Factors For Breast Cancer | Health Channel 

  Dr. Lauren Carcas, Medical Oncologist, at Miami Cancer Institute breaks down the unchangeable and changeable lifestyle risks of breast cancer.  1. Age Age is a significant risk factor as it is known in general, breast cancer is a post-menopausal disease. However, doctors are finding an increased incidence in young women. So, age is a…...
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