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Young women who start taking hormonal contraceptives early in life may be at increased risk of endometriosis, as suggested in a study.

Within families, reducing leisure-time screen media use over 2 weeks can yield positive benefits for the mental health of children and adolescents, according to a secondary analysis of a cluster randomized clinical trial.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with the antibiotic doxycycline helps to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in high-risk populations, including female sex workers and HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM), according to two small studies.

Vitamin C deficiency is not uncommon among patients with haematological cancer, but vitamin C supplementation can help address this condition and even provide a survival benefit, suggests a study presented at EHA 2024.

In the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD), faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is safe but does not appear to deliver clinically meaningful improvements, according to a study.

Pre-existing diabetes has been linked to threefold greater odds of stillbirth and perinatal mortality, with type 2 posing a greater threat than type1 diabetes, according to the results of the meta-analysis.

People with less healthy lifestyles appear to obtain greater protection against colorectal cancer (CRC) with aspirin use, according to a study.