Advice on choosing the best wig to help cope with hair loss during cancer treatments.
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Cancer patients face identity changes through diagnosis, treatment
Becoming a patient is the first of three categories of identity change, along with the arrest of the person’s current stage of life and reversals in roles of loved ones, a psychiatrist says.
Covid is making flu and other common viruses act in unfamiliar ways
Flu in the summer and RSV year-round: More than two years into the pandemic, familiar viruses are acting in unfamiliar ways.
Pfizer-BioNTech shot for children under 5 safe and effective, FDA staff says
The finding could pave the way for vaccines for the youngest children this month.
Monkeypox dilemma: How to warn gay men about risk without fueling hate
As the U.S. confronts its largest-ever monkeypox outbreak, public health authorities navigate a delicate but familiar balancing act.
Weight-loss surgery linked to lower cancer death rate in large study
A new study finds significant weight loss can reduce both the incidence of cancer and the chances of dying of it.
Author who dealt with cancer during covid offers some advice
“Life goes on while you have cancer and presents many opportunities to reflect, smile and even laugh,” the author says.
Some women want flat chests after mastectomy. Some surgeons don’t go along.
Several of those who sought the procedure say they got pushback — and outright denial — from their doctors when they brought it up.
What is Ramsay Hunt syndrome, the condition affecting Justin Bieber?
More Justin Bieber shows have been cancelled following news that he is suffering from a rare condition that has paralyzed one side of his face.
FDA says Moderna vaccine for youngest children is safe and effective
The analysis sets the stage for a review by the agency’s outside advisers Wednesday and a potential authorization by the end of the week.
