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Margret Krakauer shares how the diagnosis affected her mental health and how she overcame it. source https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/features/depression-amd?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Health experts were researching exactly how many preventive services might be affected and said no changes would likely occur immediately. source https://www.webmd.com/health-insurance/news/20230331/whats-next-after-judge-strikes-down-part-of-affordable-care-act?src=RSS_PUBLIC

An antiviral therapy in early development has the potential to prevent or treat COVID-19 infection when given as a nasal spray in as little as 4 hours before or after exposure. source https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20230331/nasal-covid-treatment-shows-early-promise-against-multiple-variants?src=RSS_PUBLIC

The immunosuppressant drug tamps down the allergic process that causes cats with this condition to be itchy. source https://pets.webmd.com/cats/news/20230331/fda-approves-drug-for-cats-with-allergic-skin-disease?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Earworms are usually harmless, except when they’re not. source https://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20230331/what-earworms-reveal-about-health?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Ending coverage of the medication known as PrEP, which was mandated for health insurers under the Affordable Care Act, will result in at least 2,000 new HIV infections within a year, experts said. source https://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/news/20230330/hiv-infections-could-spike-after-court-ruling-on-aca?src=RSS_PUBLIC

If you are caring for a loved one with AMD, you may wonder what to do. Here’s how to meet their care needs while making sure they remain independent. source https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/features/what-i-learned-caring-someone-amd?src=RSS_PUBLIC

A new analysis gives a promising answer to the weight loss question: Is it better to have lost and gained, than never to have lost at all? source https://www.webmd.com/obesity/news/20230328/weight-loss-benefits-persist-even-after-regaining-some-pounds?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Uterine fibroids are growths in the uterus that are almost never cancer but can be painful. They’re especially common in Black women, and researchers are studying why that is. source https://www.webmd.com/women/uterine-fibroids/features/uterine-fibroids-black-women?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Mattiedna Johnson was a Black American nurse who may have played a key role in the search for a scarlet fever cure. source https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/did-mattiedna-johnson-help-cure-scarlet-fever?src=RSS_PUBLIC

A study finds that exposure to indoor cats and dogs in utero or early infancy leads to fewer allergy cases in children. Over 65,000 children were tested, and 22% who were exposed to pets had fewer food allergies than those who were not tested. source https://www.webmd.com/allergies/news/20230329/dogs-cats-could-lower-childrens-allergy-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Researchers are closing in on another immune system “hideout” that HIV uses to persist in the human body for years. source https://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/news/20230329/scientists-get-closer-to-understanding-hidden-hiv?src=RSS_PUBLIC

A major new study finds children’s screen use could be altering their developing brains, increasing their risk for mood disorders. source https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20230329/too-much-time-online-might-raise-kids-odds-for-mental-health-woes-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Although relatively rare, C. auris infections can lead to death for between 30% to 70% of those at higher risk. source https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20230329/vaccine-trial-shows-promise-against-candida-infection?src=RSS_PUBLIC

From a new study, the risk of osteoarthritis was even higher among people who had both allergic asthma and eczema. source https://www.webmd.com/arthritis/news/20230329/having-asthma-eczema-might-raise-arthritis-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC

An emerging body of evidence suggests that Black and Hispanic patients are more likely to get long COVID – and more likely to have a broader range of symptoms and serious complications when they do. source https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20230328/long-covid-worse-for-patients-of-color?src=RSS_PUBLIC

How to take care of your baby’s natural hair: Find out what a dermatologist and a doctor say. source https://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/features/baby-hair-care-tips-natural-hair?src=RSS_PUBLIC

New research suggests taking melatonin may afford a good night's sleep and, as a result, lower the odds depressed or anxious children will harm themselves. source https://www.webmd.com/children/news/20230327/could-melatonin-ease-self-harm-in-kids?src=RSS_PUBLIC

A review finds that certain groups are more likely to get long COVID, but patients who had at least two COVID vaccine doses had a lower risk of it down the line. source https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20230327/who-is-most-likely-to-get-long-covid?src=RSS_PUBLIC