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Impact of Removing the Universal Hepatitis B Birth-Dose Vaccination in the US
Impact of Removing the Universal Hepatitis B Birth-Dose Vaccination in the US Key Points Question What is the impact of replacing the universal hepatitis B virus (HBV) birth-dose vaccine recommendation with a targeted recommendation limited to infants of screened-positive or unscreened mothers? Findings In this modeling study, the targeted recommendation resulted in more neonatal infections than universal vaccination under current maternal screening and birth-dose vaccination coverage.
Survey: The State of American Testosterone
Key Findings Testosterone levels are important to men across generations, with 70% of U.S. men saying their level of testosterone is important to them, and nearly one-third have had their levels checked in the past 3 years. Testosterone is increasing in visibility, with 40% of men saying their testosterone level is more important to them today than it was one year ago.
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Rachel Epstein | 12th May 2026 | In-House Public Affairs The role of public affairs in this environment is no longer simply to advocate but to translate, says Rachel Epstein.
The Doctor That Believes Sleep Is a Human Right Original
This piece is part of our first-annual Health Care Heroes series, where we spotlight people doing amazing things in the health care and medical fields. Read the rest of the stories here. Justin Fiala, MD, is a pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine specialist at the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute who splits his time between the ICU and the rehabilitation hospital.
351 Days, 1 Life-Saving Pediatric Heart Transplant Original
This piece is part of our first-annual Health Care Heroes series, where we spotlight people doing amazing things in the health care and medical fields. Read the rest of the stories here. Colsie Myrie, MSN, PNP, RN, a nurse manager in the Congenital Cardiovascular Care Unit at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, and her team took care of then-seven-month-old Wyatt Lopez for 351 days (yes, you read that correctly) as he awaited a heart transplant.
The Leader Advocating for Nurses Across the Country Original
This piece is part of our first-annual Health Care Heroes series, where we spotlight people doing amazing things in the health care and medical fields. Read the rest of the stories here. WORKPLACE VIOLENCE. BARRIERS to education. Faculty shortages. Burnout. Nurses are the backbone of the health care system (Nurse Dana hive, please rise!), yet they’re also facing an unprecedented number of challenges right now. Nobody knows this better than Jennifer Mensik Kennedy.
Introducing Our 2026 Health Care Heroes Original
IT’S A HELLUVA time to be a health care worker right now. Nurses are experiencing workplace violence and burnout. Physicians are battling against Doctor ChatGPT. Scientists are dealing with significant federal funding cuts to vital research. Oh, yeah, and some of the most powerful people in government are not really into science these days. (Lookin’ at you, RFK Jr.) That’s why now more than ever, Men’s Health wants to shine a light on the people doing essential work in the health care field.
Can We End the HIV Epidemic Once and for All? Original
This piece is part of our first-annual Health Care Heroes series, where we spotlight people doing amazing things in the health care and medical fields. Read the rest of the stories here. IT’S BEEN ALMOST 50 years—yep, five-zero—since the HIV epidemic began, yet it remains an ongoing public health crisis as more than a million people globally continue to become infected with the virus each year.
Hepatitis C Virus Testing in Perinatally Exposed Children
Hepatitis C Virus Testing in Perinatally Exposed Children Supplement 1. eTable 1. MA Public Health Datawarehouse Datasets from which variables were abstracted eTable 2. Codes used in data extraction eFigure 1. Number of HCV-exposed infants appropriately tested for HCV, by year and test type eTable 3. Age at first HCV antibody or RNA test eFigure 2. Age at First HCV antibody or RNA test Supplement 2. Figure 1.
Testosterone Is Being Sold as the Missing Hormone for Midlife Women. So Why Isn't There an FDA-Approved Product? Original
17 min read ON AN EARLY December morning in 2004, a panel of advisors to the Food & Drug Administration gathered at a hotel outside of Washington, D.C., to review some data. Pharmaceutical giant Procter & Gamble had created a testosterone patch called Intrinsa, pitched as a libido-boosting breakthrough for women who were in surgically induced menopause and experiencing a form of sexual dysfunction called hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD).
How nicotine got rebranded from a public health threat to a performance tool
WHEN DID NICOTINE become so...normalized? It's a question Men's Health staffers asked ourselves as we watched athletes and actors and a certain health secretary alike pop nicotine pouches like it's nobody's business. Small tea baglike pouches of tobacco-free nicotine powder that you tuck between your gum and lip, they're discreet and spit-free, and they dont make you smell like smoke.
How to Quit Nicotine for Good, According to Real Guys Who Did It
This piece is part of a series of stories about nicotine's rebrand from a public health threat to a performance tool. Click here to read the rest of the stories. NICOTINE MAY BE increasingly normalized, but the drug remains profoundly addictive. And while most of the guys we spoke to switched to "less harmful" nicotine products, with all of them using nicotine pouches at some point, it didn't make quitting any easier.
How Nicotine Got Rebranded From a Public Health Threat to a Performance Tool
WHEN DID NICOTINE become so...normalized? It's a question Men's Health staffers asked ourselves as we watched athletes and actors and a certain health secretary alike pop nicotine pouches like it's nobody's business. Small tea bag–like pouches of tobacco-free nicotine powder that you tuck between your gum and lip, they're discreet and spit-free, and they don’t make you smell like smoke.
Out of Many, Many: Variation in East Central Europe Financial Governance Despite the EU's Single Market
Introduction By 2025, European economies were under intense pressure. A series of shocks had rocked the continent over the previous nearly two decades. The 2008 US financial crisis, which in turn spawned the European debt and currency crisis, led right up to the 2015 migration crisis. Simultaneously, Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, followed by a full-scale invasion of that country in 2022. The attack raised alarms about Russia's ambitions to divide the West and fomented an energy crisis.
Hormone Therapy Can Be Life-Changing—And You Can Start It Sooner Than You Think
Welcome to the Perimenopause Playbook—your guide to navigating the most overlooked and misunderstood phase of the menopausal transition. Read the rest of the stories, from how to get a diagnosis to treatment options to where to actually find good care, here. By now, you’ve probably heard the negative messaging around hormone therapy (also known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT). It’s dangerous! It causes breast cancer! It’ll make you gain weight! Except these are half-truths.
These Women Searched For Months For Relief From Perimenopause Symptoms. Here’s What Finally Worked.
Welcome to the Perimenopause Playbook—your guide to navigating the most overlooked and misunderstood phase of the menopausal transition. Read the rest of the stories, from how to get a diagnosis to treatment options to where to actually find good care, here. There isn't a one-size-fits-all treatment for perimenopause symptoms, but you can start by tackling your most bothersome symptoms and seeing how your body responds.
Hot Flashes Impact Heart And Brain Health. Why Aren't More Women Seeking Treatment For Them? Original
Welcome to the Perimenopause Playbook—your guide to navigating the most overlooked and misunderstood phase of the menopausal transition. Read the rest of the stories, from how to get a diagnosis to treatment options to where to actually find good care, here. Up to 80 percent of women experience hot flashes, otherwise known as vasomotor symptoms, at some point in the menopausal transition. Yet only about a quarter of women receive treatment for them.
Feeling Dismissed About Your Perimenopause Symptoms? Here's Where To Actually Find Good Care.
Welcome to the Perimenopause Playbook—your guide to navigating the most overlooked and misunderstood phase of the menopausal transition. Read the rest of the stories, from how to get a diagnosis to treatment options to where to actually find good care, here.
Your Guide To Navigating Perimenopause In Your 30s And Beyond
The first time I heard the word "perimenopause," I felt like I had been late to a party I wasn't invited to. Don't get me wrong—it's not a party I'm dying to go to, but I couldn't believe how little I knew about such a pivotal reproductive life stage. And I'm not alone. When I set out to report on this often overlooked and misunderstood phase of life, nearly a dozen women I spoke to initially had zero clue that perimenopause could be the root of their sudden and varied symptoms.
Your Guide To Navigating Perimenopause In Your 30s And Beyond
The first time I heard the word "perimenopause," I felt like I had been late to a party I wasn't invited to. Don't get me wrong—it's not a party I'm dying to go to, but I couldn't believe how little I knew about such a pivotal reproductive life stage. And I'm not alone. When I set out to report on this often overlooked and misunderstood phase of life, nearly a dozen women I spoke to initially had zero clue that perimenopause could be the root of their sudden and varied symptoms.
Hormone Therapy Can Be Life-Changing-And You Can Start It Sooner Than You Think
Welcome to the Perimenopause Playbook—your guide to navigating the most overlooked and misunderstood phase of the menopausal transition. Read the rest of the stories, from how to get a diagnosis to treatment options to where to actually find good care, here. By now, you’ve probably heard the negative messaging around hormone therapy (also known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT). It’s dangerous! It causes breast cancer! It’ll make you gain weight! Except these are half-truths.
These Women Searched For Months For Relief From Perimenopause Symptoms. Here’s What Finally Worked.
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Welcome to the Perimenopause Playbook—your guide to navigating the most overlooked and misunderstood phase of the menopausal transition. Read the rest of the stories, from how to get a diagnosis to treatment options to where to actually find good care, here.
Feeling Dismissed About Your Perimenopause Symptoms? Here's Where To Actually Find Good Care.
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Welcome to the Perimenopause Playbook—your guide to navigating the most overlooked and misunderstood phase of the menopausal transition. Read the rest of the stories, from how to get a diagnosis to treatment options to where to actually find good care, here.
30 Self-Help Books to Read as a Form of Self-Care
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Various publishers Gone are the days when self-help books were practically required to be cheesy, impersonal, and boring. Now, if you know where to look, you'll find empowering, genuinely useful self-help books designed to make you feel good, like you're receiving advice from a trusted friend or an inspiring mentor.
Nuclear Weapons Proliferation: Trump’s Betrayal of U.S. Allies Means More Countries Want the Bomb Now
Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Security United States Iran Japan North Korea South Korea U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent foreign-policy moves have alienated the country’s traditional allies in Europe while stirring glee in Moscow. While it’s a catastrophic development for Ukrainian security and democracy, this paradigmatic shift portends much larger risks for global security.
How Racquet Sports Can Improve Your Health and Increase Your Longevity
This story is part of Fit and Fun at Any Age—a seven part guide to live a longer and better life. IF YOU'VE BEEN thinking about joining your buddy's pickleball crew or getting in with the padel crowd before the sport goes mainstream, consider this your sign to hit the courts this spring: There’s some pretttty strong evidence that racquet sports, from tennis to pickleball to padel, can increase your longevity. No, we're not BS'ing you and yes, we have receipts.
Introduction: Russia's War Against Ukraine | Ethics & International Affairs | Cambridge Core
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Q&A: How to improve HCV care among women who use opioids
You've successfully added Infectious Diseases to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Key takeaways: Perinatal transmission is the main way children are infected with HCV. Despite very effective treatment, few women with HCV are treated.
How 10 Prominent People Stay Calm In the Face of Election Stress Original
This story is part of our Election Stress Survival Guide, your source for getting through the next few months with your sanity intact. JSquared Photography Focus On What You Can Control Dave Holstein Cowriter, Inside Out 2, now on digital, soon on Disney+ “WHEN THE WORLD gets big, I try to think small. It's a strategy I use in scene work—when a scene is trying to tackle a big idea, sometimes it helps to focus in on a detail: What's the character doing with their hands?
How to Talk About Politics Without Things Getting Ugly Original
This story is part of our Election Stress Survival Guide, your source for getting through the next few months with your sanity intact. IT WAS 4:00 P.M. on a Friday in 2019—the time the guys typically gather at Bullwinkle’s bar in Brookfield, Wisconsin, to shoot the shit in their weekly “board meetings”—when Riley Enright had a big realization. Enright had brought along a friend that night, a newcomer to the group.
Dick Vitale Is Still Going Strong, Baby!
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." DICK VITALE DOES not stop. The man has covered sports for four decades. He's battled three types of cancer (melanoma, lymphoma, and vocal cord cancer) within the past three years. He exercises consistently. He posts frequent motivational videos on Twitter.
'Summer House' Star Jesse Solomon Reflects on Testicular Cancer Diagnosis
In August 2017, Summer House star Jesse Solomon was diagnosed with testicular cancer at 24 years old. Though testicular cancer is most common among men 20 to 40 years old, the diagnosis still came as a shock to the Chicago native. Below, in his own words, Solomon shares with Men's Health when he knew something was wrong, the scary diagnosis that followed a year later, and how he's remained so mentally tough throughout it all.
6 Guys Share Their Tips for Achieving Success Under 30
This story is part of Fit at Any Age: New Frontiers—a next-level guide to the latest science and tips for a stronger, longer life. QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS? Never heard of it. Here, six guys who accomplished some amazing #lifegoals before turning 30 open up about how they did it, where they go from here, and what the rest of us can learn from them. Jamal Hill 29, Paralympic Medalist and Founder of the Swim Up Hill Foundation At six years old, Jamal Hill joined his first swim team.
Cost-Effectiveness of Strategies for Treatment Timing for Perinatally Acquired Hepatitis C Virus
Cost-Effectiveness of Strategies for Treatment Timing for Perinatally Acquired Hepatitis C Virus Key Points Question Is treating 3-year-olds with perinatally acquired hepatitis C virus (HCV) cost-effective compared with treating at older ages?
DeMar DeRozan on 'Dinners With Demar' Series & Battling Depression Original
THIS DEPRESSION GET the best of me..." he tweeted from his hotel room in Los Angeles. It was All-Star Weekend 2018—a time when NBA players typically take advantage of the competition and camaraderie amongst their colleagues who are the best in the game. Instead of hanging out with friends and relishing in the weekend, though, DeMar DeRozan decided to stay in his hotel room. Mentally and emotionally drained, he locked the door and didn't tell anyone where he was. Laying in bed alone, he felt lost.
28 Celebrities Who Have Openly Owned Up to Plastic Surgery
A Chinese makeup artist has gone viral on Chinese social media for her sorcerous skills in making people look significantly younger than their real age. About the artist: Based in Yunnan province, Tuzi owns and runs Starlight Rabbit Portrait Studio, which offers makeup services for 399 yuan ($55) and photoshoot packages from 699 to 2,888 yuan ($97 to $401).
28 Celebrities Who Have Openly Owned Up to Plastic Surgery
The Daily Beast Paramount/Courtesy Everett CollectionFour decades after she starred in the toe-tapping classic Footloose, Lori Singer can still remember the time she first laid eyes on Kevin Bacon.“Every moment was magic from the get-go. The second we said hello and shook hands, it was almost electric,” she tells The Daily Beast of meeting her then-24-year-old co-star on a Paramount sound stage, before the cameras started rolling.
28 Celebrities Who Have Openly Owned Up to Plastic Surgery
1/29 Real talk. These stars weren't afraid to disclose their plastic surgery. Whatever your stance on plastic surgery, to admit to getting something done in Hollywood is distinctly uncommon. Here, a look at the stars who weren't afraid of full disclosure. Getty Images 2/29 Lisa Kudrow The Friends and Scandal actress admitted that she elected to get a nose job in high school. "I did it the summer before going to a new school," she told The Saturday Evening Post.
28 Celebrities Who Have Openly Owned Up to Plastic Surgery
28 Celebrities Who Have Openly Owned Up to Plastic Surgery
28 Celebrities Who Have Openly Owned Up to Plastic Surgery
28 Celebrities Who Have Openly Owned Up to Plastic Surgery
Test characteristics for combining non‐invasive liver fibrosis staging modalities in individuals with Hepatitis C virus
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT JJF has received research support and honoraria for consulting from Abbvie and Gilead. LC has served as a consultant for Echosens, Madrigal, MSD, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer and Sagimet; and as a speaker for Echosens, Gilead, Inventiva and Novo Nordisk. All other authors have no conflicts of interest to report. REFERENCES 1 World Health Organization.
I'm a Compulsive Gambler Who Relapsed. Here's How I'm Recovering.
This story is part of our ongoing “First Steps” series, where we share extraordinary stories of men who transformed their bodies, minds, and lives with a focus on the first steps it took them to get there (because, after all, nothing can change without a first step!). Read all of the stories here. Eric M., 47, has been in and out of Gambler's Anonymous (GA) since he was 13 years old. In 2017, he hit rock-bottom after racking up $70,000 in debt from sports betting, blackjack, and poker.
28 Celebrities Who Have Openly Owned Up to Plastic Surgery
28 Celebrities Who Have Openly Owned Up to Plastic Surgery
Survey: 70% of Men Feel Self-Conscious About Their Body
This piece is part of a series of stories on weight and weight loss in today’s age of radical body positivity, revolutionized cosmetic procedures, and pharma innovations (Ozempic, anyone?). To read the rest of the stories, click here. WE POLLED 1,500 American men to find out how they really feel about weight and weight loss today. Here’s what they told us. BEHIND THE DATA: The generation happiest with their weight? Millennials. The unhappiest? Gen X, the guys who are in their 40s and 50s.
4 Guys Reveal the Secret to Their Weight-Loss Transformations
This piece is part of a series of stories on weight and weight loss in today’s age of radical body positivity, revolutionized cosmetic procedures, and pharma innovations (Ozempic, anyone?). To read the rest of the stories, click here. THERE ARE MANY ways to lose weight these days (drugs! fat removal! bariatric surgery! And, yes, still naturally!). We spoke to four real guys about the method they chose, and how it affected their lives. ALL MY LIFE I've been husky.
Survey: 70% of Men Feel Self-Conscious About Their Body
This piece is part of a series of stories on weight and weight loss in today’s age of radical body positivity, revolutionized cosmetic procedures, and pharma innovations (Ozempic, anyone?). To read the rest of the stories, click here. WE POLLED 1,500 American men to find out how they really feel about weight and weight loss today. Here’s what they told us. BEHIND THE DATA: The generation happiest with their weight? Millennials. The unhappiest? Gen X, the guys who are in their 40s and 50s.
How I Finally Found the Right Therapist
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Finding a Therapist Felt Like Going on a Bunch of Blind Dates
This story is part of our ongoing “First Steps” series, where we share extraordinary stories of men who transformed their bodies, minds, and lives with a focus on the first steps it took them to get there (because, after all, nothing can change without a first step!). Read all of the stories here. Below, Sean Abrams, 32, details his journey to finding the right therapist after three years of trial and error. I WAS THE worst growing up. I was rebellious and so angsty.
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