Courtney Rubin

1 week ago | womenshealthmag.com | Courtney Rubin

A couple years ago, whenever a patient came into the office with questions about a new product for menopause symptoms, Traci Kurtzer, MD, an ob-gyn at Northwestern Medicine’s Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, would get excited and spend hours investigating it. These days, she skips the deep dive.

2 months ago | jidonline.org | John S. Barbieri |Courtney Rubin |James Pham |Michelle Wong

Keywordsbenzenebenzoyl peroxidesafetyriskcancerWe read with interest the article by Kucera et al. (Kucera et al. 20248. Kucera, K. ∙ Zenzola, N. ∙ Hudspeth, A. ... Evaluation of Benzene Presence and Formation in Benzoyl Peroxide Drug ProductsJ. Invest. Dermatol. 2024;) and agree that this topic is of tremendous importance given the ubiquitous use of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) for acne and other skin conditions.

2 months ago | jamanetwork.com | John S. Barbieri |Courtney Rubin |James Pham |Michelle Wong

The Role of Formulation in Benzene Formation in Benzoyl Peroxide Products Podcast (19:14) 0:00 / 0:00 Although benzoyl peroxide is a foundational acne treatment without a clear alternative,1 there have been concerns about the potential for benzoyl peroxide to break down into benzene, a known human carcinogen.2 Although this issue may not pose a clinically meaningful risk,3-5 it is still important to identify strategies to minimize benzene formation in benzoyl peroxide–containing products....

Nov 29, 2024 | womenshealthmag.com | Courtney Rubin

米人気ドラマ『グレイズ・アナトミー 恋の解剖学』のとあるエピソードにて。介護施設の入居者で“ガター・ガールズ”というボーリングチームの熱心なメンバーでもあるイーニッド・フレンチは、胆嚢の手術を必要としている。でも、その前に心臓負荷試験を受けなければならないと言われてランニングマシンに乗ると、友人でチームメイトのルルが隣のマシンに飛び乗り、「私より先に1万歩をクリアさせるわけにいかない」と辛辣な声で言い放つ。 1日1万歩ってどこからきたの？ このエピソードは2016年のものなので、遠い昔の話に聞こえるかもしれない。でも、そうなると、1960年代に生まれた1日1万歩という目標は先史時代のものと言っても過言じゃない。そのため、健康に関する古いアドバイス（痛みは耐えるもの、女性は重い物を持ち上げるべきじゃない、卵は体に悪いなど）と同様、この目標は現在、多くの専門家によって見直されている。...

Oct 27, 2024 | womenshealthmag.com | Courtney Rubin

In an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, a nursing home resident—and devoted Gutter Girlz bowling team member—named Enid French needs gallbladder surgery, but she has to have her heart tested before going under the knife. When she gets on a treadmill for her cardiac stress test, her friend and teammate Lulu jumps on the one beside her. “You think I’m gonna let her get in 10,000 steps before me?” Lulu says tartly.