Kaitlin Sullivan

Boulder

Journalist at Freelance

Freelance health, science, enviro journalist Contributor @NBCNews • @NewmarkJSchool alumn

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Articles

Topical Hair Loss Treatment Linked to ED, Anxiety, and Brain Fog, FDA Warns

5 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Kaitlin Sullivan

A prescription topical hair loss medication may cause lasting side effects that include erectile dysfunction, anxiety, and brain fog, the Food and Drug Administration warned in an April 22 alert. Finasteride, sold in oral form as Propecia and Proscar, is a medication that treats hair loss by preventing the body from turning testosterone into another hormone called dihydrotestosterone, or DHT.
After Near Miss, What’s Next for Women’s Health Initiative?

1 week ago | medscape.com | Kaitlin Sullivan

Dolores Verdona was in her 50s in 1974 when she responded to an ad seeking women to join a study on osteoporosis. Now 104, she is one of the oldest of more than 161,000 volunteers to have signed up for the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). Every year she fills out a battery of questions related to her health. She has worn devices that track her every movement, taken tests related to smells, and had more scans of her legs than she can recall.
Gluten-free kisses? Study suggests people with celiac disease can smooch someone who ate gluten

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Kaitlin Sullivan

People with celiac disease can kiss without fear, even if their partner has just eaten gluten, according to a new study. People with celiac disease have an immune response to gluten, a protein found in foods such as bread, pasta, gummy bears and soy sauce. Everyday activities often require careful calculation to avoid exposure. Whether it’s safe to kiss someone who just ate gluten is a question that comes up frequently on Reddit.
For some cancer patients, immunotherapy may be way to skip surgery and chemo

2 weeks ago | today.com | Kaitlin Sullivan |John Torres |Marina Kopf

By , and Maureen Sideris was driving to Maine for a wedding when she realized she couldn’t swallow the sandwich she was having for lunch. The 71-year-old was soon diagnosed with gastroesophageal cancer. It was August 2022. The tumor, she said, blocked off a portion of her esophagus, the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach, making it difficult to swallow food.
For some cancer patients, immunotherapy may be way to skip surgery and chemo

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Kaitlin Sullivan |John Torres |Marina Kopf

By , and Maureen Sideris was driving to Maine for a wedding when she realized she couldn’t swallow the sandwich she was having for lunch. The 71-year-old was soon diagnosed with gastroesophageal cancer. It was August 2022. The tumor, she said, blocked off a portion of her esophagus, the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach, making it difficult to swallow food.
For some cancer patients, immunotherapy may be way to skip surgery and chemo

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Kaitlin Sullivan |John Torres |Marina Kopf

2 hours agoWoman runs London marathon topless after her double mastectomyA London Marathon runner who had a double mastectomy ran the race in nothing but her running shorts and trainers. Mother-of-two Louise Butcher ran topless to raise awareness of breast cancer after being diagnosed with lobular breast cancer in April 2022 and undergoing a double mastectomy.
Forest managers and public health experts hope to save lives by working together » Yale Climate Connections

3 weeks ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Savannah D'Evelyn |Kaitlin Sullivan

Early January usually falls smack in the middle of Los Angeles County’s rainy season. The moisture coaxes the browned landscape into hues of green, but that was not the case in 2024. Just 0.16 inches of rain fell downtown during the last six months of the year, nearly four inches below normal for the area. From July to October, no measurable rain fell at all. Conditions were ripe for ignition. Parched sagebrush provided tinder for fires large enough to engulf trees, homes, and entire communities.
The Primary Care Fix That’s Saving Lives

3 weeks ago | medscape.com | Kaitlin Sullivan

When Matthew Press, MD, was hired to lead Penn Medicine’s primary care practices, the first thing he did was create a system to help clinicians treat patients with mental health conditions, particularly those at risk of suicide. As many as half of Americans who die by suicide have a healthcare visit in the month prior, research has shown. About 10% of these people see a primary care clinician in the week leading up to their attempt.
Psilocybin use is on the rise as public perception changes, report shows

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Kaitlin Sullivan

More Americans are using psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. A report published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found psilocybin use has been rising since 2019, after remaining relatively stable for years. “That tells us something is changing,” said Kari Rockhill, an epidemiologist and assistant statistical scientist at Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety in Denver, who worked on the report.
Are CT Scans Safe? New Analysis Highlights Cancer Risks

3 weeks ago | everydayhealth.com | Kaitlin Sullivan

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