Taneia Surles
Health and Wellness Writer at Freelance
Freelance Sexual and General Healthcare Writer. Bylines: @Healthline, @mindbodygreen, @iamwellandgood, and more! 💌 [email protected]
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6 days ago |
tntribune.com | Taneia Surles
Clinical trials are crucial for medical advancement, as they help determine whether a new treatment, device, or procedure works and is safe for the general population. However, people of color are often underrepresented in many drug trials. “For decades, drugs have been largely tested on white, non-Hispanic men,” says Geeta Yadav, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and founder of FACET Dermatology. “There’s evidence that women and patients of color respond quite differently to medication.
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2 weeks ago |
blackdoctor.org | Taneia Surles
Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest types of cancer in the United States, with the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimating about 66,440 new diagnoses and 51,750 deaths in 2024. The five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is currently 12 percent. A five-year survival rate is the percentage of people in a study or treatment group alive five years after initial diagnosis or treatment for a disease, such as cancer.
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2 weeks ago |
mindbodygreen.com | Taneia Surles
Image by Marija Kovac / StocksyJune 12, 2025We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. Thanks to technology, we have smartwatches, wristbands, and other wearable devices that help us monitor our health. And one of their metrics that may be relatively new to you is your heart rate variability, or HRV.
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2 weeks ago |
blackdoctor.org | Taneia Surles
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open looked at the genetic differences in prostate cancer between races. Researchers used data from over 5,000 military veterans with metastatic disease (meaning the cancer has spread from its original site) who underwent next-generation sequencing (NGS) to analyze their DNA through the Department of Veterans Affairs National Precision Oncology Program between 2019 and 2023.
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3 weeks ago |
singlecare.com | Taneia Surles
Key takeaways Gabapentin and nortriptyline are both prescription medications frequently prescribed off-label for nerve pain relief. Gabapentin works more quickly, but may cause drowsiness. Nortriptyline is a less expensive medication that can be risky for patients with heart problems, but has been shown to treat nerve pain effectively.
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