One Patient’s Advice for Living with Follicular Lymphoma, Even During a Pandemic
Sponsored by an educational grant from Epizyme, Inc. During Blood Cancer Awareness Month this September, Men’s Health Network (MHN) is highlighting follicular lymphoma (FL), a slow-growing blood cancer which accounts for approximately 20 percent of all non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) cases in the United States.[i] We spoke with Bob Mesloh, who was diagnosed with FL more...CONTINUE READING→
Spotlighting Follicular Lymphoma for Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Sponsored by an educational grant from Epizyme, Inc. September marks an important awareness milestone for the blood cancer community –Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Men’s Health Network (MHN) is taking the opportunity to spotlight follicular lymphoma (FL), a blood cancer that accounts for approximately 20 percent of all non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHLs) cases in the United States.[i]...CONTINUE READING→
CDC reports much higher COVID-19 hospitalization rates for Black, American Indian and Alaska native populations
Please note that the CDC uses “Whites” rather than “Caucasian” in its reports, so I followed suit here. COVID-19 is hitting some populations harder than others, and statistics are beginning to bear that out. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has reported that COVID-19 hospitalization rates for some non-Caucasian people have approached nearly 5...CONTINUE READING→
Psychiatrist Uses Gamers’ Livestream Twitch Platform to Discuss Mental Health Issues
Alok Konojia – “Dr. K” to his 370,000 Twitch fans – is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist who’s reaching gamers on the livestreaming platform Twitch to talk about mental health issues and lessen the stigma attached to them. His livestream, Healthy Gamer GG, discusses online harassment, depression, suicide, video game addiction and other mental health issues with...CONTINUE READING→
Why Are Prescription Drug Prices So High?
Dr. Salvatore J. Giorgianni, Jr., a member of the Men’s Health Network board and its senior science advisor, has a lot to say about prescription drugs, including why they’re so expensive and the dangers that counterfeit drugs pose. Giorgianni has been active in a number of radio and web interviews recently. You can listen to...CONTINUE READING→
Get Ready for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 2020
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month, and Men’s Health Network wants to help your organization observe it with a variety of stickers, pins, posters and more. Posters and brochures are also available at GetItChecked.com. One in nine American men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetimes. Among African American men, the number is one in...CONTINUE READING→
New Research Will Investigate Suicide Prevention Techniques
A new research project will examine ways that healthcare providers can intervene to prevent suicide in adolescents and adults, the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced. PCORI is funding the study. The project, now in its earliest stages, will randomly assign eight emergency departments and 22 primary care clinics in an Idaho health care...CONTINUE READING→
Adding Insult to Injury: Male Infertility May Predict Other Health Problems
Dear HealthyMen: My wife and I have been trying for a year and have been unable to get pregnant. I want to be there to support her, but I’m suffering too and feeling something less than manly. Is there something wrong with me? Masculinity is a complicated thing. And there’s no more masculine way for...CONTINUE READING→
Dementia Rates Dropping, Especially Among Men
The risk of developing dementia has been dropping by roughly 13 per cent a decade over the past 27 years, according to Harvard University research. Much of the decline comes from plummeting rates in men. “Looking over three decades, the incidence rate of dementia in Europe and North America seems to be declining by around...CONTINUE READING→
Okay, So Now What Do I Do with Her?
Dear Mr. Dad: I’m a brand new dad and have never been more thrilled in my life. I want to be involved but I never babysat, am the first among my siblings and friends to have a child, and I have no clue what I’m supposed to do with my perfect new daughter. Got any...CONTINUE READING→