New law was designed for cancer patients whose treatment could leave them sterile, but it may also apply to transgender people undergoing hormone-replacement therapy. PROVIDENCE, R.I. Rhode Island has enacted a new law that requires private insurers to cover "fertility preservation" for people who undergo medical treatments that may leave them sterile. The legislation believed to be the first in the country was designed to help cancer patients of childbearing age whose chemotherapy treatment usually renders them infertile. The law also could expand access to fertility-preservation services for another group of Rhode Islanders who have historically had trouble getting coverage: transgender people. Nationally, more than 100,000 people under age 45 are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. each year, according to the National Cancer Institute. In nearly 90 percent of the cases, their treatment results in infertility, said Dr. Eden Cardozo, a reproductive endocrinologist at Women & Infants' Fertility Center, who came up with the idea for the legislation. In Rhode Island, roughly 375 people under age 40 are diagnosed with cancer each year, about 63 percent of them women. "There are options currently available to preserve the fertility of these patients," Cardozo said in a statement, "but the unfortunate … Continue reading →

Spc. Alex Ketchum thought shed done everything right. The 22-year-old infantryman started her transition from man to woman in late 2015. Eight months later, former Defense Secretary Ash Carter lifted the militarys ban on transgender service, and by the following March, Ketchum had completed the steps to change her gender in the militarys personnel system. Now, as the Army is bringing women into its first gender-integrated infantry units, she is by default one of the first women to serve in the infantry in an all-male unit, no less. Wow, what are the odds? Ketchum told Army Times in March, as she was waiting for her battalion commanders signature to finish her transition. I just really want to be happy. But that could all come crashing down now, following President Trumps July 26 announcement via Twitter that he intended to ban military service for transgender Americans. The tweets came more than a year after Carter lifted the previous ban, allowing currently serving troops to come out of the closet. By late September, the Defense Department had released a directive with regulations for how trans service members could go about changing their genders on their military records. Carter had given the department … Continue reading →

According to the Global Wellness Institute the global wellness economy is worth $3.7 trillion dollars, making the beauty, anti-aging and aesthetics industry one of the largest and fastest growing in the world. Other facts about the industry: One of the leading providers of anti-aging and aesthetics is theBeverly Hills Rejuvenation Center, which has grown from its single location in 2005 to five locations in California, Texas and Arizona with plans to expand to 11 locations around the country. The two entrepreneurs who started BHRC, Devin Haman and Dan Holtz, found thatthe number of people looking for ways to beat the aging process as well as feel great physically and emotionally was growing. Haman said, Weve known for a long time that the fountain of youth isnt exactly possible.The good news is that for those who want to look great and feel amazing, there are options to help them get there. We are happy that we have been and continued to be at the forefront of helping this industry grow and to help people look and feel their best. Haman is a mechanical engineer who opened the famous Sunset Tan tanning salons in 2003 that quickly acquired famous clients like Megan … Continue reading →

TELEVISION PARK Dr. Monte Hunter, chair of the MCG Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Dr. Sadanand Fulzele, bone biologist in orthpaedics are working together to better treat patients with osteoarthritis, commonly known as wear and tear arthritis. 30 million Americans have osteoarthritis and females tend to get it more often and worse. It can be very debilitating and they hope their work will ideally lead to better ways to identify and treat it. Here is the officuial release from the medical college: Protective fluid in the knee holds clues for why osteoarthritis is more common in females, and for improved diagnosis, treatment AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 19 , 2017) Researchers have more evidence that males and females are different, this time in the fluid that helps protect the cartilage in their knee joints. They have found in the synovial fluid of the knee joint, clear differences in the messages cells are sending and receiving via tiny pieces of RNA, called microRNA, in males and females with the common and debilitating condition osteoarthritis. The differences may help explain why the disease is more common in women as it points toward a more targeted way to diagnose and treat this wear and tear … Continue reading →