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How to Soothe an Itchy Bug Bite 🦟
There are a number of ways to stop scratching, from medicines to mental tricks.
“Itch, pain, tickling sensations and temperature all travel on the same neural highway, so to speak,” said Dr. Heather Goff, an associate professor of dermatology at UT Southwestern in Dallas. “When you flood that highway with other traffic, you override the itch.”
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My latest for #UTSouthwestern:
Vaginal #progesterone, a hormone treatment considered the standard of care for preventing #preterm birth in at-risk pregnant women, may not be effective, according to #UTSW research published in #JAMANetworkOpen. The findings come just as the #FDA is likely to pull #Makena progsterone injections from the market, leaving few options for women and underscoring the need for more research in the area.