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Pediatrics

Youth of color turn to TikTok for diet, fitness information

Nearly 1 in 4 adolescents in the United States experienced obesity from 2017 to 2020, and youths of color experienced disproportionately higher obesity rates, at approximately 26 percent of Hispanic youth and 25 percent of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Nearly half of tuberculosis cases in prisons worldwide go undetected

In the first global assessment of tuberculosis (TB) among incarcerated people, a new study found consistently high TB case rates and low case detection in prisons, suggesting the need for health organizations to increase ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Historical redlining may be linked to current kidney failure

New study shows that long-term disinvestment in health and wealth resources in historically redlined neighborhoods likely contributes to a disproportionate rate of kidney failure among Black adults today.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Does the COVID vaccine affect menstruation? New study finds no

Do COVID vaccines affect the menstrual cycle? Soon after shots first started getting into arms, anecdotal reports began to surface, suggesting that the vaccines were changing people's periods. Many said their cycles were ...

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