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Trans kids' treatment can start younger, new guidelines say
A leading transgender health association has lowered its recommended minimum age for starting gender transition treatment, including sex hormones and surgeries.
Jun 15, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
The world's first synthesis of scientific information on musculoskeletal pain
Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is currently the second cause of disability in the world, the first being mental illness. This is affirmed by the researcher of the Department of Physiotherapy of the University of Malaga Alejandro ...
Jun 10, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Minimally invasive treatment could allow more women to conceive without fertility treatments
A simple diagnostic procedure, followed by an interventional radiology treatment known as fallopian tube recanalization, could allow a high percentage of women struggling with infertility from blocked fallopian tubes to conceive ...
Jun 8, 2022
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Neuroscience
Q&A: Brain aneurysms don't always require treatment
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father had a fall recently. After a CT of his head, he was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. What is a brain aneurysm, and how is it treated? Am I at risk for a brain aneurysm?
Apr 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Primary care medical home found to be more effective than usual care in treating patients with serious mental illness
A new study led by researchers at UCLA has shown that a specialized primary care medical home improved the care and treatment of patients with serious mental illness, resulting in better mental health-related quality of life.
Apr 6, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
In utero antipsychotic exposure may not up neurodevelopmental disorder risk
In utero exposure to commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications does not seem to meaningfully increase the risk for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) in offspring, according to a study published online March 28 in JAMA ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
More evidence pot use in pregnancy is bad for baby
So, you're pregnant and battling nausea every day. What harm could come from smoking a joint to settle your stomach?
Feb 1, 2022
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Medications
Pressure leads GPs to increase antibiotic prescribing
The pressure GPs are working under has been linked to increasing broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing in England by health economists at The University of Manchester and University of Southern Denmark.
Jan 17, 2022
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Medical research
Seasonal temperature impacts patient lab results
Ambient temperature influences the results of some of the most used laboratory tests, and these distortions likely affect medical decision making, such as whether to prescribe medications, researchers report December 10th ...
Dec 10, 2021
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Health
Study examines benefits, challenges of telehealth in nursing homes during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic caused nursing homes to rapidly change their policies overnight. Telehealth was instantly adopted widely in an effort to reduce stress on the health care system by keeping residents safe and avoiding ...
Nov 3, 2021
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