Pediatrics
Early transgender identity tends to endure, study suggests
Children who begin identifying as transgender at a young age tend to retain that identity at least for several years, a study published Wednesday suggests.
May 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What happens if I get COVID-19 while traveling?
What happens if I get COVID-19 while traveling?
May 2, 2022
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Health
Language that belittles or blames patients is overdue for change
Medical language that casts doubt, belittles, or blames patients for their health problems continues to be commonly used in everyday clinical practice, but is outdated and overdue for change, argue experts in The BMJ today.
Apr 27, 2022
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Medical economics
Financial risks posed by unproven stem cell interventions in Japan
The research group led by Professor Misao Fujita conducted a study to estimate the total amount the Japanese government would refund if a patient received unproven cell interventions and applied for a medical expense deduction.
Apr 27, 2022
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Addiction
The impact of COVID-19 on drug use—and how it contributes to overdose risk
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people who use drugs in ways that hurt their mental health and changed drug use behaviors, increasing their risk for overdose, according to surveys and interviews with individuals ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Medical economics
Ethicists appeal for a more global COVID-19 care model
The omicron subvariant BA.2 is causing a new tide of COVID-19 cases in the United States and regions abroad. Meanwhile the effort to vaccinate 70% of global populations reportedly is losing momentum.
Apr 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Longest known COVID-19 infection—505 days—described by UK researchers
The longest known COVID-19 infection is described by UK researchers at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal, (23-26 April).
Apr 22, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Providing a potential treatment option to infants where there is none
A little over 1% of babies born in the U.S. in 2020 fell under the category of very low birthweight, meaning they weighed less than 1,500 grams at birth, or less than 3 pounds, 4 ounces. And considering that the Centers ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Diabetes
New treatment prevents hypoglycemia in children with hyperinsulinism
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have shown that a targeted treatment they developed is effective at controlling blood sugar in patients with hyperinsulinism (HI), a genetic disease in which the pancreas ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
NHS patients requiring fertility freezing treatments face a postcode lottery, study finds
Depending on where some people live in the UK could mean they are denied an NHS treatment which helps patients with medical needs, such as cancer and transgender issues, become parents in the future.
Apr 11, 2022
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