Pediatrics

Undertriage in pediatric ED more likely for non-english speakers

For patients presenting to the pediatric emergency department, those accompanied by caregivers preferring languages other than English are more likely to be undertriaged, according to a study published online May 16 in Pediatrics.

Other

New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in US

Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can give blood in the U.S. without abstaining from sex under updated federal health guidelines that focus on donors' behavior, not their sexual orientation.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Can internet usage help protect against dementia?

New research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found a link between regular use of the internet and a lower risk of dementia.

Pediatrics

Pandemic sent high school sex to new low, survey finds

The first years of the pandemic saw a huge decline in high school students having sex, according to a government survey. Teen sex was already becoming less and less common before COVID-19.

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