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Largest U. S. Children's Hospital to Set Up a 'Detransition Clinic' for Trans Youth
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (577+ words) The nation's largest children's hospital has agreed to a legal settlement with Texas and the Trump administration over gender-affirming care for transgender youth that includes a $10 million payment to the state and the requirement to set up a "detransition clinic,…...
Study Reassures on Azithromycin in Pregnancy and Neurodevelopmental Risks
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (533+ words) Azithromycin exposure in pregnancy was not associated with neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring, according to a retrospective cohort study, and use in late pregnancy was linked with some lower risks. Among over 15, 000 mother-infant pairs after a mean follow-up of 5. 5 years, exposure…...
Novel Agent Reduces Seizures in Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy
3+ week, 3+ day ago (554+ words) Investigational azetukalner met its primary endpoint of reducing focal onset seizure frequency across two doses, initial findings from the phase III X-TOLE2 trial showed. Over 12 weeks, adjunctive treatment with 25 mg azetukalner led to a 53. 2% median decline from baseline in monthly focal…...
Tailoring Vaccine Conversations to Patient Values and Risk Factors
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (624+ words) Developed in partnership with the Our Partner This fourth of six episodes focuses on tailoring vaccine discussions to individual patient values and risk factors, communicating benefits in personally relevant terms, and helping patients prioritize which vaccines matter most. The following…...
Opinion | Why Pediatric Readiness Matters More Than Ever
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (295+ words) "We recently had a bad outcome with a child in our emergency department. We need your help to figure out how we could have done better." An updated Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department Policy Statementopens in a new tab…...
VA Cut Doctors, Nurses; Bhattacharya Urges Measles Vax; Pfizer Voices FDA Concerns
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (480+ words) Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Veterans Affairs Department cut thousands of roles for doctors and nursesopens in a new tab or window in the past year, despite promises, a New York Times analysis showed. Jay…...
Yoga for Kids? Use of Alternative Medicine Has Grown Among Younger Americans
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (280+ words) The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among kids and teens in the U. S. significantly increased in recent years, a cross-sectional study showed. Using data for nearly 23, 000 children and adolescents ages 4 to 17 from the National Health Interview Survey, use of…...
Cannabis and Psychosis; Legalize Psilocybin? Addiction After Dopamine Agonists
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (329+ words) Cannabis use among adolescents was linked with a heightened risk of psychosis and bipolar disorderopens in a new tab or window, a cohort study in JAMA Health Forum found. Almost a quarter of U. S. adults believe psilocybin should be legalopens in…...
Parental Obesity Before Pregnancy Linked to Kids' Chronic Liver Disease Risk
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (456+ words) Children born to obese parents were more likely to develop a common chronic liver disease and to struggle with weight themselves, a U. K. birth cohort study found. Each 1 kg/m2 higher maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) correlated with 10% greater odds (OR…...