Retransitions Uncommon Among Transgender Youth
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Few initially transgender youth retransition five years after their initial social transition, according to a study published online May 4 in Pediatrics.Kristina R. Olson, Ph.D., from Princeton University in …
Learn MoreTailored Cognitive Therapy Helps Black Women Fight Insomnia
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention for insomnia tailored for Black women improves sleep outcomes and intervention engagement, according to a study published online April 20 in JAMA Psychiatry.E…
Learn MoreHypersensitivity Reactions to Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents Studied
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The rate of hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) is 0.4 percent, and premedication can reduce the risk for HSRs in patients with a history of acute or delayed HSRs, ac…
Learn MoreThree More Children Have Died of Mysterious Liver Disease
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A serious liver disease that has struck hundreds of young children worldwide has caused the deaths of three children in Indonesia, bringing the global death toll to at least four.Nearly 170 children in 11 count…
Learn MoreInterventions for Alzheimer Disease Improve Cognition in Men, Women
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Multidomain interventions are equally effective for improving cognition in women and men, according to a study published online April 26 in the Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease.Nabeel Saif, from Wei…
Learn MoreSun Protection Misinformation Still Common
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many U.S. adults misunderstand how to protect themselves from the sun to reduce their risk of skin cancer, according to a survey released by the American Academy of Dermatology.The results of the national surve…
Learn MoreFDA Warns of Counterfeit Home COVID-19 Test Kits
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans to watch out for phony at-home, over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that look a lot like the real things.The counterfeit test kits may put a person at risk…
Learn MoreSupreme Court Set to Overturn Roe v. Wade, Leaked Draft Opinion Shows
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court is on the verge of striking down the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, a leaked draft opinion shows.In the draft opinion, a majority of the court voted to overturn the 1973 decision that grant…
Learn MoreDecrease in Youth Smoking Menthol Cigarettes After Cigarette Ban
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The proportion of young smokers who smoke menthol cigarettes decreased after implementation of a menthol cigarette ban in England in May 2020, according to a study published online May 3 in JAMA Network Open.Ka…
Learn MoreResponse to CAR-T Cell Therapy Similar for Minority Patients
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Real-world experience suggests that the response to chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy does not differ significantly for minority versus nonminority patients, according to a research letter publis…
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