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 MoreMost Transgender Children Stick With Gender Identity 5 Years Later: Study
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Kids who feel their true gender identity doesn’t match the sex they were given at birth are sometimes given the chance to adopt the lifestyle and characteristics of the opposite gender, in a process known as …
Learn MoreAHA News: The Healing Power of Music for Stroke Survivors
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Julie Stillman was 55 years old when a blood vessel in her brain suddenly burst. The hemorrhagic stroke left her unable to compose a simple sentence – a hard blow for a woman who built a care…
Learn MoreAHA News: El poder curativo de la música para los sobrevivientes de derrame cerebral
MIÉRCOLES, 4 de mayo de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Julie Stillman tenía 55 años cuando repentinamente se le reventó un vaso sanguíneo en el cerebro. El derrame cerebral hemorrágico la dejó sin poder elaborar una sencilla oración; lo cua…
Learn MoreAlzheimer’s Research Casts Doubt on Safety of Popular Brain Supplements
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A dietary supplement believed to protect against Alzheimer’s disease might instead be potentially harmful to the brain, a new study warns.L-serine is an amino acid that serves many different roles in the body…
Learn MoreOnly 1 in 5 Parents Plan to Get COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 5 When Available: Survey
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Only 18 percent of parents of children under 5 say they plan to get their child vaccinated against COVID as soon as they can, while nearly 4 in 10 say they will “wait and see” before getting shots for their c…
Learn MoreWomen, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women and people of color with chest pain — the most common symptom signaling a heart attack — face longer waits in U.S. emergency departments than men and white people do, new research reveals.For the study,…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: May 4, 2022
Alzheimer’s research casts doubt on safety of popular brain supplements. L-serine, a dietary supplement believed to protect against the illness, might instead be potentially harmful to the brain, a new study warns. Read moreWomen, Black patients wait …
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