Most Teens Continue Gender-Affirming Hormones Into Adulthood
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most adolescents who start gender-affirming hormone treatment continue treatment into adulthood, according to a Dutch study published online Oct. 20 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.Maria Anna Theodora …
Learn MoreClinical Diagnoses of ASD Mostly Consistent With, Without ADOS
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Clinical diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with and without the reference standard Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) are consistent in 90.0 percent of cases, according to a study publishe…
Learn MoreKept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a ‘Baby Bump’
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic brought about a lot of changes in people’s lives. For many, that included a new baby.The United States saw a “baby bump” in 2021 described in a new study as “the first major reversal in declining …
Learn MorePediatric Sepsis Survivors May Face New, Progressing Comorbidities
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among critically ill children who survived sepsis, about one in five developed or had progression of a comorbid condition following sepsis hospitalization, according to a study published online Oct. 10 in JA…
Learn MoreHomicide a Leading Cause of Death for Pregnant U.S. Women
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s not high blood pressure, hemorrhage or sepsis that is more likely to kill pregnant women — it’s their husbands and boyfriends.Homicide is a leading cause of death in pregnant women in the United States…
Learn MoreGestational Phthalate Exposure Tied to Childhood Lung Function
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Gestational exposure to phthalates is associated with reduced lung function during childhood, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of Environmental Pollution.Magda Bosch de Basea, Ph.D., from …
Learn MoreEl abuso sexual infantil en línea es común, y los perpetradores con frecuencia son amigos o la pareja
MARTES, 18 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un número sustancial de niños y adolescentes son perseguidos, atraídos y abusados sexualmente en línea, y unos adultos desconocidos no siempre son los perpetradores.En muchos casos, los amigos y las pa…
Learn MoreSe acerca una dura temporada de gripe, y los CDC esperan que las minorías se vacunen más
MARTES, 18 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Es una ecuación problemática: muchos estadounidenses con las tasas más altas de hospitalización por la influenza tienen la adopción más baja de la vacuna anual contra la gripe.Por esto, los Centros par…
Learn MoreRacial/Ethnic Gaps in Outcomes Larger for Infants Conceived by ART
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women who conceive by medically assisted reproduction (MAR) have larger racial/ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes, such as neonatal and fetal death, according to a study published online Oct. 19 i…
Learn MoreDisparities Seen in Receipt of Postpartum Care
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Disparities exist in the receipt of recommended postpartum care by insurance type, rural or urban residence, and racial and ethnic identities, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in JAMA Health Fo…
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