Is Oxytocin Really the ‘Love Hormone’? Rodent Research Raises Doubt
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The “love hormone” oxytocin might not play the critical role in forming social bonds that scientists have long believed, a new animal study suggests.Prairie voles bred without receptors for oxytocin display t…
Learn MoreUtah Becomes First State to Ban Transgender Health Care for Minors
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transgender youth in Utah are now blocked from receiving gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy after Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that largely bans such care for youth. Cox said that the ban …
Learn MoreLa FDA tal vez relaje las normas sobre la donación de sangre para los hombres gais
VIERNES, 27 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unas duraderas restricciones sobre las donaciones de sangre para los hombres gais y bisexuales podrían pronto cambiarse por una política más matizada, en que en su lugar se pregunta a estos hombres sobr…
Learn MoreUtah Becomes First State to Ban Transgender Health Care for Minors
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transgender youth in Utah are now blocked from receiving gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy after Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that largely bans such care for youth.Cox said that the ban w…
Learn MoreFDA Could Ease Blood Donation Rules for Gay Men
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Longstanding restrictions on blood donations from gay or bisexual men could soon shift toward a more nuanced policy, where such men are asked about sexual partners and practices instead, the U.S. Food and Drug…
Learn MoreFDA Could Ease Blood Donation Rules for Gay Men
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Longstanding restrictions on blood donations from gay or bisexual men could soon shift towards a more nuanced policy, where such men are asked about sexual partners and practices instead, the U.S. Food and Dru…
Learn MoreTwo Cases of New Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Strain Reported in Massachusetts
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two cases of a new strain of gonorrhea reported in Massachusetts were at least partly resistant to several antibiotics, state officials announced Thursday.”The discovery of this strain of gonorrhea is a seriou…
Learn MoreLas terapias hormonales fomentan la salud mental de los jóvenes trans
JUEVES, 19 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mientras varios estados de EE. UU. toman medidas para restringir la atención de salud transgénero, un nuevo estudio muestra que este tipo de atención puede mejorar de forma sustancial la salud mental de …
Learn MoreGender-Affirming Hormones Tied to Improved Psychosocial Functioning in Teens
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Use of gender-affirming hormones (GAH) improves appearance congruence and psychosocial functioning among transgender and nonbinary youth, according to a study published in the Jan. 19 issue of the New England …
Learn MoreGender-Affirming Hormones Tied to Improved Psychosocial Functioning in Teens
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Use of gender-affirming hormones (GAH) improves appearance congruence and psychosocial functioning among transgender and nonbinary youth, according to a study published in the Jan. 19 issue of the New England …
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