Hormonal Therapies Boost Mental Health of Transgender People, and Few Stop Treatment
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the face of an ongoing and widespread legal assault on transgender rights — one that threatens to cut off access to critical aspects of trans health care — a pair of new studies suggest that gender-affirmi…
Learn MoreHormonal Therapies Boost Mental Health of Transgender People, and Few Stop Treatment
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the face of an ongoing and widespread legal assault on transgender rights — one that threatens to cut off access to critical aspects of trans health care — a pair of new studies suggest that gender-affirmi…
Learn MoreHormonal Therapies Boost Mental Health of Transgender People, and Few Stop Treatment
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the face of an ongoing and widespread legal assault on transgender rights — one that threatens to cut off access to critical aspects of trans health care — a pair of new studies suggest that gender-affirmi…
Learn MorePfizer Warns of Looming Shortage of Long-Acting Penicillin for Children
FRIDAY, June 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. warned doctors this week of an impending shortage of Bicillin, its long-acting, injectable form of penicillin.
The medication is not commonly used for children because alternatives such as amoxicil…
Las lesbianas y los gais sufren más problemas de salud mental y uso de drogas, según una encuesta
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las lesbianas, los gais y los bisexuales experimentan más problemas de salud mental y uso de sustancias que sus pares heterosexuales, señalan unos investigadores. Según un nuevo informe del gobierno q…
Learn MoreLesbians, Gays Suffer More Mental Health Issues, Drug Use Problems: Survey
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lesbians, gays and bisexuals are experiencing more mental health and substance use issues than their heterosexual peers, researchers say.According to a new government report released Tuesday, this includes …
Learn MoreYouth LGBTQ-Specific Mental Health Services Lacking
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Just over one in four youth-serving U.S. mental health facilities offered lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ)-specific mental health services in 2020, according to a research letter published …
Learn MorePerceived Clinician Knowledge of Transgender People Tied to Self-Rated Health
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is an association between perceived clinician knowledge about transgender people and self-rated health and psychological distress among transgender people, according to a study published online May 25 in…
Learn MoreVaginal HPV Detected in About 40 Percent of Pregnant Women
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vaginal human papillomavirus (HPV) is detected in about 40 percent of pregnant women, but perinatal transmission occurs infrequently, according to a study published online May 22 in JAMA Pediatrics.Pranamika Kh…
Learn MoreMore Mpox Cases Reported as Health Officials Fear a Summer Resurgence
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are bracing for the possibility that mpox could surge again this summer as cases mount in several states.On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 21 more…
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