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‘Shed the Lead’ and the Injuries. Should Cath Labs Go Lead-Free?
Cardiologists may experience injuries from long-term wear of lead aprons, but new technology means they can lose the gear.
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New Parkinson’s Disease Gene Discovered
A variant in PMSF1, a proteasome regulator, was identified in 15 families from 13 countries around the world, with 22 affected individuals.
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Prescribing Epilepsy Meds in Pregnancy: ‘We Can Do Better,’ Experts Say
“There has been almost a 40% decline in the rate of major congenital malformations associated with ASM use in pregnancy, in parallel with a shift...
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EPA seeks to limit ‘forever’ chemicals in U.S. drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a new rule that would greatly limit the concentration of endocrine-disrupting ‘forever’ chemicals...
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Lilly cuts insulin price by 70%, caps out-of-pocket cost
As of May 1, nonbranded insulins will cost $25 a vial, and Lilly says it will immediately cap out-of-pocket costs at $35 per month.
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FDA approves Wegovy (semaglutide) for obesity in teens 12 and up
FDA approves semaglutide 2.4mg (Wegovy), a once-weekly subcutaneous injection, for treating obesity in adolescents aged 12 years and older.
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Florida medical boards ban transgender care for minors
Once enacted, new state rules will prohibit children under the age of 18 from receiving puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones to transition.
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Few transgender teens discontinue hormones in young adulthood
Pioneering clinic’s research finds that 98% of transgender adolescents taking puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones were still taking the latter...
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WPATH removes age limits from transgender treatment guidelines
Depending on interpretation, the latest version of the WPATH standards of care for transgender youth could be seen to have abandoned age limits on...
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Pediatricians at odds over gender-affirming care for trans kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics and some of its members are at odds over what the latter see as the organization’s refusal to discuss its 2018...
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Debate heats up on how best to treat gender-questioning kids
Debate is intensifying about how best to treat gender dysphoria, with further restrictions on hormone treatment use in the under 18s in some U.S....
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Referrals to gender clinics in Sweden drop after media coverage
The programs may have influenced and jeopardized young transgender individuals’ access to transgender-specific health care.
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‘We just have to keep them alive’: Transitioning youth with type 1 diabetes
Transitioning a teen with type 1 diabetes from pediatric care to taking full responsibility for their own condition under an adult team is one of...
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More lots of metformin recalled
A further 33 lots of extended-release metformin 750-mg tablets have been voluntarily recalled by Viona because of possible contamination.
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AAP ‘silencing debate’ on gender dysphoria, says doctor group
After initially allowing the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine to reserve an information booth at the AAP annual meeting, the AAP did a U...