Knowledge of Transgender Health Care Not Linked to Education
Transphobia among providers associated with knowledge of transgender, gender-diverse health care
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Month: February 2019
Prognostic Bleeding Risk Models Developed for Aspirin Use
Models developed for individuals in whom aspirin is being considered for primary prevention of CVD
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Single-Application FIT Moderately Sensitive, Specific for CRC
Performance characteristics vary depending on the threshold for a positive result
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AAAAI: Exclusive Breastfeeding Not Linked to Eczema Risk
Exclusive breastfeeding for three months or longer tied to lower odds of continued eczema at 6 years
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FDA: Thermography No Substitute for Mammograms
Agency is taking action to stop false advertising about thermography
Read MoreJapan scientists win backing for work on potential Nipah vaccine
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – A global coalition set up to fight emerging epidemics has struck a $31 million deal with scientists at Japan’s University of Tokyo to speed up work on a vaccine against a...
Read MoreChina reports two new African swine fever outbreaks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Sunday confirmed two new outbreaks of African swine fever, one in the northern province of Hebei and the other in the northern region of Inner Mongolia, as the highly contagious disease spreads...
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Prescribing in Pediatric Patients: Who is at Risk?
The following was originally posted by PW blogger Jasmine Marcelin, MD, to the University of...
Read MoreUnited States charges man accused in leak of Singapore HIV data
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Authorities in the United States have charged a man accused of leaking information on thousands of HIV victims in Singapore with possession and unlawful transfer of stolen documents. Mikhy...
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Novartis gene therapy would be cost effective up to $900,000: U.S. group
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – An experimental gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)...
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Trump administration bans abortion referrals at U.S.-funded clinics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Friday that taxpayer-funded family...
Read MoreOne in four pre-teen suicides may be LGBT youth
(This February 21 story has been refiled to correct typo in the word “identity” in paragraph 14) By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Youth 12 to 14 years old who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
Read MoreU.S. Senators launch bipartisan probe into rising insulin prices
By Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two top U.S. senators launched an investigation into rising insulin prices on Friday, sending letters to the three leading manufacturers seeking answers as to why the nearly...
Read MoreWeight-loss surgery can bring lasting improvement in sexual function
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Weight-loss surgery has more benefits than simply slimming a patient down, it may also result in lasting improvements to sexual functioning, a new study suggests. In the multicenter...
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The Be Ethical Campaign
Julie K. Silver, MD, Director of the Harvard Medical School CME course “Career Advancement and...
Read MoreChemicals in e-cig flavors could harm respiratory tract
By Manas Mishra (Reuters Health) – Two chemicals commonly used as e-cigarette flavors might harm users’ airway passages, a small experiment suggests. The results point to the need to further study how the highly...
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Conference Highlights: SCCM 2019
New research was presented at SCCM 2019, The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Annual Congress,...
Read MoreTeens may smoke less pot in states with medical marijuana laws
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – When medical marijuana becomes legal in a state, teenagers there may be slightly less likely to use the drug, a U.S. study suggests. Even though medical and recreational marijuana laws...
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Heartfelt Gratitude to Residents Around the World
There are two moments of my intern year I will never forget. The first morning, during...
Read MoreUp to Czechs to act against risk of infected Polish beef imports: Commission
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Czech Republic is free to take the necessary steps against the risk of imports of Polish beef that could be infected with salmonella, but the measures have to be proportionate to the risk, the...
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