Data suggest major uncertainties remain about impact of treatment for gender-related distress
Major uncertainties remain about the impact of puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormone therapy on children and young ...
Blood-brain barrier study reveals insights into neurological disease treatment
Scientists from the University of Liverpool and their global collaborators have highlighted the most effective treatments for ...
Risk preference is governed by different hypothalamus–habenula circuits, study finds
To survive in complex and unpredictable environments, humans and other animals need to learn to predict the consequences of ...
Death toll from Tanzania Marburg outbreak rises to nine
An outbreak of the Marburg virus has killed nine people in Tanzania, Africa's health agency said Thursday, up from eight ...
The US intends to leave the World Health Organization. What happens next?
Donald Trump's plan to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) has been met with dismay in the ...
States consider high costs, possible savings of covering weight-loss drugs for their workers
The skyrocketing popularity of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, one of a class of drugs called GLP-1s, is fast becoming a state ...
Dogs paired with providers at hospitals help ease staff and patient stress
Outside HCA HealthONE Rose medical center, the snow is flying. Inside, on the third floor, there's a flurry of activity ...
Adults diagnosed with ADHD may have reduced life expectancies
A world-first study led by UCL researchers, published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, analyzed anonymized primary care ...
Analysis suggests a likely 50-fold rise in prevalence of gender-related distress from 2011–21 in England
The prevalence of psychological distress caused by a mismatch between birth sex and gender identity, formally known as gender dysphoria, likely rose 50-fold nationwide between 2011 and 2021, suggests ...
COVID-19 patients with pulmonary fibrosis show unexpected lung improvement
Pulmonary fibrosis is a rare, chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs, making breathing difficult for people who suffer with it. And, as University of South Florida pulmonologist Dr. Jose ...
Stroke procedural numbers are an unreliable predictor of patient outcomes, finds study
According to new research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine, the number of mechanical thrombectomies performed at hospitals is not an accurate indicator of patient outcomes.
Study finds NSAID allergies among stroke patients are mislabeled in 80% of cases
A recent study conducted by the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) found that mislabeled NSAID (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug) allergies for stroke patients hinders ...