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As experts raise concern over the politics involved in the report, this new wave of discussion over puberty-blocking drugs for transgender teenagers further unearths debates about the safety and benefits of gender-affirming care. The fight over puberty blockers for transgender teens has flared with one of the nation’s most prominent researchers voicing concerns about potential…
At least one person has died and eleven others have been hospitalized following a deadly E. coli outbreak that has been linked to contaminated beef patties or onions used to make McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers. Throughout the investigation, ingredients are changed in other states for suspected contamination by beef patties or onions. The Centers for…
According to new research, possibly less in evidence than those staring eyes, head shaking might be an unseen sign of concussion. Researchers believe that by adequately recognizing this movement, called SHAAKE, within concussion protocols, many untreated injuries-particularly in sports-might be avoided. There’s a subtle but potent concussion signal found by researchers from the Concussion Legacy…
Experts warn against the growing usage of protein supplements by teenagers who are using them to gain muscle or control their weight. Pediatricians stress the value of eating a balanced diet and caution against the possible hazards associated with excessive supplement use. Teenagers are using more and more protein supplements, but doctors advise caution. According…
Psilocybin, touted as the breakthrough in depression treatment, hailed as the active hallucinogenic agent of magic mushrooms, experts caution that despite this, much has yet to be overcome before it can be easily adopted and considered safe. Psilocybin, a common component of psychedelic mushrooms, is in the running to become the replacement for older depression…
According to recent studies, the Dobbs ruling that officially ended the federal right to an abortion was accompanied by a sudden spike in child deaths. Experts argue that this ripple effect of limitation on healthcare accounts for a significant increase in birth anomalies. In the months following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate federal…
Wake up one day to a message from your Apple Watch saying you may be at risk for having sleep apnea. Alarming as that can sound, it could be that this is perhaps one of the life-saving instruments to come our way. Sleep apnea occurs when a person stops breathing repeatedly during sleep; one may…
Although awareness and campaigns have been heightened to de-stigmatize the situation of postpartum depression, many new mothers in the United States still suffer from barriers in receiving the much-needed mental health care because of lack of funding and expensive expenditure, which leaves many untreated and unattended at a period that actually needs more attention. Being…
Popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro may lower rates of alcohol and opioid addiction, according to a ground-breaking study. Although the results are encouraging, more investigation is required to verify the medications’ efficacy in treating addiction and to look into any possible long-term hazards. Medications used for diabetes and weight loss, Ozempic and Mounjaro,…
New findings have recently discovered that the starch digesting gene, amylase, was present in the human subspecies 800,000 years ago, thousands of years before any human developed agriculture. This merely redrew our picture of human evolution and the way our ancestors adapted to sources of food. Long before dinner rolls and French fries became staples…
