Health Highlights: Jan.19, 2023
Hormonal therapies are boosting the mental health of trans youth. A new study found hormonal therapy dampened anxiety and depression for many trans teens. It also boosted life satisfaction. Read more
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As numerous U.S. states move to restrict transgender health care, a new study shows that such care can substantially improve teenagers’ mental health.
She used pills to medically abort — but had a dangerous ectopic pregnancy. A case study shows that self-managed medical abortion doesn’t include some of the safety checks that could spot rare complications like these. Read more
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022, access to surgical abortion became increasingly restricted in several states, pushing many women to pursue medication abortions.
Some hospital staff get important emergency codes wrong. Emergency codes differ from hospital to hospital, and workers often fail to identify them, putting patients in peril, a new report finds. Read more
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THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hospital emergency codes are used to swiftly alert staff to something requiring a quick response, but a recent study suggests many health care workers can’t accurately identify them.
Another HIV vaccine trial fails. The decision to halt the Mosaico trial came after an independent data and safety monitoring board reviewed the latest findings and saw no evidence the vaccine lowered the chances of HIV infection. Read more
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In yet another setback for the future of HIV prevention, the only HIV vaccine in a late-stage trial has failed, study leaders announced Wednesday.
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