As of April 2022, two states have passed bills banning gender-affirming care – health care related to a transgender person’s medical transition – for transgender youth, and 20 states are considering laws that would do so. If passed in all these states, more than a third of transgender teens aged 13 to 17 would live … Read more
The rare neurological condition synaesthesia is helping singer/songwriter Tamera make music. Source link
By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Image source, Getty Images The world is being hit by a tsunami of Omicron. Scientists, politicians and indeed all of us are grappling with what it means for our lives. Restrictions are tightening in parts of the UK and other European countries in order to tackle the new variant. … Read more
Megan Higgins is one of several young people who have shared stories of the debilitating effects of long Covid in an NHS campaign urging others to get vaccinated. Speaking to BBC Breakfast she said the fatigue caused by the infection had a big impact on her emotional resilience and she just hoped to get back … Read more
Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that India’s digital sovereignty will not be compromised at any cost. This comes amid the Centre’s row with Twitter over the new IT rules. (Photo: PTI file) Amid a feud between the Centre and social media giant Twitter over the government’s new IT rules for social media intermediaries, Minister … Read more
Covid restrictions mean patients such as Sophie must attend appointments without family or friends. Source link
Also welcoming the change, Dr Michael Brady, medical director at Terrence Higgins Trust, said: “There is certainly more work to do and we will continue to work to ensure that our blood donation service is inclusive, evidence based and both maximises the numbers who can donate while ensuring our blood supply is safe.” Source link
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Negative biopsies among early-stage prostate cancer patients who’ve chosen active surveillance are associated with a low risk of disease progression, but … Read more
Nov. 7, 2020 — Joe Biden’s victory sets the stage for health care to become a high-profile priority of his presidency. The former vice president has sketched out a big health agenda: ramping up the federal response to COVID-19, boosting the Affordable Care Act, creating a new “public option” to cover uninsured Americans, and … Read more
By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People with diabetes face a higher risk of developing complications from COVID-19, but a new survey reports they have also suffered more economic fallout from the pandemic. In June, 18% of people with diabetes were out of work compared to 12% of the … Read more