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  U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Decline for First Time Since Pandemic

  For the first time since the pandemic, it got a little safer to cross America’s streets in 2023, new statistics show. According to data released Monday from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), 7,318 American pedestrians were...

  • Posted June 25, 2024
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  Stem Cell Therapy Could Be Breakthrough Against Type 1 Diabetes

  An experimental stem cell therapy can essentially cure type 1 diabetes by restoring insulin production in some patients, early clinical trial results show. Seven out of 12 patients no longer needed daily insulin shots after receiving a...

  • Posted June 25, 2024
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  U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Medical Care for Transgender Youth

  The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it would hear a case on a Tennessee law that bans transgender minors from receiving certain medical treatments in that state. The banned treatments include puberty-blocking drugs or hormonal therapies....

  • Posted June 24, 2024
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  Rates of Distress, Depression Have Doubled Among Transgender Americans Since 2014

  The rate of self-reported mental distress and depression among American adults who identify as transgender or gender-diverse (TGD) has more than doubled between 2014 and 2022, an analysis of federal health data reveals. During that time, “a...

  • Posted June 24, 2024
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  Texas’ 2021 Abortion Ban Tied to Rise in Infant Deaths

  Following state legislation passed in 2021 that essentially banned abortion in Texas, the rate of infant deaths rose by almost 13%, compared to a much smaller 1.8% rise nationwide, a new study finds. The number of Texan...

  • Posted June 24, 2024
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  Medication Abortion Without Ultrasound Is Safe: Study

  Women don’t need an ultrasound to have a safe medication abortion, a new study says. Women who received abortion pills by mail without getting an ultrasound first did just as well as those who were examined and...

  • Posted June 24, 2024
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  Twice-a-Year Injection Gives Women Full Protection Against HIV, Trial Finds

  Just two injections a year of a new HIV drug protected young women in Africa from infection with the sexually transmitted disease, new trial results show. In announcing the findings, Gilead Sciences Inc. said its HIV medication...

  • Posted June 24, 2024
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  FDA’s Move to OK First Menthol Vapes Is Big Mistake, Health Advocates Say

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to authorize the first menthol-flavored e-cigarettes has drawn the the ire of health advocates who say the decision undermines efforts to end the youth vaping epidemic in America. In its...

  • Posted June 24, 2024
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  ‘A Pretty Cool Experience:’ Having a Kidney Transplant While Awake

  John Nicolas was deep into kidney transplant surgery when he decided to ask his doctors if they’d started yet. “At one point during surgery, I recall asking, ‘Should I be expecting the spinal anesthesia to kick in?’”...

  • Posted June 24, 2024
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  Inhaled Insulin Could Help Folks With Type 1 Diabetes Avoid Needles

  Inhaled insulin could be a better option than injections or pumps for some patients with type 1 diabetes, a new clinical trial shows. Patients using inhaled insulin (Afrezza) plus long-lasting insulin degludec injections had better control over...

  • Posted June 24, 2024
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