Weekly Somapacitan Effective in Children With GH Deficiency Weekly Somapacitan Effective in Children With GH Deficiency
A new study finds that once-weekly treatment with somapacitan is similarly effective as daily growth hormone therapy in children with GH deficiency.Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
Managing Hypertension Remotely; Hormone Therapy and Trans Youth
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - January 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
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
She used pills to medically abort -- but had a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
NIH study claims trans teens given hormone drugs enjoy 'significant improvements'
The research - the largest of its kind - monitored around 315 teenage Americans with gender dysphoria who received puberty blockers or hormone therapy drugs. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New study finds hormone therapy could prevent Alzheimer's among certain women
Research showed the therapy to be successful among women who carry a particular gene, which would affect a quarter of the female population in the UK. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Metastasis-Directed Therapy May Delay ADT in Advanced Prostate Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) in selected patients with recurrent oligometastatic prostate cancer led to PSA responses in a majority of patients and delayed initiation of hormonal therapy by 18 months, a retrospective study... (Source: MedPage Today Radiology)
Source: MedPage Today Radiology - November 29, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Transgender Patients on Hormone Therapy Require Monitoring Transgender Patients on Hormone Therapy Require Monitoring
Because of their increased risk for death, compared with the general population, transgender patients on hormone therapy need cardiovascular and cancer monitoring, according to experts.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - November 28, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
How is Endometriosis Diagnosed?
Discussion
Endometriosis is classically defined as endometrial tissue occurring outside the uterine lining. It is a common cause of chronic pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea in adolescents. It can present differently in adolescents than adult women and usually can appear like many other common problems such as chronic constipation or gastrointestinal dysmotility. It is estimated that ~25-38% of adolescents with chronic pelvic pain have endometriosis. Use of clinical criteria versus laparoscopic documentation of disease makes the epidemiology of this problem more challenging.
The cause is not wholly agreed upon but many believe ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 28, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Virtual clinic providing critical care to trans patients at risk due to Ontario funding changes
Connect-Clinic offers hormone therapy and surgery referrals for transgender and gender-diverse people across Ontario through virtual appointments. As of next month, it will no longer accept new patients due to changes in Ontario's funding agreement with doctors. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/Day 6 Source Type: news
Advancing health equity for the LGBTQIA+ community
Healthcare systems are failing the LGBTQIA+ community and transgender individuals in particular. Too often they are not getting the care they need.
The stigma and discrimination of recent decades die hard and continue to negatively impact LGBTQIA+ healthcare outcomes in many cases. New approaches and new attitudes to delivering healthcare, without discrimination, are needed to ensure that this community thrives. A key challenge facing LGBTQIA+ patients is varying attitudes to the community in different parts of the world and even in different states or regions. Increased health risksOne important dimension of he...
Source: EyeForPharma - November 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Katie Delaney Source Type: news
Systemic Hormone Therapy During Menopause May Up Risk for Depression
Initiating systemic hormone therapy before age 50 years linked to increased risk for depression (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - November 4, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Family Medicine, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
Systemic Hormone Therapy During Menopause May Up Risk for Depression
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 -- Systemically administered hormone therapy (HT) during menopause is associated with a higher risk for depression, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in JAMA Network Open.
Marie K. Wium-Andersen, M.D., Ph.D., from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 4, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Hormonal Treatment in Pregnancy Won't Lower Odds for Preterm Birth
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 -- A hormone therapy commonly used to prevent preterm births probably isn ' t effective, a new study reports.
Doctors have been prescribing vaginal progesterone treatments to help at-risk pregnant women delay delivery for as... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 2, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Race May Impact Satisfaction With Hormone Therapy for Menopause Symptoms
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 -- Black and White women report different preferences for treatment for menopause symptoms, according to a study published Oct. 18 in Menopause.
Monica Christmas, M.D., from the University of Chicago, and colleagues compared... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
USPSTF Doesn't Change Postmenopausal Hormone Recommendations USPSTF Doesn't Change Postmenopausal Hormone Recommendations
The central message of updated recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force ' s on using hormone therapy to prevent chronic conditions remain unchanged.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - November 1, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
