February 10, 2017 Few transgender teens opt for fertility preservation Just a fraction of transgender adolescents who are counseled about infertility risks associated with their treatment will opt to bank their sperm or eggs, new research shows.
February 1, 2017 Skipping breakfast may be bad for your heart, doctors say Planning meals and snacks in advance and eating breakfast every day may help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, new guidelines from U.S. doctors say.
January 26, 2017 US court issues injunction on assistance for dialysis patients A U.S. court has issued a preliminary injunction on a new federal rule that dialysis providers have said would prevent patients from using charitable assistance to buy private health insurance, Fresenius Medical Care (FMC) said on Thursday.
January 24, 2017 Language may impact diabetes care for Latinos with limited English Latino patients with limited English skills may be less likely to take prescribed diabetes medications than other diabetics in the U.S. even when they see Spanish-speaking doctors, a recent study suggests.
January 23, 2017 8 lies men tell their doctors-- and why they need to come clean When it comes to talking to their doctors about their health or admitting that they have a problem, most men stretch the truth, leave out important details or flat-out lie.
January 19, 2017 Woman who sought kidney on Craigslist gets it from mother A New Jersey woman who found a kidney donor on Craigslist in 2015 but later was told the organ transplant couldn't happen because of complications has now received a kidney.
January 13, 2017 Hormone specialists want more education about transgender patients Doctors who specialize in conditions involving hormones need more training on how to treat people who are transgender, suggests a new study.
January 13, 2017 Gastric bypass may offer teens lasting weight loss Extremely obese teens who get surgery to help shed excess pounds may achieve long-term weight loss, but some may also face additional operations and vitamin deficiency, two new studies suggest.
January 12, 2017 How do higher deductibles impact care for chronic disease? Out-of-pocket costs with high deductible health plans may discourage some poor and chronically ill patients from getting needed care, a U.S. study of diabetics suggests.
January 9, 2017 Few black diabetes patients in US drug trials Even though diabetes rates are almost twice as high in black people as in whites, black patients may be far less likely to be included in drug safety trials, a recent study suggests.
