For trans children, early gender ID conversion efforts damage lifelong mental health

Exposure before age 10 years quadruples the lifetime risk of suicidal behavior.

New genotype of S. pyrogenes found in rise of scarlet fever in U.K.

The new genotype of Streptococcus pyrogenes with increased scarlet fever toxin A production became dominant over the course of the epidemic.

Nonmyeloablative conditioning carries lowers infection risk in patients with AML

Patients who received myeloablative conditioning tended to develop infections sooner.

Chlamydia trachomatis is associated with adverse reproductive health outcomes

Women who test positive for the bacterium may have an increased risk for PID, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility, a retrospective cohort study finds.

Post-Ebola mortality five times higher than general population

Age, area of residence (urban vs. nonurban area), and duration of stay in an Ebola treatment center were independently and significantly associated with mortality.

USPSTF recommends preventive breast cancer medications only for women at risk

The USPSTF finds minimal value in medications to help prevent breast cancer for women not at increased risk

Cephalosporins remain empiric therapy for skin infections in pediatric AD

“When a patient with AD walks into your office and looks like they have an infection of their eczema, your go-to antibiotic is going to be one that targets MSSA.”

Endoscopic therapy decreases recurrence of intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia in patients with Barrett’s esophagus

It is sufficient to perform a close examination of the cardia and, in the absence of visible abnormalities, to randomly biopsy only at the level of the top of gastric folds, rather than deeper into...

Decision making regarding vaccines varies among accepters, deniers, partial accepters

Vaccine accepters considered the decision to vaccinate as self-evident, while deniers considered anecdotal evidence; partial accepters took much time in deliberation.

Perceived discrimination linked to delay in ovarian cancer diagnosis for black women

In a case-control analysis, researchers found that every 1-unit rise in the frequency of everyday discrimination was associated with a higher likelihood of prolonged symptom duration.

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