7/22 -- CTM DONE- Transgender Americans Braced For Loss Of Gender-Affirming Care

Just about all transgender Americans believe they’ll lose their access to gender-affirming health care during President Donald Trump’s current term in office.

As a result, despair is driving many to consider suicide or risky black-market hormones, researchers report in JAMA Network Open.

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Few Schools Screen Students For Depression, Anxiety

Fewer than one-third of American public schools are screening students for psychological problems, years after the U.S. Surgeon General declared a mental health crisis among the nation’s youth.

In 2021, then-U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned that social media, the COVID-19 pandemic, bullying, lack of safety and a number of oth...

Dogs Can Sniff Out Parkinson's Disease, Study Shows

Dogs’ noses are sensitive enough to track down fleeing convicts, locate human remains in hidden burial sites and detect illicit drug stashes.

They’ve even been able to sniff out human diseases like prostate cancer, malaria and COVID-19.

But are they keen enough to detect diseases of the brain and nervous system?

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Four-Day Work Week Benefits Workers, Employers, Study Says

A four-day work week can lead to happier and more productive, dedicated employees, a new global study found.

Workers at companies that instituted a four-day work week – essentially working 80% of their regular hours for the same pay – reported less burnout and better job satisfaction along with improved mental and physical heal...

GI Cancers On The Rise Among Younger Adults

GI cancers among people 50 and younger are rising at an alarming rate, increasing in the U.S. faster than any other type of early onset cancer, according to a pair of new studies.

Cancers of the colon, stomach and esophagus have all increased in recent years, threatening the health of younger Americans, researchers say.

Between 2010 ...

Eggs Guilt-Free For 'Bad' Cholesterol, Experiment Shows

A new egg study has produced sunny-side-up results for the oft-maligned breakfast staple.

Eggs are commonly thought to increase risk of heart disease by raising people’s cholesterol levels.

But people who ate two eggs a day experienced reductions in their “bad” LDL cholesterol levels, as long as the rest of their di...