What are the bone health consequences for transgender people using puberty blockers? Dutch researchers take the long view to get an answer.

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Heard rumours that doctors are rushing transgender kids into surgery? Find out what the numbers really say with MNB.

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Type II diabetes is traditionally a disease of old age, why are so many American teens racing towards a diabetes diagnosis?

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Concerned about the effects of ADHD drugs on young brains? Swedish researchers find that meds help ADHD kids to get into college/university.

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You heard it here: girls aren’t the only ones who can benefit from the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine. That’s right, your boy should get the HPV vaccine too.

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A crack down is nearing. June 2024, the United States Food and Drug Administration announced they are leading the charge to remove harmful e-cigarettes from the market. In a joint initiative involving the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), United States Marshals and the United States Postal Inspection Service, […]

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You might remember hearing about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in the news, or maybe you saw the acclaimed sports film Concussion at the movie theatre? Repetitive concussions might be something you associate with pro-athletes or high drama on the big screen but the reality is that repeated head injuries are closer to home than you […]

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Researchers from across Scotland scoured more than a decade’s worth of health records to assess just how well a nationwide secondary school vaccination campaign worked. The report, published last month in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, confirms that vaccinating your daughters between ages 11 and 13 cuts their risk of developing the most aggressive […]

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