New Hope — and an Old Hurdle — for a Terrible Disease With Terrible Treatments

[ad_1] Three years ago, Jesús Tilano went to a hospital in a thickly forested valley in Colombia with large open lesions on his nose, right arm and left hand. He was diagnosed with leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that is spread in the bite of a female sand fly and which plagues poor people who work… Continue reading New Hope — and an Old Hurdle — for a Terrible Disease With Terrible Treatments

Medical Group Backs Youth Gender Treatments, but Calls for Research Review

[ad_1] The American Academy of Pediatrics backed gender-related treatments for children on Thursday, reaffirming its position from 2018 on a medical approach that has since been banned in 19 states. But the influential group of doctors also took an extra step of commissioning a systematic review of medical research on the treatments, following similar efforts… Continue reading Medical Group Backs Youth Gender Treatments, but Calls for Research Review