Pneumococcal vaccines PCV-10 and PPV-23 are equally safe and immunogenic in pregnant women with HIV, although PPV-23 administration might be more beneficial because it includes a wider range of serotypes, researchers say.
A number of centers in Sweden, most notably the Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Stockholm, have become the latest to hit the pause button in the medical treatment of children with gender dysphoria.
“The rapid COVID-19 surge required physicians and staff to innovate quickly to ensure core humanizing values were not lost in the pandemic,” one physician explained.
This study investigated the association of liver stiffness as determined by MRE with CVD phenotype based on coronary artery calcification in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Women hospitalized with COVID-19 appear to have lower mortality rates when they’re pregnant than those who are not pregnant, even when they’re admitted to intensive care, a US study suggests.
An interdisciplinary team of scientists has developed a wireless network of three soft, flexible sensors that can measure the vital signs of a laboring mother and her fetus, as well as provide data on contractions, according to a new report.
There is a global paucity of high-quality guidance for gender minority/transgender people, with existing guidance largely limited to HIV and transition, new research in the UK has found.
The 2020-2030 recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine focus on health equity and include a call for more school nurses and public health nurses.
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