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Semen Cryopreservation an Option to Preserve Fertility in Transgender Youth

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Hannah Dellabella

For adolescent and young adult transgender patients, semen cryopreservation may be a viable option for fertility preservation, even in patients who have already begun treatment for gender dysphoria.

Entractinib, a Tumor Agnostic Therapy, Receives FDA Approval

By

Brian Park, PharmD

Rozlytrek is a kinase inhibitor that selectively targets ROS1 and NTRK fusions.

Assessing BMD in Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Individuals: 2019 ISCD Position Statement

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Endocrinology Advisor Contributing Writer

Based on emerging evidence and expert opinion, a task force put together by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry created position statements on the assessment of BMD in transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals.

Moderate Caloric Restriction Can Improve CV Risk in Healthy Patients

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Amit Akirov, MD

Moderate caloric restriction for 2 years may improve several cardiovascular risk factors in young and middle-aged healthy individuals.

FDA Recalls Herbal Medications Being Marketed for Various Diseases

By

Steve Duffy

In addition to being manufactured outside of the controls required by current Good Manufacturing Practices, these products are also being marketed for diseases without FDA approval.

Oral Contraceptive Recalled Because of Possibility of Reduced Efficacy

By

Steve Duffy

The product is being recalled due to out-of-specification dissolution results at the 3-month stability time point.

Menstruation-Related Symptoms Cause Significant Loss in Workplace Productivity

Menstruation-related symptoms (MRS) cause a great deal of productivity loss, mainly due to presenteeism.

Similar HIV Risk Profiles With Depot Medroxyprogesterone, Copper IUDs, Levonorgestrel Implants

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Endocrinology Advisor Contributing Writer

The similar rates of HIV risk among a population of African woman using intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, copper intrauterine devices, and levonorgestrel implants highlights the need for HIV prevention to be incorporated into contraceptive practices.

Low Levels of Vitamin D Associated With Depression in Older Adults

By

Caleb Rans

Every 10-ng/mL increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D was associated with a 12% decrease in the risk for depression in older adults.

Patient Groups Urge Court of Appeals to Prioritize Patient Protections

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Natasha Priya Dyal, MD

Patient groups have issued a joint statement today to urge the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to prioritize patient protections as it presides over arguments in the case Texas v United States.

Time in Target Blood Glucose Range Independently Associated With Mortality in Critically Ill Patients

By

Tyler Rice

Critically ill patients who maintained blood glucose levels between 70 to 140 mg/dL at least 80% of the time had increased survival compared with those who did not.