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Targeting the endocannabinoid system in migraine
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- Kate Johnson
Cannabis and other compounds that interact with the endocannabinoid system may be able to modulate the pathways involved in migraine-related pain...
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Study finds more adverse maternal outcomes in women with disabilities
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- Kate Johnson
The findings “may be a direct reflection of the challenges women with all types of disabilities face when accessing and receiving care, which is...
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Are newer migraine therapies better? It depends
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
“Triptans will be around for a long time, but the newer medications are here to stay,”
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Unrestricted prescribing of mifepristone: Safe and effective, says study
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
The findings “add to the accumulating evidence that removing restrictions from medication abortion is safe, effective, and improves access.”
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Should ‘advanced maternal age’ be redefined? Study suggests benefits.
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
“Although pregnancy-related risks increase with maternal age, there is no known abrupt biological increase in underlying risk precisely at age 35...
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Study shows wider gaps, broader inequities in U.S. sex education than 25 years ago
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- Kate Johnson
“Overall, about 20% of adolescents received instruction from multiple sources about waiting until marriage, but only 5%-8% received birth control...
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Association of height, BMI, and AD in young children may be transient
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- Kate Johnson
"The potential for 'catch up' in height for children with atopic dermatitis observed in our study may be explained with resolution of atopic...
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Study finds nadolol noninferior to propranolol for infantile hemangiomas
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Safety data were similar for both treatments.
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Premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy linked to later cognitive impairment
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
This new study “contributes valuable new data to a major public health importance issue and addresses a number of important shortcomings of...
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Striae gravidarum: More than a ‘nuisance,’ say researchers
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
“We suggest that health care providers should avoid thinking of SG as merely a cosmetic ‘nuisance,’ ” the authors wrote.
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HCV in pregnancy: One piece of a bigger problem
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- Kate Johnson
“These data also enable us to step back a bit from HCV and look at the landscape of how the opioid crisis continues to grow in complexity and...
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Most infant formula trials lack transparency, carry high risk of bias: Systematic review
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- Kate Johnson
The international team of investigators suggested “some trials might have a marketing aim and no robust scientific aim,” concluding “much of the...
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Pandemic adds more weight to burden of obesity in children
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- Kate Johnson
“Our nation’s safety net is fragile, outdated, and out of reach for millions of eligible kids and caregivers,” said an author of a new report.
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Uncomplicated pediatric chest infection: Antibiotics don’t help
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- Kate Johnson
“Physician prescribing of antibiotics in effect medicalizes illness and keeps the cycle of expectations,...
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Relapse risk increased with antidepressant discontinuation
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- Kate Johnson
But patients can discontinue their antidepressants safely in primary care without relapsing, with a tapering regime, say the authors of a new...