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More than half of U.S. adults surveyed would be supportive if they had a teenage child who wanted to transition to the opposite gender

Many Parents Would Support Transgender Teen’s Transition

Findings indicate growing acceptance of gender transition
Clinical features

Clinical Feature Model Predicts Colitis Outcomes

Clinical features can predict both colectomy and steroid dependence
Use of geriatric consultation remains sparse among older patients undergoing surgery for kidney cancer

Geriatric Consults Remain Rare in Kidney Cancer Care

Although use of medical co-management and rehabilitation services increasing
Early

Early, Single Non-Ablative Fractional Laser Tx Aids Scarring

Early NAFL treatment has potential to offer detectable improvement in clinical scar appearance
Current laryngectomy-related patient education materials are too difficult for an average American adult to understand

Literacy Level an Issue in Laryngectomy-Related Patient Ed

Reading difficulty exceeds ability of average U.S. adult; readability negatively tied to understandability
For women

Hours Worked Impacted by Kids for Female, Not Male Doctors

Findings from a national sample of dual-physician couples
Patients who choose alternative medicine over traditional cancer treatments for curable cancers have a higher risk of dying early

Worse Survival Seen for Alternative Vs Usual Cancer Rx

Alternative medicine independently tied to greater mortality risk compared to conventional treatment
More than half of newly diagnosed patients with early-stage breast cancer consider contralateral prophylactic mastectomy

One-Quarter With Early Breast Cancer Strongly Considers CPM

Decision factors most valued include avoiding worry about recurrence, reducing need for surgery
There does not appear to be significant racial differences in preoperative or intraoperative medication administration for children undergoing emergency appendectomies

Few Racial Differences in Peds Anesthesia Meds Administration

Findings after adjustment for age, gender, attending anesthesiologist practice patterns
Within a cohort of patients insured through TRICARE

Opioid Rx Frequently Issued for Nonspecific, Spinal Conditions

Spine, orthopedic disorders most prominent among categories of conditions linked to initial opioid Rx