SARANAC LAKE — Dr. James Pate finds a great deal of importance in helping underserved groups such as women, people living in rural areas and those who sub
— Read on www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2019/11/new-amc-doctor-adds-treatment-for-transgender-patients/

“If you smoke in the three months before pregnancy and quit by the end of the first trimester, you have more than a 50% greater risk of SUID compared to nonsmokers,” Anderson said.
— Read on www-m.cnn.com/2019/03/11/health/smoking-infant-sudden-death-risk-study/index.html

If you are going to accuse me of executing my child, then you need to know exactly what happened. It’s not a pleasant story and the ending is terrible. I wouldn’t blame you for not wanting to read it. But you need to know the truth, because stories like mine are being perverted for political gain.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/opinion/born-alive-abortion.html

Something as simple as taking prenatal vitamins during the first month of pregnancy might lower the odds of having a second child with autism.
— Read on consumer.healthday.com/cognitive-health-information-26/autism-news-51/prenatal-vitamins-might-lower-risk-of-second-child-with-autism-743169.html

In the August/September 2018 issue of BUST Magazine, Angel wrote a column outlining the questions every trans man should be asking at the OBGYN.
— Read on www.gaystarnews.com/article/buck-angel-gives-advice-to-trans-men-at-the-gynecologist/

“While misinformation has been the object of great attention in politics, medical misinformation might have an even greater body count. As is true with fake news in general, medical lies tend to spread further than truths on the internet — and they have very real repercussions.”

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Whereas marijuana is not a major health risk for most adults, prenatal drug exposure can be harmful to unborn babies. Previous research has shown infants exposed to cannabis in the womb are 50 percent more likely to have a lower birth weight. Now three new studies presented Tuesday at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting here suggest prenatal cannabis exposure—at least in rodents—could have serious consequences for fetal brain development.
— Read on www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-marijuana-harms-a-developing-babys-brain/

FDA expands use of cervical cancer vaccine up to age 45 – The Boston Globe
— Read on www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/10/05/fda-expands-use-cervical-cancer-vaccine-age/POB4jWmsU4RZA9mj8sR2MO/amp.html

Two doctors’ groups urge the United States and other countries to promote breast-feeding.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/opinion/breast-feeding.html

(Reuters Health) – E-cigarette liquids sweetened with flavorings like clove and vanilla may damage cells in the blood vessels and heart even when they don’t contain nicotine, a small experiment suggests.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-health-heart-vaping-flavors/e-cigarette-flavorings-may-damage-blood-vessels-and-heart-idUSKBN1K12WY