More Adults Sought ADHD Drugs During the Pandemic

Prescriptions for ADHD treatments surged among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to fuel lingering shortages that frustrate parents and doctors. New prescriptions for stimulants used to treat the condition jumped for young adults and women during a two-year window after the pandemic hit in March 2020, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry. Prescriptions … Read more

Efforts to Restrict Transgender Health Care Endure in 2024

Republican-led state legislatures are considering a new round of bills restricting medical care for transgender youths—and in some cases, adults—returning to the issue the year after a wave of high-profile bills became law and sparked lawsuits. As legislatures begin their work for the year, lawmakers in several states have proposed enacting or strengthening restrictions on … Read more

Holiday Gatherings and a New Variant Are Fueling COVID-19 Deaths, WHO Says

GENEVA — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries—mostly in Europe … Read more