Babies Fare Better If Gestational Diabetes Is Treated Early in Second Trimester
Treating gestational diabetes early in pregnancy without waiting for confirmation of a repeat oral glucose-tolerance test (OGTT) improved neonatal outcomes, the TOBOGM randomized trial showed. For women first diagnosed before 20 weeks’ gestation, immediate treatment significantly reduced the composite incidence of adverse neonatal outcomes — preterm birth, birth trauma, high birth weight, respiratory distress, phototherapy, […]
Colorado Will Require Some Health Insurance Plans To Cover Gender-Affirming Care
DENVER (AP) — Colorado will include gender confirmation care in its individual and small group health insurance plans, state and federal officials announced Tuesday. The state’s plan under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will include jaw, cheek and eye modifications, face tightening, facial bone remodeling for facial feminization, breast or chest construction and […]