Infants’ tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated, American Academy of Pediatrics says

Infants’ tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated, American Academy of Pediatrics says

NEW YORK — Tongue-tie —a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding — may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery, a prominent doctors’ group said Monday. The American Academy of Pediatrics is the latest, and largest, medical society to sound an alarm about the increasing use of scissors or … Read more

Kentucky governor backs longer list of conditions eligible for marijuana treatment

Kentucky governor backs longer list of conditions eligible for marijuana treatment

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Access to medical marijuana in Kentucky should expand to include a longer list of severe health conditions, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday in advocating a change that would make hundreds of thousands more people eligible for treatment when the program begins next year. The measure passed by the GOP-led legislature in 2023 … Read more