Medication abortion is common; here's how it works

By LINDSEY TANNER and MATTHEW PERRONEHow the chemical combination of mifepristone and misoprostal acts to end a pregnancy. Credit: AP GraphicMedication abortions became the preferred method for ending

Updated on: March 09,2024

Medication abortion is common; here's how it works

By LINDSEY TANNER and MATTHEW PERRONEHow the chemical combination of mifepristone and misoprostal acts to end a pregnancy. Credit: AP GraphicMedication abortions became the preferred method for ending

Updated on:March 09,2024

Nut consumption may enhance fertility for men, suggests study

byMonash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEating nuts may enhance male fertility, a Monash University-led research review has found. The authors now want more research into the potenti

Updated on: January 16,2024

Nut consumption may enhance fertility for men, suggests study

byMonash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEating nuts may enhance male fertility, a Monash University-led research review has found. The authors now want more research into the potenti

Updated on:January 16,2024

Abortion is now legal but still hard to access across Australia. Doctors are both the problem and the solution

by Barbara Baird,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbortion is now fully legal in every jurisdiction in Australia. Western Australia became the last state to decriminalize it just

Updated on: January 13,2024

Abortion is now legal but still hard to access across Australia. Doctors are both the problem and the solution

by Barbara Baird,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbortion is now fully legal in every jurisdiction in Australia. Western Australia became the last state to decriminalize it just

Updated on:January 13,2024

Young age at first menstrual cycle linked to heightened diabetes risk in mid-life

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainStarting menstrual cycles at a young age—before the age of 13—is linked to a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes in midlife, finds US

Updated on: January 13,2024

Young age at first menstrual cycle linked to heightened diabetes risk in mid-life

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainStarting menstrual cycles at a young age—before the age of 13—is linked to a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes in midlife, finds US

Updated on:January 13,2024

Investigating the link between a type of antibody and miscarriage

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMiscarriage affects an estimated 15% of pregnancies, but in about half of cases the cause is unclear. At Yale, reproductive im

Updated on: May 18,2024

Investigating the link between a type of antibody and miscarriage

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMiscarriage affects an estimated 15% of pregnancies, but in about half of cases the cause is unclear. At Yale, reproductive im

Updated on:May 18,2024

After Idaho's strict abortion ban, OB-GYNs stage a quick exodus

by Sarah VarneyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAt a brewery in this northern Idaho city, hundreds of people recently held a wake of sorts to mourn the closure of Sandpoint's only labor and delive

Updated on: April 11,2024

After Idaho's strict abortion ban, OB-GYNs stage a quick exodus

by Sarah VarneyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAt a brewery in this northern Idaho city, hundreds of people recently held a wake of sorts to mourn the closure of Sandpoint's only labor and delive

Updated on:April 11,2024

Mothers with higher quality diets have slimmer, leaner babies

by University of MinnesotaCredit: CC0 Public DomainObesity is a growing problem among toddlers, children and adolescents in the United States. Gaining weight and fat mass rapidly during the first

Updated on: May 05,2024

Mothers with higher quality diets have slimmer, leaner babies

by University of MinnesotaCredit: CC0 Public DomainObesity is a growing problem among toddlers, children and adolescents in the United States. Gaining weight and fat mass rapidly during the first

Updated on:May 05,2024

Attitudes around older motherhood too often emphasize risk and pregnancy timing, researcher says

by Patrick Lejtenyi,Concordia UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn current policy texts, medical guidelines and educational materials, the dominant discourse surrounding women who give birth la

Updated on: May 20,2024

Attitudes around older motherhood too often emphasize risk and pregnancy timing, researcher says

by Patrick Lejtenyi,Concordia UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn current policy texts, medical guidelines and educational materials, the dominant discourse surrounding women who give birth la

Updated on:May 20,2024

ADHD and autism associated with in utero heavy metals and essential minerals

by Norwegian Institute of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLevels of the heavy metals cadmium, lead, and arsenic and the essential mineral manganese, measured in maternal blood durin

Updated on: March 13,2024

ADHD and autism associated with in utero heavy metals and essential minerals

by Norwegian Institute of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLevels of the heavy metals cadmium, lead, and arsenic and the essential mineral manganese, measured in maternal blood durin

Updated on:March 13,2024

The sooner the better: An argument for fetal MRI before 16 weeks

by Katie Paradis,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTo date, fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been limited to the mid-second or the third trimester of pregn

Updated on: January 19,2024

The sooner the better: An argument for fetal MRI before 16 weeks

by Katie Paradis,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTo date, fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been limited to the mid-second or the third trimester of pregn

Updated on:January 19,2024