Endometriosis could be treated with cancer drug, study suggests

by University of EdinburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe painful symptoms of endometriosis—a chronic condition which affects millions of women—could potentially be reduced with a drug that had prev

Updated on: March 05,2024

Endometriosis could be treated with cancer drug, study suggests

by University of EdinburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe painful symptoms of endometriosis—a chronic condition which affects millions of women—could potentially be reduced with a drug that had prev

Updated on:March 05,2024

Researchers confirm risk of COVID transmission from mother to unborn baby is very low

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch from UCL, UCLH and Great Ormond Street Hospital has confirmed that the risk of a mother passing on COVID to her unborn baby i

Updated on: January 19,2024

Researchers confirm risk of COVID transmission from mother to unborn baby is very low

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch from UCL, UCLH and Great Ormond Street Hospital has confirmed that the risk of a mother passing on COVID to her unborn baby i

Updated on:January 19,2024

Medication abortions are under fire: Here's how they work

by LINDSEY TANNER and MATTHEW PERRONEBottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22, 2010. Medication abortions became the preferred me

Updated on: May 16,2024

Medication abortions are under fire: Here's how they work

by LINDSEY TANNER and MATTHEW PERRONEBottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22, 2010. Medication abortions became the preferred me

Updated on:May 16,2024

Study shows pregnant women admitted to intensive care in Scotland are 12 times more likely to experience a stillbirth

by University of EdinburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who require intensive care when pregnant are more likely to die compared with women who are not admitted—an excess risk that persists for

Updated on: June 15,2024

Study shows pregnant women admitted to intensive care in Scotland are 12 times more likely to experience a stillbirth

by University of EdinburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who require intensive care when pregnant are more likely to die compared with women who are not admitted—an excess risk that persists for

Updated on:June 15,2024

Kids' metabolic health can be improved with exercise during pregnancy

by Joslin Diabetes CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA mechanism has been identified that explains how physical exercise in pregnancy confers metabolic health benefits in offspring. According to res

Updated on: April 16,2024

Kids' metabolic health can be improved with exercise during pregnancy

by Joslin Diabetes CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA mechanism has been identified that explains how physical exercise in pregnancy confers metabolic health benefits in offspring. According to res

Updated on:April 16,2024

Physician advocates screening teen emergency room patients for sexually transmitted infections

by University of CincinnatiCredit: CC0 Public DomainA University of Cincinnati researcher is recommending pediatric hospital emergency rooms consider screening for sexually transmitted infections

Updated on: May 09,2024

Physician advocates screening teen emergency room patients for sexually transmitted infections

by University of CincinnatiCredit: CC0 Public DomainA University of Cincinnati researcher is recommending pediatric hospital emergency rooms consider screening for sexually transmitted infections

Updated on:May 09,2024

Diabetes drug may help to prolong preterm pregnancies in women with pre-eclampsia

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainGiving the drug metformin to women diagnosed with preterm pre-eclampsia may help to prolong pregnancy (gestation), finds a study published by&nb

Updated on: July 01,2024

Diabetes drug may help to prolong preterm pregnancies in women with pre-eclampsia

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainGiving the drug metformin to women diagnosed with preterm pre-eclampsia may help to prolong pregnancy (gestation), finds a study published by&nb

Updated on:July 01,2024

Surgeons fear pelvic mesh lawsuits will spook patients

by Gene JohnsonIn this Dec. 20, 2018, photo, Dr. Jeffrey Clemons, a pelvic reconstructive surgeon, poses for a photo in Tacoma, Wash., with a letter to state Attorney General Bob Ferguson that he help

Updated on: March 09,2024

Surgeons fear pelvic mesh lawsuits will spook patients

by Gene JohnsonIn this Dec. 20, 2018, photo, Dr. Jeffrey Clemons, a pelvic reconstructive surgeon, poses for a photo in Tacoma, Wash., with a letter to state Attorney General Bob Ferguson that he help

Updated on:March 09,2024

Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy impacts the developing immune system of the fetus

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlthough there have been many studies into COVID-19, and even studies into the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnant mothers, relatively

Updated on: July 02,2024

Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy impacts the developing immune system of the fetus

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlthough there have been many studies into COVID-19, and even studies into the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnant mothers, relatively

Updated on:July 02,2024

Why women with multiple sclerosis get better when pregnant

byLinköping UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen suffering from the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis temporarily get much better when pregnant. Researchers have now identified the benef

Updated on: February 18,2024

Why women with multiple sclerosis get better when pregnant

byLinköping UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen suffering from the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis temporarily get much better when pregnant. Researchers have now identified the benef

Updated on:February 18,2024