Cannabis exposure linked to 1.5-times higher risk of unhealthy pregnancy outcomes

byUniversity of Utah Health SciencesNew research shows that pregnant people who use cannabis have a higher rate of unhealthy birth outcomes at 25.9% vs 17.4% among pregnant people who do not use

OB & GYN January 13,2024

Cannabis exposure linked to 1.5-times higher risk of unhealthy pregnancy outcomes

byUniversity of Utah Health SciencesNew research shows that pregnant people who use cannabis have a higher rate of unhealthy birth outcomes at 25.9% vs 17.4% among pregnant people who do not use

OB & GYN January 13,2024

New study sheds light on incidental findings in lung cancer screening

byBrown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen patients receive a low-dose computed tomography screen for lung cancer, doctors can see more than just the lungs. The screening test often

Oncology January 13,2024

New study sheds light on incidental findings in lung cancer screening

byBrown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen patients receive a low-dose computed tomography screen for lung cancer, doctors can see more than just the lungs. The screening test often

Oncology January 13,2024

How much does a shrunken blastocyst adversely affect implantation and pregnancy?

by Toho UniversityA fully re-expanded blastocyst (left) and a shrunken blastocyst with insufficient re-expansion (right). Credit: Ayumu ItoObstetricians and gynecologists at Toho University, Japan exa

OB & GYN January 13,2024

How much does a shrunken blastocyst adversely affect implantation and pregnancy?

by Toho UniversityA fully re-expanded blastocyst (left) and a shrunken blastocyst with insufficient re-expansion (right). Credit: Ayumu ItoObstetricians and gynecologists at Toho University, Japan exa

OB & GYN January 13,2024

New study brings personalized immunotherapy prescriptions a step closer

byUniversity of BathCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a step likely to advance personalized cancer treatment, scientists have—for the first time—shown in patients that levels of biomarkers ar

Oncology January 13,2024

New study brings personalized immunotherapy prescriptions a step closer

byUniversity of BathCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a step likely to advance personalized cancer treatment, scientists have—for the first time—shown in patients that levels of biomarkers ar

Oncology January 13,2024

State abortion bans bar exceptions for suicide, mental health

by Sandhya Raman, CQ-Roll CallCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since the Supreme Court outlawed the national right to an abortion, 18 states have implemented abortion bans that specify th

OB & GYN January 13,2024

State abortion bans bar exceptions for suicide, mental health

by Sandhya Raman, CQ-Roll CallCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since the Supreme Court outlawed the national right to an abortion, 18 states have implemented abortion bans that specify th

OB & GYN January 13,2024

Psychological arguments helped Argentines win abortion rights, scholar says

by Rick Hellman,University of KansasCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn Argentina, perhaps the most psychoanalyzed country in the world, the rhetoric of psychology proved important in the push

OB & GYN January 13,2024

Psychological arguments helped Argentines win abortion rights, scholar says

by Rick Hellman,University of KansasCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn Argentina, perhaps the most psychoanalyzed country in the world, the rhetoric of psychology proved important in the push

OB & GYN January 13,2024

Novel inherited variants may raise risk for Hodgkin lymphoma

Novel coding and noncoding gene variants have been identified that may increase the risk for developing Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), according to a study published online Aug. 20 inBlood.Jamie E. Fler

Oncology January 13,2024

Novel inherited variants may raise risk for Hodgkin lymphoma

Novel coding and noncoding gene variants have been identified that may increase the risk for developing Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), according to a study published online Aug. 20 inBlood.Jamie E. Fler

Oncology January 13,2024

New study may advance use of spinal cord stimulation for chemotherapy-related pain and cancer treatment

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine say they have evidence from a new study in rats that spin

Oncology January 13,2024

New study may advance use of spinal cord stimulation for chemotherapy-related pain and cancer treatment

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine say they have evidence from a new study in rats that spin

Oncology January 13,2024

Grandchild's stillbirth risk linked to grandma's weight

by Juan Ochoa,University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch has shown that pregnant women with a body mass index of 30 or higher face a greater chance of experiencing a stillbi

OB & GYN January 13,2024

Grandchild's stillbirth risk linked to grandma's weight

by Juan Ochoa,University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch has shown that pregnant women with a body mass index of 30 or higher face a greater chance of experiencing a stillbi

OB & GYN January 13,2024

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields

by Cynthia Curl and Carly Hyland,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLiving near farmland can significantly increase people's exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in th

OB & GYN January 13,2024

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields

by Cynthia Curl and Carly Hyland,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLiving near farmland can significantly increase people's exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in th

OB & GYN January 13,2024