30 million women struggle with low sex drive. This Dallas OB-GYN has an app for that

by Dom DifurioCredit: CC0 Public DomainInvestors have pumped $1 million into Dallas-based OB-GYN Dr. Lyndsey Harper's startup Rosy, seeing an opportunity to fund an app they believe could bridge a

Updated on: March 12,2024

30 million women struggle with low sex drive. This Dallas OB-GYN has an app for that

by Dom DifurioCredit: CC0 Public DomainInvestors have pumped $1 million into Dallas-based OB-GYN Dr. Lyndsey Harper's startup Rosy, seeing an opportunity to fund an app they believe could bridge a

Updated on:March 12,2024

Trump election in 2016 linked to increase in preterm births among US Latinas

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA significant jump in preterm births to Latina mothers living in the U.S. occurred in the nine months followi

Updated on: March 12,2024

Trump election in 2016 linked to increase in preterm births among US Latinas

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA significant jump in preterm births to Latina mothers living in the U.S. occurred in the nine months followi

Updated on:March 12,2024

2012 to 2016 saw increase in syphilis among pregnant women

(HealthDay)—From 2012 to 2016, there was a 61 percent increase in syphilis cases among pregnant women, with no traditional behavioral risk factors reported among half of these women, according to a st

Updated on: March 12,2024

2012 to 2016 saw increase in syphilis among pregnant women

(HealthDay)—From 2012 to 2016, there was a 61 percent increase in syphilis cases among pregnant women, with no traditional behavioral risk factors reported among half of these women, according to a st

Updated on:March 12,2024

More than 2.2 million women live in maternity care desert status areas

(HealthDay)—More than 2.2 million women live in areas with severely limited to no access to maternity care (maternity care desert status), according to a report published Sept. 23 by the March of Dime

Updated on: March 12,2024

More than 2.2 million women live in maternity care desert status areas

(HealthDay)—More than 2.2 million women live in areas with severely limited to no access to maternity care (maternity care desert status), according to a report published Sept. 23 by the March of Dime

Updated on:March 12,2024

Inducing labor at 39 weeks reduces likelihood of C-sections

by Kristina Sauerwein,Washington University in St. LouisCredit: CC0 Public DomainInducing labor in healthy first-time mothers in the 39th week of pregnancy results in lower rates of cesarean sec

Updated on: March 12,2024

Inducing labor at 39 weeks reduces likelihood of C-sections

by Kristina Sauerwein,Washington University in St. LouisCredit: CC0 Public DomainInducing labor in healthy first-time mothers in the 39th week of pregnancy results in lower rates of cesarean sec

Updated on:March 12,2024

Induction for late-term pregnancies at 41 weeks tied to small benefits

(HealthDay)—There may be a small benefit to labor induction in low-risk woman at 41 weeks versus expectant management, though the chances of a good perinatal outcome are high with both strategies, acc

Updated on: March 12,2024

Induction for late-term pregnancies at 41 weeks tied to small benefits

(HealthDay)—There may be a small benefit to labor induction in low-risk woman at 41 weeks versus expectant management, though the chances of a good perinatal outcome are high with both strategies, acc

Updated on:March 12,2024

Abortion arguments at play in limiting veterans' IVF benefit

by Julie Carr SmythIn this Tuesday, June 11, 2019, file photo, Jake and Ashley Lyerla are interviewed at their home in Milroy, Ind. A federal program to help injured veterans and their spouses conceiv

Updated on: March 09,2024

Abortion arguments at play in limiting veterans' IVF benefit

by Julie Carr SmythIn this Tuesday, June 11, 2019, file photo, Jake and Ashley Lyerla are interviewed at their home in Milroy, Ind. A federal program to help injured veterans and their spouses conceiv

Updated on:March 09,2024

In US, relaxed IVF laws help would-be parents realize dreams

by Ivan CouronneCindy Luna holds her son Mateo, born via in-vitro fertilization in 2017, at the family's Virginia homeFreezing your eggs, getting pregnant after the age of 50, choosing the baby&#3

Updated on: March 09,2024

In US, relaxed IVF laws help would-be parents realize dreams

by Ivan CouronneCindy Luna holds her son Mateo, born via in-vitro fertilization in 2017, at the family's Virginia homeFreezing your eggs, getting pregnant after the age of 50, choosing the baby&#3

Updated on:March 09,2024

Magee and CMU Partner to develop novel app to combat preterm birth

by Adam Dove, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringThe app answers FAQs, helps users track appointments, and much more. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University, Depa

Updated on: March 09,2024

Magee and CMU Partner to develop novel app to combat preterm birth

by Adam Dove, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringThe app answers FAQs, helps users track appointments, and much more. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University, Depa

Updated on:March 09,2024

Conservative Texas judge weighs challenge to abortion pills

by SEAN MURPHY and MATTHEW PERRONEBoxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. A federal judge will hear arguments Wedne

Updated on: March 09,2024

Conservative Texas judge weighs challenge to abortion pills

by SEAN MURPHY and MATTHEW PERRONEBoxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. A federal judge will hear arguments Wedne

Updated on:March 09,2024