Expert Reaction: Meghan Markle and pregnancy body image

by Samantha Martin,University of YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn expert in body image at the University of York comments on the pressures and anxiety that pregnant women and new mothers can expe

Updated on: March 23,2024

Expert Reaction: Meghan Markle and pregnancy body image

by Samantha Martin,University of YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn expert in body image at the University of York comments on the pressures and anxiety that pregnant women and new mothers can expe

Updated on:March 23,2024

Fewer than 2 percent of OB-GYN doctors can prescribe life-saving opioid treatment

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of obstetrician-gynecologists who are able to prescribe a lifesaving opioid addiction medicine

Updated on: March 24,2024

Fewer than 2 percent of OB-GYN doctors can prescribe life-saving opioid treatment

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of obstetrician-gynecologists who are able to prescribe a lifesaving opioid addiction medicine

Updated on:March 24,2024

Birth rates have risen in states with abortion bans

by Ernie MundellNew data shows that births rose in the first half of 2023 in states where abortion bans came into effect following the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022.States with bans had an average 2.3%

Updated on: January 15,2024

Birth rates have risen in states with abortion bans

by Ernie MundellNew data shows that births rose in the first half of 2023 in states where abortion bans came into effect following the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022.States with bans had an average 2.3%

Updated on:January 15,2024

A potential new way to diagnose male infertility and pharmaceutical treatment options

by Washington State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt can take a year or longer of trial and error for a doctor to determine if a man is infertile but new research by Michael Skinner, a Washi

Updated on: March 30,2024

A potential new way to diagnose male infertility and pharmaceutical treatment options

by Washington State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt can take a year or longer of trial and error for a doctor to determine if a man is infertile but new research by Michael Skinner, a Washi

Updated on:March 30,2024

How 20th-century 'rejuvenation' techniques gave rise to the modern anti-ageing industry

by James Stark,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageOur obsession with looking and feeling younger isn't unique to the 21st century. In fact, we've been searching for ways to turn b

Updated on: March 09,2024

How 20th-century 'rejuvenation' techniques gave rise to the modern anti-ageing industry

by James Stark,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageOur obsession with looking and feeling younger isn't unique to the 21st century. In fact, we've been searching for ways to turn b

Updated on:March 09,2024

Black women have the highest risk of pregnancy-related heart problems in the US

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSignificant racial disparities exist in heart-related problems among pregnant and postpartum women in the United States, with Black

Updated on: April 07,2024

Black women have the highest risk of pregnancy-related heart problems in the US

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSignificant racial disparities exist in heart-related problems among pregnant and postpartum women in the United States, with Black

Updated on:April 07,2024

Is continuous electronic fetal monitoring useful for all women in labor?

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainElectronic fetal monitoring is often used during labour to detect unborn babies at risk of brain damage (neonatal encephalopathy) from a lack of

Updated on: July 01,2024

Is continuous electronic fetal monitoring useful for all women in labor?

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainElectronic fetal monitoring is often used during labour to detect unborn babies at risk of brain damage (neonatal encephalopathy) from a lack of

Updated on:July 01,2024

Using a cardiovascular risk screening tool in women during routine gynecology visits

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study has shown that although 86% of women seen at an outpatient gynecology clinic had a cardiovascular risk factor and 40.1% had at least o

Updated on: April 07,2024

Using a cardiovascular risk screening tool in women during routine gynecology visits

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study has shown that although 86% of women seen at an outpatient gynecology clinic had a cardiovascular risk factor and 40.1% had at least o

Updated on:April 07,2024

New study shows that healthy and disease-linked bacteria can coexist in the vagina

by Ann-Sofie Sten,Karolinska InstitutetCharacterization of a highly diverse microbiome in cervicovaginal (luminal) samples from Kenyan sex workers. Cervicovaginal lavage (luminal) and ectocervic

Updated on: February 18,2024

New study shows that healthy and disease-linked bacteria can coexist in the vagina

by Ann-Sofie Sten,Karolinska InstitutetCharacterization of a highly diverse microbiome in cervicovaginal (luminal) samples from Kenyan sex workers. Cervicovaginal lavage (luminal) and ectocervic

Updated on:February 18,2024

Abortion bans are driving off doctors and closing clinics, putting basic health care at risk

by Julie RovnerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe rush in conservative states to ban abortion after the overturn of Roe v. Wade is resulting in a startling consequence that abortion opponents may n

Updated on: February 18,2024

Abortion bans are driving off doctors and closing clinics, putting basic health care at risk

by Julie RovnerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe rush in conservative states to ban abortion after the overturn of Roe v. Wade is resulting in a startling consequence that abortion opponents may n

Updated on:February 18,2024