Researchers evaluate safety of popular method of sterilization

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002 approved hysteroscopic sterilization, a less invasive type of permane

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers evaluate safety of popular method of sterilization

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002 approved hysteroscopic sterilization, a less invasive type of permane

Updated on:May 23,2024

New parents who express breast milk can feel marginalized by health advice, study says

by Hannah Severyn,University of NottinghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe well-being of new parents is potentially being threatened due to the emphasis placed on direct breastfeeding, a stu

Updated on: January 17,2024

New parents who express breast milk can feel marginalized by health advice, study says

by Hannah Severyn,University of NottinghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe well-being of new parents is potentially being threatened due to the emphasis placed on direct breastfeeding, a stu

Updated on:January 17,2024

Living near oil and gas wells may increase preterm birth risk

by Stanford UniversityA pumpjack operating a well in the Signal Hill neighborhood in Los Angeles County, California. In the San Joaquin Valley, where pumpjacks are also in close proximity to hous

Updated on: March 24,2024

Living near oil and gas wells may increase preterm birth risk

by Stanford UniversityA pumpjack operating a well in the Signal Hill neighborhood in Los Angeles County, California. In the San Joaquin Valley, where pumpjacks are also in close proximity to hous

Updated on:March 24,2024

Researchers identify novel factors involved in silencing fetal hemoglobin

by Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaHemoglobin. Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe genetic blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia are caused by errors in the genes for hemoglobin, a prot

Updated on: May 16,2024

Researchers identify novel factors involved in silencing fetal hemoglobin

by Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaHemoglobin. Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe genetic blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia are caused by errors in the genes for hemoglobin, a prot

Updated on:May 16,2024

No, stress won't dry up your milk. How to keep breastfeeding your baby in an emergency

by Karleen Gribble, Michelle Hamrosi and Nina Jane Chad,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBushfirescurrently burningin Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania bring into sharp

Updated on: January 17,2024

No, stress won't dry up your milk. How to keep breastfeeding your baby in an emergency

by Karleen Gribble, Michelle Hamrosi and Nina Jane Chad,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBushfirescurrently burningin Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania bring into sharp

Updated on:January 17,2024

COVID boosters well-tolerated during and after pregnancy

by University of Washington School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 booster shots are well tolerated by both pregnant and nursing women, a new study published Sept. 8 in&n

Updated on: April 08,2024

COVID boosters well-tolerated during and after pregnancy

by University of Washington School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 booster shots are well tolerated by both pregnant and nursing women, a new study published Sept. 8 in&n

Updated on:April 08,2024

Study examines management of maternal emergencies in remote area of Kenya

by Gao Vang,University of MinnesotaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe isolated Suba and Luo communities of Mfangano Island on Lake Victoria in Western Kenya experience some of the highest mate

Updated on: March 02,2024

Study examines management of maternal emergencies in remote area of Kenya

by Gao Vang,University of MinnesotaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe isolated Suba and Luo communities of Mfangano Island on Lake Victoria in Western Kenya experience some of the highest mate

Updated on:March 02,2024

Women not being routinely informed that a common anesthetic may lessen contraception effectiveness, doctors warn

by The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen undergoing operations are not being routinely informed that a common anesthetic may make the

Updated on: May 09,2024

Women not being routinely informed that a common anesthetic may lessen contraception effectiveness, doctors warn

by The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen undergoing operations are not being routinely informed that a common anesthetic may make the

Updated on:May 09,2024

How fetal alcohol exposure increases risk of development disorders

by Eileen Hoftyzer,University of TorontoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy have uncovered mechanisms that help to expl

Updated on: March 05,2024

How fetal alcohol exposure increases risk of development disorders

by Eileen Hoftyzer,University of TorontoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy have uncovered mechanisms that help to expl

Updated on:March 05,2024

Don't use certain tests for pregnancy, ovulation, UTIs, FDA warns

by Cara MurezThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that consumers should not use certain pregnancy, ovulation, urine, UTI and breast milk test kits over concerns that the tests may not be s

Updated on: January 19,2024

Don't use certain tests for pregnancy, ovulation, UTIs, FDA warns

by Cara MurezThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that consumers should not use certain pregnancy, ovulation, urine, UTI and breast milk test kits over concerns that the tests may not be s

Updated on:January 19,2024