Abortion coverage is limited or unavailable at a quarter of large workplaces

by Rachana Pradhan, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbout a quarter of large U.S. employers heavily restrict coverage of legal abortions or don't cover them at all under health pla

Updated on: January 15,2024 14

Abortion coverage is limited or unavailable at a quarter of large workplaces

by Rachana Pradhan, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbout a quarter of large U.S. employers heavily restrict coverage of legal abortions or don't cover them at all under health pla

Updated on:January 15,2024 14

70-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins after fertility treatment

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA 70-year-old woman in Uganda has given birth to twins after receiving fertility treatment, making her one of the world's oldest new mothers.Safina Namukwaya gave

Updated on: January 13,2024 9

70-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins after fertility treatment

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA 70-year-old woman in Uganda has given birth to twins after receiving fertility treatment, making her one of the world's oldest new mothers.Safina Namukwaya gave

Updated on:January 13,2024 9

More than 4 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths are preventable in the US, and mental health is the leading cause

by Rachel DiamondCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPreventable failures in U.S. maternal health care result in far too many pregnancy-related deaths. Each year, approximately700 parents die from

Updated on: April 07,2024 18

More than 4 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths are preventable in the US, and mental health is the leading cause

by Rachel DiamondCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPreventable failures in U.S. maternal health care result in far too many pregnancy-related deaths. Each year, approximately700 parents die from

Updated on:April 07,2024 18

Early guidance can help future moms fight fear of childbirth

by University of British ColumbiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCaesarean deliveries in most developed countries, including Canada, are at least 10 to 20 per cent higher than recommended by the World H

Updated on: April 01,2024 14

Early guidance can help future moms fight fear of childbirth

by University of British ColumbiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCaesarean deliveries in most developed countries, including Canada, are at least 10 to 20 per cent higher than recommended by the World H

Updated on:April 01,2024 14

Long-acting recycling antibody targets endometriosis

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressDiagram illustrating the possible mechanism of how AMY109 can ameliorate endometriosis by intervening in the transition from inflammation to fibrosis. Credit: A. Nish

Updated on: April 01,2024 14

Long-acting recycling antibody targets endometriosis

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressDiagram illustrating the possible mechanism of how AMY109 can ameliorate endometriosis by intervening in the transition from inflammation to fibrosis. Credit: A. Nish

Updated on:April 01,2024 14

Researchers identify a key regulatory mechanism in the development of normal pluripotent embryonic cells

by Osaka UniversityFigure 1. Organization of a preimplantation mouse embryo (late blastocyst).Pluripotent epiblast cells produce the body of an embryo. The mechanism by which all of the epiblast

Updated on: May 23,2024 5

Researchers identify a key regulatory mechanism in the development of normal pluripotent embryonic cells

by Osaka UniversityFigure 1. Organization of a preimplantation mouse embryo (late blastocyst).Pluripotent epiblast cells produce the body of an embryo. The mechanism by which all of the epiblast

Updated on:May 23,2024 5

Researchers identify early indicators of pregnancy complications in lupus patients

by Rockefeller University PressIn a new study, researchers identified an RNA signature in the blood of pregnant lupus patients that could help predict the development of preeclampsia. Credit: Hon

Updated on: May 23,2024 6

Researchers identify early indicators of pregnancy complications in lupus patients

by Rockefeller University PressIn a new study, researchers identified an RNA signature in the blood of pregnant lupus patients that could help predict the development of preeclampsia. Credit: Hon

Updated on:May 23,2024 6

Study finds menstrual periods are arriving earlier, especially among racial minority and lower-income individuals

by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe average age at menarche—the first menstrual period—has been decreasing among younger generations in the U.S., esp

Updated on: May 30,2024 0

Study finds menstrual periods are arriving earlier, especially among racial minority and lower-income individuals

by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe average age at menarche—the first menstrual period—has been decreasing among younger generations in the U.S., esp

Updated on:May 30,2024 0

How Birth Control Affects the Brain: Insights from Self-Scanning

For over 75 days, neuroscientist Carina Heller embarked on an extraordinary journey, becoming what she jokingly refers to as the “most-scanned woman in science.”

Updated on: October 31,2024 0

How Birth Control Affects the Brain: Insights from Self-Scanning

For over 75 days, neuroscientist Carina Heller embarked on an extraordinary journey, becoming what she jokingly refers to as the “most-scanned woman in science.”

Updated on:October 31,2024 0

Study shows CBD use in pregnancy could impact the fetal brain

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that cannabidiol (CBD), often used to treat anxiety and

Updated on: January 19,2024 7

Study shows CBD use in pregnancy could impact the fetal brain

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that cannabidiol (CBD), often used to treat anxiety and

Updated on:January 19,2024 7

Protein key to placental heath could be target for reproductive conditions

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.172216Immune cells play a key role during pregnancy, adjusting immune system response in a way t

Updated on: January 17,2024 8

Protein key to placental heath could be target for reproductive conditions

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.172216Immune cells play a key role during pregnancy, adjusting immune system response in a way t

Updated on:January 17,2024 8

Is an ectopic pregnancy abortion legal? Overturn of Roe v. Wade leaves states to decide

by Megan CardonaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe overturn of Roe v. Wade leaves the decision of whether abortion is legal or not up to the states to decide. Concerns on what restrictions this wil

Updated on: May 06,2024 11

Is an ectopic pregnancy abortion legal? Overturn of Roe v. Wade leaves states to decide

by Megan CardonaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe overturn of Roe v. Wade leaves the decision of whether abortion is legal or not up to the states to decide. Concerns on what restrictions this wil

Updated on:May 06,2024 11