Expert Available: High US Maternal Mortality Rate: Looking to Europe for Answers
George Washington UniversityAccording to a story by the AP, increasing access to basic healthcare such as prenatal checkups is one solution for the US.
According to a story by the AP, increasing access to basic healthcare such as prenatal checkups is one solution for the US.
During Black Breastfeeding Week, two Penn State Health experts discuss the benefits of nursing and why some mothers choose not to.
Investigating a new frontier in understanding diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes.
The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center has opened a clinical trial that applies hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) — a proven surgical technique that is used in digestive system cancers — to ovarian cancer.
Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, is now offering patients Genius™ 3D Mammography™ exams featuring 3DQuorum technology developed by Hologic, Inc.
Virtual reality training for physicians aims to heal disparities in Black maternal health care
Addressing Perinatal Mental Health Issues Through a Collaborative Research Approach
Known risks from assisted reproductive technology and early placenta separation combine for a larger overall preterm delivery risk.
The researchers developed an exosome-based drug delivery system which employed synergistic miRNA-based autophagy inhibition and 7-coumarin-based chemotherapy for ovarian cancer therapy.
Rush University Health System, on the West Side of Chicago, has physicians, researchers and others available to speak to health issues, such as health equity, mental health care for veterans, climate change, abortion and maternal mortality.
Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso will undertake a new study that could lead to improved nicotine cessation treatments for women. The work is supported by a new $2.5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Giving probiotics to pregnant mice can enhance both the immune system and behavior of the mothers and their offspring, according to a new study led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine.
Endometriosis affects more than 11% of women of reproductive age in the U.S. and 190 million women worldwide. The average time to diagnose endometriosis is seven years after the onset of symptoms. These circumstances may cause life-altering consequences such as chronic pain, infertility and quality of life.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen may be a simple way to reduce the risk of postoperative delirium. Combining two common blood tests may help doctors identify pregnant women who are at higher risk for life-threatening preeclampsia.
Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have completed the most extensive mapping of healthy breast cells to date. These findings offer an important tool for researchers at IU and beyond to understand how breast cancer develops and the differences in breast tissue among genetic ancestries.