New study links air pollution with increased risk of spontaneous preterm births

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study led by the University of California, Irvine, found that exposure to fine particulate matter, 2.5 micrometers or les

Updated on: November 23,2024

New study links air pollution with increased risk of spontaneous preterm births

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study led by the University of California, Irvine, found that exposure to fine particulate matter, 2.5 micrometers or les

Updated on:November 23,2024

Reproductive changes among women in their 40s

by WileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a study published inActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavicathat examined the total population of women aged 40–49 years between 2008

Updated on: March 12,2024

Reproductive changes among women in their 40s

by WileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a study published inActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavicathat examined the total population of women aged 40–49 years between 2008

Updated on:March 12,2024

Kids' metabolic health can be improved with exercise during pregnancy

by Joslin Diabetes CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA mechanism has been identified that explains how physical exercise in pregnancy confers metabolic health benefits in offspring. According to res

Updated on: April 16,2024

Kids' metabolic health can be improved with exercise during pregnancy

by Joslin Diabetes CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA mechanism has been identified that explains how physical exercise in pregnancy confers metabolic health benefits in offspring. According to res

Updated on:April 16,2024

Negative birth outcomes linked to air pollution exposure early in pregnancy, study finds

by New York University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainExposure to air pollution early in a pregnancy could increase risk for preterm birth and low birth weight, according to a study l

Updated on: June 07,2024

Negative birth outcomes linked to air pollution exposure early in pregnancy, study finds

by New York University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainExposure to air pollution early in a pregnancy could increase risk for preterm birth and low birth weight, according to a study l

Updated on:June 07,2024

Born too late? Climate change may be delaying births, suggests study

by Lucien Wilkinson,Curtin UniversityCredit: Leah Newhouse from PexelsNew Curtin University research has found exposure to outdoor air pollution and extreme temperatures during pregnancy may inc

Updated on: February 14,2025

Born too late? Climate change may be delaying births, suggests study

by Lucien Wilkinson,Curtin UniversityCredit: Leah Newhouse from PexelsNew Curtin University research has found exposure to outdoor air pollution and extreme temperatures during pregnancy may inc

Updated on:February 14,2025

Patients use about half of opioids prescribed after hysterectomy

(HealthDay)—Gynecologists prescribe about twice the amount of opioids than patients use after hysterectomy for benign, nonobstetric indications, according to a study published online Nov. 7 inOb

Updated on: March 16,2024

Patients use about half of opioids prescribed after hysterectomy

(HealthDay)—Gynecologists prescribe about twice the amount of opioids than patients use after hysterectomy for benign, nonobstetric indications, according to a study published online Nov. 7 inOb

Updated on:March 16,2024

Hepatitis C widespread but rarely treated in postpartum Medicaid beneficiaries with opioid use disorder

by University of PittsburghElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller Universit

Updated on: March 09,2024

Hepatitis C widespread but rarely treated in postpartum Medicaid beneficiaries with opioid use disorder

by University of PittsburghElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller Universit

Updated on:March 09,2024

Medically assisted reproduction does not raise risk of preterm birth and low birth weight

by Max Planck SocietyOne possibility of artificial insemination is to inject a sperm into the egg cell. Regardless of the method used, parents do not have to worry about exposing children conceiv

Updated on: May 09,2024

Medically assisted reproduction does not raise risk of preterm birth and low birth weight

by Max Planck SocietyOne possibility of artificial insemination is to inject a sperm into the egg cell. Regardless of the method used, parents do not have to worry about exposing children conceiv

Updated on:May 09,2024

Black women less likely to get laparoscopic fibroid surgeries

by Amy NortonSurgery for uterine fibroids can often be done through minimally invasive techniques that avoid a hospital stay. But Black and Hispanic women may be less likely to receive these treatment

Updated on: March 13,2024

Black women less likely to get laparoscopic fibroid surgeries

by Amy NortonSurgery for uterine fibroids can often be done through minimally invasive techniques that avoid a hospital stay. But Black and Hispanic women may be less likely to receive these treatment

Updated on:March 13,2024

Surgeons fear pelvic mesh lawsuits will spook patients

by Gene JohnsonIn this Dec. 20, 2018, photo, Dr. Jeffrey Clemons, a pelvic reconstructive surgeon, poses for a photo in Tacoma, Wash., with a letter to state Attorney General Bob Ferguson that he help

Updated on: March 09,2024

Surgeons fear pelvic mesh lawsuits will spook patients

by Gene JohnsonIn this Dec. 20, 2018, photo, Dr. Jeffrey Clemons, a pelvic reconstructive surgeon, poses for a photo in Tacoma, Wash., with a letter to state Attorney General Bob Ferguson that he help

Updated on:March 09,2024