Drug trial shows promise for easing uterine fibroids

by Isabella Backman,Yale UniversityA medical illustration depicting uterine fibroids. Credit:BruceBlaus/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SAAbout three quarters of women will experience uterin

Updated on: May 16,2024

Drug trial shows promise for easing uterine fibroids

by Isabella Backman,Yale UniversityA medical illustration depicting uterine fibroids. Credit:BruceBlaus/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SAAbout three quarters of women will experience uterin

Updated on:May 16,2024

Vaginal swabs more reliable than urine for STI testing

by Lori SolomonVaginal sampling should be the initial choice offered to patients undergoing testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and/or trichomoniasis, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis

Updated on: May 06,2024

Vaginal swabs more reliable than urine for STI testing

by Lori SolomonVaginal sampling should be the initial choice offered to patients undergoing testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and/or trichomoniasis, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis

Updated on:May 06,2024

Research reveals burnout in midwives

by La Trobe UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLa Trobe University researchers surveyed 1,016 midwives and 38 managers—representing 20% of the state's midwifery workforce and more th

Updated on: May 26,2024

Research reveals burnout in midwives

by La Trobe UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLa Trobe University researchers surveyed 1,016 midwives and 38 managers—representing 20% of the state's midwifery workforce and more th

Updated on:May 26,2024

Prescribing aspirin in early pregnancy could be key in battle against pre-eclampsia

by David Kearns,University College DublinA third of all babies born to mothers with preeclampsia arrive prematurely. Credit: Jaap VermeulenThe current approach in Ireland of screening expectant

Updated on: April 07,2024

Prescribing aspirin in early pregnancy could be key in battle against pre-eclampsia

by David Kearns,University College DublinA third of all babies born to mothers with preeclampsia arrive prematurely. Credit: Jaap VermeulenThe current approach in Ireland of screening expectant

Updated on:April 07,2024

Federally funded sex education programs linked to decline in teen birth rates, new study shows

by New York UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe implementation of federally funded sex education programs over a decade ago was followed by a decline in teenage pregnancies in counties

Updated on: March 05,2024

Federally funded sex education programs linked to decline in teen birth rates, new study shows

by New York UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe implementation of federally funded sex education programs over a decade ago was followed by a decline in teenage pregnancies in counties

Updated on:March 05,2024

Obesity intervention needed before pregnancy

by Robyn Mills,University of AdelaideCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research from the University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute supports the need for dietary and lifestyle intervent

Updated on: April 11,2024

Obesity intervention needed before pregnancy

by Robyn Mills,University of AdelaideCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research from the University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute supports the need for dietary and lifestyle intervent

Updated on:April 11,2024

New study questions effectiveness of drugs for ovarian protection during cancer treatment

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Nadezhda Moryak from PexelsA new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has found no evidence that a common drug used to protect the ovaries of women undergoin

Updated on: January 13,2024

New study questions effectiveness of drugs for ovarian protection during cancer treatment

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Nadezhda Moryak from PexelsA new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has found no evidence that a common drug used to protect the ovaries of women undergoin

Updated on:January 13,2024

Australian abortion service access limited despite legal status, study finds

by Cheryl Critchley,Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbortion services and advice in Australia are limited despite being legal, a new study has found.Published in theAustr

Updated on: June 05,2024

Australian abortion service access limited despite legal status, study finds

by Cheryl Critchley,Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbortion services and advice in Australia are limited despite being legal, a new study has found.Published in theAustr

Updated on:June 05,2024

Limited investment, gender disparities and inequitable access to education fuel midwife shortage

by Laura Owings, SciDev.NetSia Sandi, a student midwife checking out a patient at Makeni Regional Hospital, Sierra Leone. A report on the global state of midwifery highlights gaps in maternal health s

Updated on: April 29,2024

Limited investment, gender disparities and inequitable access to education fuel midwife shortage

by Laura Owings, SciDev.NetSia Sandi, a student midwife checking out a patient at Makeni Regional Hospital, Sierra Leone. A report on the global state of midwifery highlights gaps in maternal health s

Updated on:April 29,2024

Newborn babies at risk from bacteria commonly carried by mothers, finds study

byUniversity of CambridgeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainStreptococcus agalactiae (known as Group B Streptococcus, or GBS) is present in the genital tract in around one in five women. Previous

Updated on: January 15,2024

Newborn babies at risk from bacteria commonly carried by mothers, finds study

byUniversity of CambridgeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainStreptococcus agalactiae (known as Group B Streptococcus, or GBS) is present in the genital tract in around one in five women. Previous

Updated on:January 15,2024