Psychology & Psychiatry
Surprise! How men react when becoming a dad isn't part of the plan
For many dads, having a child is unplanned. What happens next can vary. One man said:
May 25, 2022
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Medications
What's driving the ongoing Adderall shortage, and what parents can do
Shortages of the ADHD drug Adderall are expected to continue for months, forcing families to scramble for ways to deal with their children's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Dec 13, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New study reveals large differences in types of contraceptives used across regions and age groups
Published today in The Lancet by the Global Burden of Disease study, the most comprehensive assessment of worldwide contraceptive need and use estimated that over 160 million women and adolescents with a need to prevent childbearing ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Q and A: What is the benefit of visiting a genetic counselor?
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother and mother, as well as an aunt and a cousin, have had breast cancer. Another cousin was diagnosed with colon cancer recently. It has been suggested that I undergo genetic counseling to determine ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Medical research
A short-term birth control pill for men? Mouse study hints its possible
A guy pops a little pill just before he expects to get frisky with his girlfriend.
Feb 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Childhood cancer survivors' exposure to chemotherapy, radiation does not increase risk of birth defects in their childre
A large, retrospective study shows that children of childhood cancer survivors who received prior treatment involving radiation to testes or ovaries and/or chemotherapy with alkylating agents do not have an increased risk ...
Dec 12, 2011
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Health
Abortion, contraception, pregnancy—how women's bodies became a battlezone
Outside, the mid-morning heat is stifling. It's not humid like the bustling metropolises of Mumbai or Kolkata; here in New Delhi it's a dry heat, the type of heat that exhausts you, made worse by a thick layer of dust which ...
Sep 12, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Removing barriers to advance care planning for cancer patients and their family caregivers
Thinking about death and discussing emotionally challenging topics such as end-of-life preparations are difficult for most people. Patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers face especially challenging physical ...
Jul 10, 2018
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Health
Keeping kids slim, fit during lockdown isn't easy: Here are some tips
(HealthDay)—Lots of TV time, no PE classes, and a fridge full of food: It's a recipe for weight gain for kids under "stay at home" rules.
May 21, 2020
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Health
Not your mother's birth control, same troubles
Today's hormonal forms of birth control are vastly different from those used by earlier generations of women, both with lower levels of hormones and with different means of delivery (not just a pill), but many of the same ...
Oct 31, 2011
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