Health
Bringing epilepsy care closer to home may improve outcomes
Access to care affects people with epilepsy worldwide. Bringing care closer to home can help—but what about bringing care inside the home?
Jun 19, 2023
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News tagged with reproductive health
Psychology & Psychiatry
Two-thirds of physicians and biomedical scientists report harassment since start of the COVID-19 pandemic
In 2021 the U.S. surgeon general called on physicians and public health scientists to combat misinformation on social media. Many answered the plea, and many have faced unprecedented levels of harassment on social media as ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Examining the profound health impacts of violence
Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are also at significant risk of developing poor sexual and reproductive health.
Jun 14, 2023
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Health informatics
Industrial disasters may cause higher rates of disability and cancer for future generations
Industrial accidents may have a much longer-term and serious impact on people's health than just the immediate aftermath, suggests a study from the University of California San Diego published online in the journal BMJ Open.
Jun 7, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study finds sex education tool improves reproductive health knowledge among adolescent girls
A Marshall University study found that a virtual sex education tool improved reproductive health knowledge scores and measures of self-efficacy among adolescent girls.
May 30, 2023
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Vaccination
Vaccine battle against cancer-causing HPV thwarted by cost, stigma in Venezuela
Venezuelan Glorimar Montano saved up for months to pay the $120 for a single dose of the vaccine that protects against the cancer-causing HPV virus—a shot that is free and compulsory in most other countries.
May 9, 2023
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Health
Review calls for more positive health messaging around fertility
The language used to communicate fertility awareness should be more empathetic and target both men and women, finds a new study involving UCL researchers.
May 5, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Internet search trends reflect concerns following Supreme Court health care decisions
Internet search trends may immediately capture how society seeks information related to reproductive health care, according to new research from Indiana University researchers.
May 1, 2023
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Medications
How Plan B and other generic drugs work to prevent pregnancy
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 and the end of constitutional protection for abortion, emergency contraception has become more difficult to obtain and—more than ever—shrouded in misinformation.
Apr 19, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New technology to select healthier sperm for IVF success
Scientists have developed new technology to help couples undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) due to male fertility problems to increase their chances of success in having a baby.
Apr 6, 2023
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