Wartime trauma paired with starting over in a new country make getting health care particularly challenging for immigrant refugees. Talking to a doctor or getting prescriptions filled in an unfamiliar language is hard enough. ...
May 24, 2022
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A product commonly used in surgery to treat incontinence and other women's health problems causes far more complications than previously thought and is likely exposing patients to unnecessary risks, according to U.S. health ...
Jul 13, 2011
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When Ariela Schnyer was choosing where to get trained as a nurse-midwife, California stood out for an important reason: The state would allow clinicians like her to provide abortions.
Jul 22, 2022
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Scientists have identified key changes in immune cells within cancerous tumours that could help improve the development of treatments.
Apr 8, 2019
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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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Many websites selling home fertility tests, also known as the "egg timer" test, directly to consumers are making misleading claims about their usefulness, a University of Sydney led study has found.
Aug 22, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch have observed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect the testes of infected hamsters. The findings, published in the journal Microorganisms, could ...
Jun 18, 2021
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The U.N. Population Fund says new research shows that nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide—121 million annually—are unintended, which it calls "a neglected crisis."
Mar 31, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Douching is the age-old practice of using a solution to attempt to clean the vagina, but there's only downsides to it.
Apr 2, 2019
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US regulators are considering whether to grant a drug company's request to make emergency contraception available over the counter to people of all ages instead of by prescription.
Dec 6, 2011
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