Archive: 05/08/2016
Demystifying menstrual synchrony—women's subjective beliefs about bleeding in tandem with other women
Demystifying Menstrual Synchrony: Women's Subjective Beliefs About Bleeding in Tandem With Other Women, an article recently published in Women's Reproductive Health, addresses the overlooked issue of why many women believe ...
Aug 5, 2016
The censoring of menstruation in adolescent literature—a growing problem
The Censoring of Menstruation in Adolescent Literature: A Growing Problem, an article published in Women's Reproductive Health, discusses the importance of "shedding the shame and secrecy" of menstruation in adolescent literature. ...
Aug 5, 2016
Improving care for critically ill older patients
A new joint study by Queen's and the University of Calgary aims to create a framework to assist intensive care physicians in partnering with patient's families, to enable and empower them as advocates and participants in ...
Aug 5, 2016
Steerable catheter to treat cardiac arrhythmia
King's College London has worked with design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership to develop a novel steerable catheter which King's researchers have designed. The catheter is designed to improve the treatment ...
Aug 5, 2016
Many pregnant NZ women are in the dark about healthy weight gain in pregnancy
A large proportion of pregnant New Zealand women are at higher risk of poor health outcomes because they don't know how much weight they should be putting on during pregnancy, new University of Otago research suggests.
Aug 5, 2016
Radical new law needed to ensure the Smokefree 2025 goal
Sweeping changes to the Smokefree Environments legislation are proposed by University of Otago researchers in a newly published article in the New Zealand Medical Journal.
Aug 5, 2016