Archive: 14/11/2017
When child sex isn't rape: French to set age of consent
Is a 13-year-old girl old enough to agree to sex with an adult? That's a question France is asking itself as the government prepares to set a legal age for sexual consent for the first time.
Nov 14, 2017
Pregnant Asian women who develop high blood pressure at highest risk for heart failure hospitalization
Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to experience heart problems within a few years of giving birth, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific ...
Nov 14, 2017
Inducing first-time mums aged 35 and over earlier may reduce stillbirths and neonatal deaths
The cohort study of nearly 80,000 UK women giving birth in the NHS in England, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine with the University of Cambridge, showed that inducing first-time mothers aged 35 or over ...
Nov 14, 2017
Process used to select lung transplant patients may need to be changed: study
With a limited number of lungs available, deciding who gets a transplant can be a matter of life or death. New research from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) suggests that the system for choosing transplant ...
Nov 14, 2017
Engineering tomorrow's responsive, adaptable neuroprosthetics and robots
Advanced prosthetic limbs and eyes as well as brain-machine interfaces are harnessing existing neural circuitry to improve the quality of life for people with sensory impairment, according to studies presented today at Neuroscience ...
Nov 14, 2017
Confusion, different priorities may cause EMTALA violations
Legislation requires Medicare-participating emergency departments to give emergency care to everyone even if they don't have insurance, but violations of the law may be underreported, according to researchers.
Nov 14, 2017