Doctors: Over a year to see if uterus transplant successful
It took well over a year to determine if a woman who received a womb transplant would become the first in the U.S. to give birth, transplant surgeons in Dallas said Monday.
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World AIDS chief warns of risk for Africa's child brides
The head of the UN's AIDS agency on Monday urged African countries to protect young women and children who are bearing the brunt of the continent's AIDS epidemic.
Dec 4, 2017
How do doctors make decisions when managing care for critically and terminally ill patients?
With the U.S. population aging rapidly, more resources are being dedicated to understanding how doctors make decisions while caring for critically ill, older patients at the end of their lives. If faced with an elderly, critically ...
Dec 4, 2017
Researcher closes in on pathways involved in ALS disease
It is estimated that between 14,000 and 15,000 Americans have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to the National Institutes of Health. Symptoms of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, may be subtle at first ...
Dec 4, 2017
US provides most development assistance for health, but lags behind others in per person spending
A new study finds that while the United States consistently has provided more funding for development assistance for health (DAH) than any other country, some high-income European nations have far surpassed the US's assistance ...
Dec 4, 2017
Tanners who use sprays and lotions less prone to get tattoos and piercings than sunbathers
People who often sunbathe or use tanning beds are more likely to try risky weight-loss methods and have cosmetic surgery, as well as get tattoos and piercings. But while people who seldom tan also may try unsafe diets and ...
Dec 4, 2017
Community health center funding cliff could cause more than 100,000 jobs to be lost
If the Community Health Center Fund is not restored, millions of patients served by community health centers may lose access to crucial health care and up to 161,000 jobs could be lost in communities across the nation. That's ...
Dec 4, 2017
