Archive: 07/03/2023

Reluctance to prescribe medication risks the health of pregnant women, finds study

An unwillingness among health care professionals to prescribe and dispense otherwise recommended medications is putting the health and lives of pregnant women at risk, finds a new study involving a UCL researcher.

Mar 7, 2023

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Exposure to green space linked to reduced risk of postpartum depression

In an analysis of more than 415,00 electronic health records of healthy, full-term births in Southern California, a team of researchers led by the University of California, Irvine, determined that exposure to green space ...

Mar 7, 2023

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Study provides new insights into how brain forms and stores long-term memory

Wanting to better understand how the brain forms and stores long-term memory, an international team of scientists undertook a study of the brain's circuits. Their work sheds new light on the way the circuits in the brain ...

Mar 7, 2023

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Researchers develop novel combination therapy for treating vancomycin-resistant bacteria

Researchers have developed a novel combination therapy using an anticancer agent, mitoxantrone (MTX), together with an antibiotic, vancomycin, for treating bacteria that are resistant to the vancomycin, which is also known ...

Mar 7, 2023

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Mug-size hair mass snipped from Czech with rare syndrome

A Czech hospital said Tuesday its surgeons removed a mass of hair the size of a beer mug from the stomach of a girl who suffers from an extremely rare hair eating disorder.

Mar 7, 2023

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Malnourished children at risk in Malawi cholera crisis: UN

Malnutrition is leaving children in Malawi vulnerable to the country's worst-ever cholera outbreak, the United Nations warned Tuesday as it appealed for more than $50 million to help combat the spread.

Mar 7, 2023

Malnutrition rises in pregnant women in 12 at-risk countries

Acute malnutrition among pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers has increased by 25% in the past two years in 12 countries hard hit by rising food prices fueled by the fighting in Ukraine, according to a new United Nations ...

Mar 7, 2023

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High cardiovascular health tied to longer life expectancy free of disease

A high level of cardiovascular health (CVH) is associated with longer life expectancy free of major chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Mar 7, 2023

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Minimally invasive mitral valve repair reduces hospitalizations and deaths

In patients with heart failure and a poorly functioning heart valve, a minimally invasive procedure using a clip to repair the valve was safe, cut the rate of hospitalizations for heart failure by 47% and reduced deaths from ...

Mar 7, 2023

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Linking flu vaccination to potential cardiovascular benefits gets more people to roll up their sleeves

Making a connection between the flu and the risk of subsequent heart problems significantly increased flu vaccination rates among older Danish adults, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's ...

Mar 7, 2023

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