Archive: 07/11/2017

Severely bleeding patients must receive lifesaving drug within minutes, not hours

Major bleeds must be treated with tranexamic acid (TXA) as fast as possible since deaths occur quickly and the drug's life-saving benefits diminish with each passing minute, according to a new study published in The Lancet.

Nov 7, 2017

IUDs may have a surprising benefit: Protection against cervical cancer

Considered a safe and highly effective contraception method, intrauterine devices (IUDs) may also be quietly offering protection against the third-most common cancer in women worldwide. A new study from the Keck School of ...

Nov 7, 2017

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Increasing rates of chronic conditions putting more moms, babies at risk

Pregnant women today are more likely to have chronic conditions that could cause life-threatening complications than at any other time in the past decade - particularly poor women and those living in rural communities, a ...

Nov 7, 2017

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Immigrants living in US near California-Mexico border have history of trauma

More than 80 percent of immigrants residing in the U.S. without authorization near the California-Mexico border have a lifetime history of traumatic events, according to a new study from a psychologist at Rice University. ...

Nov 7, 2017