Portuguese medics clear woman's bid to bear grandchild
Portugal has approved its first surrogate mother—a 50-year-old grandmother who will bear a child to allow her daughter to start a family, media reports said on Saturday.
Sep 9, 2017
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WHO sounds alarm over DRCongo cholera epidemic
The World Health Organization on Saturday sounded the alarm over a cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has already claimed 528 lives and reached "worrying proportions".
Sep 9, 2017
Pregnant woman's suicide roils China
Ma Rongrong's labour pains were unbearable. For hours she had begged for a C-section to ease her agony. After multiple requests were refused, she jumped five floors from a hospital window in northern China to her death.
Sep 9, 2017
Study identifies factors that limit work ability of young adult cancer survivors
Factors that limit the work ability of young adult cancer survivors are reported today at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid. (1)
Sep 9, 2017
South Asians with family history of heart disease at greater risk
New research by UTÂ Southwestern cardiologists shows that people of South Asian descent with a family history of coronary heart disease are significantly more likely to have high levels of calcium buildup in their arteries ...
Sep 9, 2017
Patients feel psycho-social impact of chemo more acutely than physical side effects
The preliminary results of a study to be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid show that socio-psychological factors have become more significant for patients today than physical side effects such as nausea and vomiting, ...
Sep 9, 2017
'Triggers': A new tool to assess cancer patients' palliative needs
A new tool to identify patients who would benefit from early palliative care will be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid. (1)
Sep 9, 2017
