Obstetrics & gynaecology
Their first baby came with medical debt: These parents won't have another
Heather Crivilare was a month from her due date when she was rushed to an operating room for an emergency cesarean section.
May 16, 2024
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Surgery
Women physicians are underrepresented and feel less impactful in cancer treatment planning virtual meetings
Considered a best practice at academic medical centers, tumor boards bring together multidisciplinary teams of experts to determine the optimal course of treatment for patients with cancer. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
May 15, 2024
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Medications
New evidence for use of anti-inflammatory therapy for prevention of recurrent vascular events in stroke
In the international CONVINCE trial, presented today (15 May 2024) at the European Stroke Organization Conference (ESOC 2024), anti-inflammatory treatment with long-term colchicine did not reduce rates of recurrent stroke ...
May 15, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why is whooping cough surging in the UK? Falling vaccination rates may be the answer
A large outbreak of pertussis (more commonly known as whooping cough) has been ongoing in the UK since the beginning of 2024. There have been 2,793 confirmed cases so far this year. Sadly, five infant deaths due to whooping ...
May 15, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The language of self-injury: What I've learned from interviewing hundreds of people who harm themselves
(This article discusses self-inflicted injury and mental illness. The names of interviewees in this article have been anonymized for their protection.)
May 14, 2024
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Health
Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis—how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted
With the new Amy Winehouse biopic "Back to Black" in U.S. theaters as of May 17, 2024, the late singer's relationship with alcohol and drugs is under scrutiny again. In July 2011, Winehouse was found dead in her flat in north ...
May 14, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows virus that causes COVID-19 can penetrate blood-retinal-barrier and could damage vision
The blood-retinal barrier is designed to protect our vision from infections by preventing microbial pathogens from reaching the retina where they could trigger an inflammatory response with potential vision loss. But researchers ...
May 14, 2024
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Neuroscience
Patients with neurological disease are likelier to die after COVID, finds study
People with neurological disease have a greater chance of death after contracting COVID-19, according to a new University of Alberta study. The research also confirms a higher risk of developing new neurological disorders ...
May 13, 2024
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Health
Transgender preteens report 13 hours of daily screen time
A new national study has found that transgender preteens, 12 and 13 years old, reported 13 hours of daily recreational screen time, which was 4.5 hours more than their cisgender peers. Data were collected from 2019 to 2021, ...
May 13, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New synthetic biomarker technology differentiates between prior Zika and dengue infections
A newly discovered Zika virus-specific synthetic molecule is capable of differentiating Zika-immune patient samples from samples of patients previously infected with the related dengue virus. The technology may lead to the ...
May 13, 2024
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