Medical research
Scientists may have found one path to a longer life
Scientists at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences may have found the beginnings of a path toward increasing human lifespan.
Jul 10, 2020
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Health
Abortion pill under threat in Texas court case
US abortion opponents are hoping for a national ban on a widely used abortion pill when their lawsuit against government drug regulators is argued Wednesday in the Texas court of a deeply conservative judge believed to be ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Early dispensing of hormonal contraception after medical abortion may reduce need for second medical abortion
Early dispensing of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) after a medical abortion is associated with a reduced likelihood of the need for a second medical abortion, according to Flinders University-led research published ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Health
White House braces for ruling on abortion pill's fate
The Biden administration is preparing for a worst-case scenario if a conservative federal judge rules in favor of a lawsuit seeking to restrict access to one of the two drugs typically used to induce a medicated abortion.
Feb 24, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
What Supreme Court action on abortion means for patients
The Supreme Court's action Friday regarding a key drug used in medication abortions may leave many women wondering: What does this mean for me?
Apr 22, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress hormones: Good or bad for posttraumatic stress disorder risk?
Glucocorticoids, a group of hormones that includes cortisol, are considered stress hormones because their levels increase following stress. When their relationship to stress was first identified, it was shown that the release ...
Sep 12, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Drug combination offers more effective care for patients suffering miscarriage
A combination of the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol can help bring closure to some women and their families suffering from miscarriage, and reduces the need for surgical intervention to complete the painful miscarriage ...
Jun 6, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medication abortion pills safe for early use in patients even if ectopic pregnancy has not been ruled out
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital have found that administering the medication combination of mifepristone and misoprostol as early as possible can be done safely and can also help a patient determine whether ...
Apr 7, 2022
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Medical research
FDA-approved drug might prevent relapse in male alcoholics
Mifepristone, a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for terminating early pregnancy, might prove effective in preventing stress-induced relapse in recovering male alcoholics, based on findings in rats reported ...
Nov 4, 2011
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Medications
Study findings offer roadmap for medication abortions
A study of clinics' and primary care doctors' means of dispensing abortion medications during the pandemic may offer clinicians guidance for doing so in a post-Roe world.
Jul 18, 2022
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