Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Intriguing insights uncovered for two rare heart muscle diseases

Advancements in the study of two rare heart conditions—peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)—contributed by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Research suggests poor childbirth experiences reduce birth rate

In her doctoral thesis, Johanna Joensuu, MSc, investigated the childbirth experiences of those who gave birth in the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) from 2012 to 2018. According to the study, childbirth experiences ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO hopes end to pandemic in 'less than two years'

The World Health Organization said Friday it hopes the planet will be rid of the coronavirus pandemic in less than two years—faster than it took for the Spanish flu.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Long COVID advocates ask Congress to improve federal response

Long COVID patients and experts have called on lawmakers to expand clinical trials and better educate doctors on what researchers currently know about the potentially debilitating chronic condition.

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