Obstetrics & gynaecology

Black women less likely to get laparoscopic fibroid surgeries

Surgery for uterine fibroids can often be done through minimally invasive techniques that avoid a hospital stay. But Black and Hispanic women may be less likely to receive these treatments, a recent study finds.

Health

Specialist explains why multiple sclerosis can be misdiagnosed

Every five minutes, someone in the world receives the life-changing news that they have multiple sclerosis, a chronic disease in which the immune system attacks the protective layer of the nerves and causes lesions, or scars, ...

Medical research

Prior diagnoses influence dermatopathologists' interpretations

When interpreting melanocytic skin biopsy specimens, knowledge of a prior diagnosis sways dermatopathologists to make more and less severe diagnoses and can also sway them from a correct to an incorrect diagnosis, according ...

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