Screen time among children increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and remained elevated after public health precautions were lifted, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
Feb 17, 2023
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Spain's parliament approved Thursday a law granting paid medical leave to women suffering severe period pain, becoming the first European country to advance such legislation.
Feb 16, 2023
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Many women have painful periods, but only a handful of countries, most of them in Asia, allow them to take time off work to recover.
Feb 16, 2023
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A single prior paid medical malpractice claim is associated with substantial, long-lived higher future claim risk, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in JAMA Health Forum.
Feb 16, 2023
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Introduction of a tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination during pregnancy can protect the youngest infants from pertussis, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in JAMA ...
Feb 8, 2023
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A new body suit to control period pain is in the pipeline—and it's called Artemis. Named after the Greek goddess of chastity, hunting, childbirth and the moon, it works by combining a tens machine (which provides pain relief ...
Feb 8, 2023
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More than half of pregnancy-related deaths occur in the postpartum period, so when the COVID-19 pandemic caused postpartum obstetric care to switch to using telemedicine, it was not without risk. With high maternal mortality ...
Feb 8, 2023
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Black and Hispanic veterans experienced greater access barriers to care compared with their White counterparts during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 30, 2023
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Dan Izzett has lived with leprosy's effects on his body for 70 years, and has lost much to what he calls an "ancient, fascinating, very unkind disease".
Jan 28, 2023
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Upward of 2.8 billion people do not have access to safe sanitation. A third of the world's population doesn't have a toilet.
Jan 24, 2023
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