Obstetrics & gynaecology
Immune system can detect disease during pregnancy
Pregnancy is a challenge for the mother's immune system from the outset. Half of the genes in the fetus are foreign to her body.
Dec 28, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA approves imaging drug that can help surgeons spot ovarian cancers
Early detection of ovarian cancer helps boost a woman's survival, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new imaging drug that can help spot tumors during surgery.
Nov 29, 2021
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Immunology
Pregnant women with penicillin allergy label should be tested to reduce antibiotic exposure
It's well known that 9 of 10 Americans who believe they are allergic to penicillin are not allergic. It's also known that broad spectrum antibiotics are not as effective as penicillin and their use can increase antibiotic ...
Nov 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO urges vaccine against bacteria killing 150,000 babies each year
The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for the urgent development of a vaccine against a bacterial infection responsible for nearly 150,000 stillbirths and infant deaths each year.
Nov 3, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Black women more likely to have labor or delivery complications due to systemic inflammation
Black women are more likely than white women to experience a severe, unexpected complication during labor or delivery, particularly due to systemic inflammation, according to research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY ...
Oct 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is the flu?
Fever, upset stomach, diarrhea, sore throat, chills, coughing, sneezing and headache all can make you feel miserable. And when you're not feeling well, it sometimes can be hard to know exactly what's wrong and how you can ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Infants exposed to domestic violence have poorer cognitive development
While assessing a pregnant woman with premature labor in 1983, Linda Bullock noticed bruises on the woman. When she asked what happened, the woman told Bullock a refrigerator had fallen on her while cleaning the kitchen.
Sep 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'No evidence' woman in Ivory Coast had Ebola: WHO
There is "no evidence" that a Guinean woman who tested positive for Ebola after arriving in neighbouring Ivory Coast had the disease, the WHO said on Tuesday citing a new analysis from a lab in France.
Sep 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Guinean authorities identify 58 contacts of Ebola sufferer
Guinean authorities on Wednesday announced that 58 people had been confined to their homes after being identified as contacts of a woman who contracted the Ebola virus.
Aug 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study refutes suspicion that dengue increases risk of microcephaly associated with Zika
A pregnant woman infected by Zika virus does not face a greater risk of giving birth to a baby with microcephaly if she has previously been exposed to dengue virus, according to a Brazilian study that compared data for pregnant ...
Jul 20, 2021
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