Obstetrics & gynaecology
California couple welcomes identical triplets
A California woman has given birth to identical triplets, instantly doubling the size of her family.
Jan 22, 2014
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Medical economics
Wagner, conflict and poverty drive Central African Republic death rate above crisis levels, but where's the aid?
The Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the poorest countries in the world. Its GDP per capita in 2022 was estimated at US$491 per year.
Sep 5, 2023
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Health
Q&A: Why the top cause of death for women has been ignored
Experts at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai who have studied progress made over decades of research say there's still a long way to go before medical science fully understands how heart disease is different in women ...
Feb 19, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Malaysia reports first pregnant Zika patient
Malaysia on Wednesday reported its first case of a pregnant woman with Zika—a resident of a Malaysian state bordering Singapore where authorities have already recorded 275 cases.
Sep 7, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis can reliably detect trisomy 21
Until a few years ago, invasive testing was the only way to diagnose trisomies, such as the Down syndrome, before birth. These invasive tests, for example amniocentesis, have a risk of causing miscarriage. Therefore, they ...
Jul 5, 2018
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Health
Doctors, others demand clearer Irish abortion law
(AP)—Pressure mounted Thursday for the Irish government to draft a law spelling out when life-saving abortions can be performed—a demand that came after a pregnant woman who was denied an abortion died.
Nov 15, 2012
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Health
Dutch prosecutors probe four euthanasia cases
Dutch prosecutors Thursday launched criminal probes into four euthanasia cases, amid concerns doctors may have flouted the rules in helping four elderly women to end their lives.
Mar 8, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Egypt reports second bird flu death in a week
A woman has died of bird flu in southern Egypt, a health official said on Wednesday, the country's second death from the H5N1 strain of the virus in a week.
Nov 19, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, second this year
Egyptian health officials say a woman who was diagnosed with bird flu has died, the second fatality from the H5N1 virus this year in the country.
Nov 17, 2014
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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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