Newswise — How does our intestine, which can be at least 15 feet long, fit properly inside our bodies? As our digestive system grows, the gut tube goes…
Read more Poorly coiled frog guts help scientists unravel prevalent human birth anomalyNewswise — A study between the UNC Chapel-Hill and Orange County Health Department, called “Thriving Hearts: Healing-Centered, Integrated, Community Maternity Care,” has been approved for a $21-million funding…
Read more UNC ObGyn, Orange County Department of Health Receive Funding to Reduce Inequities in Maternal Health Care and OutcomesNewswise — Multiple studies have shown that the COVID-19 vaccines do not lead to infertility or pregnancy complications such as miscarriage, but many people are still wary of adverse effects from the…
Read more COVID vaccination for couples safe for pregnancyResearch Highlights: A study of more than 83,000 questionnaires by women ages 50-79, found more than 25% developed irregular heart rhythms, known as atrial fibrillation, which may increase…
Read more Stress, insomnia linked to irregular heart rhythms after menopauseNewswise — A Swansea University-led study revealed breastfeeding rates in Wales increased during the pandemic. The research, which included all women in Wales who gave birth between 2018…
Read more Pandemic Spurs Rise in Welsh Breastfeeding Rates, Reveals New StudyBYLINE: Greg Bruno Newswise — As with many toxins, exposure to the toxic metal cadmium during pregnancy can adversely impact fetal development. Now, researchers at the Rutgers School…
Read more Unlocking a Mystery of Fetal DevelopmentNewswise — (Elkridge, MD—June 2023) — The Maryland Patient Safety Center (MPSC) has awarded Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, with the B.I.R.T.H. Equity Maryland designation, signifying completion…
Read more Maryland Patient Safety Center Awards B.I.R.T.H. Equity Maryland Designation to MercyNewswise — In the late 1950s and 1960s, more than 12,000 malformed babies with short arms and legs were born as a side effect of thalidomide, a drug…
Read more Developing NMR method for drug structure elucidationIn a study published in the Environmental Health Perspective, a research team made up of scientists from across the country have found that environmentally relevant exposure to toxins found in algal…
Read more Higher Temperatures, Higher Risk for Algal Blooms, Higher Human VulnerabilityNewswise — SEATTLE — July 6, 2023 — Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center research findings and other news. If you’re looking for resources who…
Read more Tip Sheet: Understanding cancer-related pain, newborn screening for deadly immune disorder — and new Fred Hutch leadershipThis Thursday, the United States Supreme Court rejected affirmative action at colleges and universities around the nation, declaring that the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University…
Read more Find the latest expert commentary on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions hereNewswise — MIAMI, FLORIDA (EMBARGOED UNTIL 3:01 AM ET Monday, June 26, 2023) – Current evidence indicates Black women in the U.S. are at greater risk of developing…
Read more Endometrial Cancer Risk and Trends Among Distinct African-Descent PopulationsNewswise — Historian Tamika Nunley can see the U.S. Supreme Court through the window of her office in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., where she is serving as…
Read more Working toward Black reproductive justice from the Library of CongressPerinatal Mental Health of Indigenous Pregnant Persons and Birthing Parents During the COVID-19 PandemicSawayra Owais MSc 1, Ryan J. Van Lieshout MD, PhD 1 2https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogc.2023.04.015 Newswise — The…
Read more Culturally-consistent midwifery care can optimize the mental health of pregnant Indigenous persons during the pandemicNewswise — HealthPartners Institute researchers have published new data in JAMA Network Open that shows monovalent COVID-19 booster vaccinations administered in early pregnancy (before 20 weeks’ gestation) were not associated…
Read more New study finds COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccinations in early pregnancy did not increase miscarriage riskMonday, May 22 marks World Preeclampsia Day. Preeclampsia is a serious condition primarily characterized by high blood pressure during or after pregnancy. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy affect 5-10%…
Read more Leading preeclampsia expert from UChicago Medicine available for World Preeclampsia Day (Mon, 5/22) interviewsNewswise — A new study suggests that increasing rates of induction of labour (IOL) of pregnant women and people in the UK, without considering the accompanying, real-world impact on staffing…
Read more UK maternity services staffing crisis calls for rethinking induced labor ratesNewswise — Dr. Sarah Prager, a UW Medicine OB-GYN, offers context to the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, which ordered that mifepristone remain available in the United States while legal…
Read more Q&A: Update on mifepristone, federal court actionsNewswise — Patients seeking medication abortion care through telehealth services are just as satisfied, if not more so, with the service they received as patients who visited a clinical facility…
Read more Patients favor telehealth for medication abortion consultsNewswise — CHAPEL HILL, NC — Researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center found mailing human papillomavirus (HPV) self-collection…
Read more Mailed testing kits double cervical cancer screening
