As a childbirth educator and maternal advocate, she promoted a profession that provides comfort to women giving birth and offers postpartum care as well.Read More
View More Penny Simkin, ‘Mother of the Doula Movement,’ Dies at 85Category: Health & Wellbeing
Antidepressants: What to Know About Uses and Side Effects
Facts and common misconceptions about some of America’s most widely used drugs.Read More
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The court’s ruling could extend to at least half a dozen other states that have similarly restrictive bans, and the implications of the case could…
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Pivmecillinam, which has been used in Europe for decades, will become available next year to women 18 and older.Read More
View More FDA Approves Antibiotic to Treat Urinary InfectionsTakeaways From the Supreme Court Argument on Idaho’s Abortion Ban
The court’s ruling could extend to at least half a dozen other states that have similarly restrictive bans, and the implications of the case could…
View More Takeaways From the Supreme Court Argument on Idaho’s Abortion BanArizona Abortion Providers Could Get Special Licenses To Practice In California
“We’re trying to get ahead of this law,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said of Arizona’s looming abortion ban.Read More
View More Arizona Abortion Providers Could Get Special Licenses To Practice In CaliforniaDairy Cows Transported Between States Must Now Be Tested for Bird Flu
Since a new form of bird flu arrived in 2022, federal officials have sought to reassure Americans that the threat to the public remained low.Read…
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NYU Langone Health surgeons performed the transplant after implanting a mechanical heart pump in the severely ill patient.Read More
View More Grandmother Becomes Second Patient to Receive Kidney From Gene-Edited PigNew Nutrition Guidelines Put Less Sugar and Salt on the Menu for School Meals
The Agriculture Department finalized a new rule to bring the meals more in line with federal dietary standards.Read More
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A single spillover, from a bird to a cow, led to the infections, a review of genetic data has found.Read More
View More Bird Flu Outbreak in Cattle May Have Begun Months Earlier Than Thought