Heading for surgery? The ratio of women to men in the operating room could influence your recovery, new research shows. Hospitals in Canada that had 35% or more surgeons and anesthesiologists who were female on staff tended to produce better outcomes for patients undergoing surgery, a new study has found. “Ensuring a critical mass of… read on > read on >
An experimental gene therapy could one day provide a first-ever cure for genital and oral herpes, researchers report. The gene therapy removed 90% or more of oral herpes infection in lab mice, and it also suppressed how much virus an infected animal shed, according to results published May 13 in the journal Nature Communications. The… read on > read on >
Inmates released from jail have a ninefold increased risk of suicide within the following year, compared to people who’ve never been incarcerated, new research shows. “Suicide prevention efforts should focus on people who have spent at least one night in jail in the past year,” concluded the team led by Ted Miller, a senior research… read on > read on >
While some states have moved to severely curb women’s access to abortion, including abortion pills, over 8,000 women living in those states are getting the pills by mail each month from states without such restrictions. That’s according to new data from a #WeCount survey conducted for the Society of Family Planning, which supports abortion rights.… read on > read on >
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HeathDay News) — Following decades of declines, drowning deaths are once again climbing in the United States, new government data shows. More than 4,500 people died from drowning each year in 2020 through 2022, 500 more per year than in 2019, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… read on > read on >
Melanoma, while rare among Black Americans, is often detected later with devastating consequences, a new study finds. Black people are frequently diagnosed with melanoma at later stages, increasing their risk of death compared to fairer-skinned patients, researchers found. Advanced stage 3 melanoma was detected in 19% of Black people with the cancer, versus 6% of… read on > read on >
Women who smoke during pregnancy run a higher risk of their kids becoming overweight or obese, and researchers now think they know one reason why. Children born of moms who smoked while expecting tend to have gut bacteria that is significantly different from that of kids whose moms didn’t light up, scientists reported recently in… read on > read on >
Women who get abortion pills through the mail receive care that’s as good as those who are required to get them in person from a clinic or doctor’s office, a new study says. Using a mail-order pharmacy to deliver the drugs after an in-person assessment was both safe and effective, according to findings published in… read on > read on >
Chicago resident Arthur “Art” Gillespie fell ill in early March 2020 with COVID, after he and his father went to visit an uncle in a nursing facility. “I was hospitalized for 12 days with a high fever and cough, and during that time, they were taking scans of my lungs, which showed stage 1 lung… read on > read on >
Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, has died nearly two months after having the historic surgery. In a statement released Saturday, Slayman’s family said they were “deeply saddened about the sudden passing of our beloved Rick but take great comfort knowing he inspired so many. Millions… read on > read on >
