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Ultrasound technique provides a new way to diagnose circulation problems in the placenta

A team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health has developed a new ultrasound technique to monitor the placenta for impaired fetal blood flow early in pregnancy.

5 May 2021

Study: Fertility apps collect, share intimate data without users' knowledge or permission

The majority of top-rated fertility apps collect and even share intimate data without the users' knowledge or permission, a collaborative study by Newcastle University and Umea University has found.

4 May 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Picking up the pace of undoing Trump policies

The Biden administration is speeding up the pace of efforts to undo Trump administration health policies.

22 Apr 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Pause and effect on Covid vaccines

The effort to vaccinate Americans against covid-19 took a hit this week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration jointly called for a pause in use of the vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson while experts try to figure out whether it is responsible for a small number of serious blood clots, mostly in women of childbearing age.

17 Apr 2021

Pandemic highlights need for urgent care clinics for women

Last spring, only weeks into the pandemic, Christina Garcia was spending her days struggling to help her two young sons adjust to online schooling when she got such a heavy, painful period she could barely stand. After a few days, her vision began to blur and she found herself too weak to open a jar.

16 Apr 2021

Study analyzes trends in age at natural menopause and reproductive life span among US women

As females age, their bodies typically undergo two significant changes that generally occur during adolescence and middle age.

15 Apr 2021

Biden moves to overturn Trump birth control rules

The Biden administration Wednesday formally proposed the repeal of Trump-era regulations barring abortion referrals and making other changes intended to evict Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from the federal family planning program, Title X.

14 Apr 2021

Living environment may affect male reproductive health, research suggests

New research, led by scientists at the University of Nottingham, suggests that the environment in which men live may affect their reproductive health.

1 Apr 2021

New guidelines outline key new actions to improve delivery of HIV testing, treatment and care

These guidelines provide new and updated recommendations on the use of point-of-care testing in children under 18 months of age and point-of-care tests to monitor treatment in people living with HIV; the treatment monitoring algorithm; and timing of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV who are being treated for tuberculosis.

23 Mar 2021

COVID-19 stay-at-home orders associated with lower rate of preterm births in Tennessee

Statewide stay-at-home orders put in place as Tennessee fought to control the spread of coronavirus last March were associated with a 14% lower rate of preterm birth, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Pediatrics.

15 Mar 2021

Rare Disease Day: Illumina shines a spotlight on people living with rare diseases

With a mission of empowering the rare disease community, Illumina has today partnered with medical researchers and families to highlight the importance of genomic sequencing and to shine the spotlight on the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease.

8 Mar 2021

Despite modest progress, maternal and child undernutrition remains a key health concern

The Lancet today published the latest Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition Progress, including three new papers that build upon findings from the previous 2008 and 2013 Series, which established an evidence-based global agenda for tackling undernutrition over the past decade.

8 Mar 2021

Study: Having children three years apart can prevent child stunting

Having children at least three years apart can help prevent stunting in children, says a study carried out in India.

4 Mar 2021

New study to examine stress, cancer risk and reproductive toxicity in women firefighters

Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are undertaking a study to better understand the potential enviromental and occupational health risks specific to women in the fire service.

4 Feb 2021

3D-printable resins used in dental applications may be toxic to reproductive health

3D-printable resins, such as those used in dental applications, are marketed as biocompatible. Clear tooth aligners, a multi-billion-dollar industry, use these resins. Many other consumer products use 3D-printable resins.

28 Jan 2021

FISH technique can be used to probe sperm DNA for chromosomal defects

Chemotherapy and radiation treatments are known to cause harsh side effects that patients can see or feel throughout their bodies.

19 Jan 2021

Sons born to overweight mothers are more likely to be diagnosed with infertility

A recent study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica found that sons born to mothers who fell within the overweight range were more likely to be diagnosed with infertility during adulthood than sons of mothers with normal-range weight.

6 Jan 2021

Reproductive Health News and Research

Ultrasound technique provides a new way to diagnose circulation problems in the placenta

Study: Fertility apps collect, share intimate data without users' knowledge or permission

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Picking up the pace of undoing Trump policies

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Pause and effect on Covid vaccines

Pandemic highlights need for urgent care clinics for women

Study analyzes trends in age at natural menopause and reproductive life span among US women

Biden moves to overturn Trump birth control rules

Living environment may affect male reproductive health, research suggests

New guidelines outline key new actions to improve delivery of HIV testing, treatment and care

COVID-19 stay-at-home orders associated with lower rate of preterm births in Tennessee

Rare Disease Day: Illumina shines a spotlight on people living with rare diseases

Despite modest progress, maternal and child undernutrition remains a key health concern

Study: Having children three years apart can prevent child stunting

New study to examine stress, cancer risk and reproductive toxicity in women firefighters

3D-printable resins used in dental applications may be toxic to reproductive health

FISH technique can be used to probe sperm DNA for chromosomal defects

Sons born to overweight mothers are more likely to be diagnosed with infertility

WHO and HRP launch “Labour Care Guide” to improve women’s experience of childbirth

$20.6 billion to restore crumbling services for women, newborns, children and adolescents

In Becerra, an HHS nominee with political skill but no front-line health experience

What to know about prostate cancer eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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