On April 21, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone, which is used in more than half of all abortions in the U.S., could remain accessible…
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Study suggests that maintaining normal vitamin D levels may benefit patients with advanced skin cancer
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research indicates that for patients with advanced skin cancer, it may be important to maintain normal vitamin D levels when receiving immunotherapy medications called immune…
Self-fitting, over-the-counter hearing aids beneficial
Self-fitting, over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids produce self-reported and clinical outcomes similar to those of audiologist-fitted hearing aids for adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss, according to a study published online April…
Stricter alcohol policies are associated with reduced drinking, multi-country analysis finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who live in countries with more stringent alcohol policies drank less than people in countries with less strict policies, according to a large multi-country analysis…
Engineering team develops multifunctional tendon-mimetic hydrogels
Fabrication process of the anisotropic tendon-mimetic hydrogel. Credit: The University of Hong Kong Repairing or replacing injured tendons or similar load-bearing tissues represents one of the major challenges in clinical…
How alcohol consumption contributes to chronic pain
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms—one driven by alcohol intake and one by alcohol withdrawal. That is…
What Supreme Court action on abortion means for patients
With the U.S. Capitol in the background, a protester holds a sign in support of mifepristone as they march past the capitol following a Planned Parenthood rally in support of…
New injectable cell therapy could resolve osteoarthritis
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have created a promising injectable cell therapy to treat osteoarthritis that both reduces inflammation and also regenerates articular…
