Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The make-up and volume of gut bacteria in toddlers at 3.5 years old is predictive of body mass index (BMI) at age 5, irrespective of whether…
Tag: Obstetrics & gynaecology
Gynecologic surgery increases risk of cardiovascular disease
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study showed that hysterectomy alone, hysterectomy with oophorectomy, and tubal ligation were all associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The findings…
Japan approves abortion pill for the first time
The abortion pill will become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approved the drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancy. Abortion is legal in Japan up…
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…
US Supreme Court to weigh in on abortion pill access
The US Supreme Court was poised to wade into the divisive battle over the abortion drug mifepristone with a ruling due Friday on lower court-ordered restrictions on the widely used…
Austria has catching up to do in prevention and care of mental illness during the first year after pregnancy
Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Conceptual Model, WA model of care. Credit: Perinatal and infant mental health care models and pathways (2023). The Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment (AIHTA)…
