The United States has two potential candidates for a vaccine for the Zika virus and may begin clinical trials in people by the end of this year, but there will not be a widely available vaccine for several years, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information …read more
Every year, 800,000 child deaths, 20,000 breast cancer deaths and $302 billion in costs could be prevented if all countries increased breastfeeding, says a new series of papers. …read more
Every year, 800,000 child deaths, 20,000 breast cancer deaths and $302 billion in costs could be prevented if all countries increased breastfeeding, says a new series of papers. …read more
Women who are diagnosed with hypertensive disorders while pregnant are more than twice as likely to develop high blood pressure in the first year after delivery as women who did not have any… …read more
Women who are diagnosed with hypertensive disorders while pregnant are more than twice as likely to develop high blood pressure in the first year after delivery as women who did not have any… …read more
A smartphone app containing motivational videos developed to help married rural women in India better understand contraceptive choices led to a dramatic increase in the number of women using modern… …read more
A smartphone app containing motivational videos developed to help married rural women in India better understand contraceptive choices led to a dramatic increase in the number of women using modern… …read more
On a day when both the CDC and the WHO addressed the rising threat of the Zika virus, one WHO official warned that the virus is “spreading explosively” in the Americas. Medscape Medical News …read more
On a day when both the CDC and the WHO addressed the rising threat of the Zika virus, one WHO official warned that the virus is “spreading explosively” in the Americas. Medscape Medical News …read more
Oncologists should refer their young patients for fertility consultation routinely, just as they would refer them to plastic surgery or genetics prior to treatment. Medscape Medical News …read more