Clinical breast examinations can save women’s lives, but, as doctors-in-training, new residents sometimes aren’t thorough or experienced enough to detect potentially cancerous abnormalities. Now, future physicians could learn to give high-quality breast exams with help from high-tech sensors developed by University of … Read More »
By Don Rauf HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Women who generally believe that good things will happen may live longer. That’s the suggestion of a new study that seems to affirm the power of positive … Read More »
A new study reviewing medical data from 6,000 patients reports that individuals with atrial fibrillation who take anticoagulants are at higher risk of dementia than patients who take the blood-thinning drugs for other reasons. Researchers have linked warfarin to increased … Read More »
A growing body of research suggests that prenatal stress has a long-lasting impact on an infant’s development. A new study adds to the evidence, showing that prenatal stress can negatively affect the child well into adulthood, through a connection via … Read More »
Older women are usually considered at greater risk of pregnancy complications than younger women. However, when it comes to stroke during pregnancy, a new study suggests it is younger women who are most at risk. Researchers find younger women are … Read More »
A blood test to predict the likelihood of pregnancy complications may be in sight, after researchers reveal the discovery of a blood protein in expectant mothers that they say is a reliable indicator of pregnancy complications and poor fetal growth. … Read More »
Women who purchase two or more prescriptions for the antidepressants selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy may be more likely to have children with speech and language disorders, finds a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry. The new findings suggest … Read More »
Everyone experiences feelings of sadness. They are a natural response to life’s difficult times and events, and they usually lessen with time. Clinical depression goes beyond feelings of sadness and is a real illness with potentially serious consequences. It is … Read More »
The cost of chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer can vary widely, and higher cost does not necessarily mean greater effectiveness. These are the findings of a new study published online in Cancer and presented at the 2016 American Society of … Read More »
Pregnant women with hearing loss may be more likely to give birth prematurely or have low-birth-weight babies. This is the conclusion of new research published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Researchers suggest women with hearing loss are at … Read More »