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Toxic chemicals we consume without knowing it
“A grossly underappreciated driver in what ails us is the role of environmental toxins and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.”
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Doctors are disappearing from emergency departments as hospitals look to cut costs
It took three trips to the ED on 3 consecutive days before a patient saw a doctor who looked at her blood work.
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Scientists create ‘vagina on a chip’: What to know
Researchers see the chip as a way to facilitate vaginal health research and open the door to vital new treatments.
Perspectives
Three wild technologies about to change health care
Now, in the 23rd year of the 21st century, you might not believe what we’ll be capable of next.
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Difficulty fitting family into career: Female oncologists
In a survey of female oncologists, 95% said their career plans were at least somewhat associated with the timing of when to start a family.
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Women with cycle disorders across their life span may be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease
This finding is demonstrated in a new analysis of the Nurses’ Health Study II.
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Endometrial receptivity testing before IVF seen as unnecessary
Study found that embryo transfer based on the timing of ERT was no better than that based on the standard protocol.
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Immune dysregulation may drive long-term postpartum depression
"This work highlights the need for standardized and continual depression and anxiety screening in ob.gyn. and primary care settings."
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Consider quality of life, comorbidities in hidradenitis suppurativa
Expert shares tips to optimize management of this challenging condition.
Reproductive Rounds
Top 10 unproven infertility tests and treatments
Since the inception of in vitro fertilization itself, infertility patients have been subjected to many unproven tests and procedures that enter...
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Giving birth may permanently alter a mother’s bones
Female primates who had been pregnant showed lower levels of calcium, magnesium, and phosphorous in their bones.