Clinical

Calculating Risk for Uterine Fibroids

Apr 26, 2022 at 08:57 am by Staff

by Leigh MacMillan Uterine fibroids — common benign pelvic tumors — can cause pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, infertility and pregnancy complications. The causes.... Read More

Care Access Pathways Similar for Young Black and White Athletes in Concussion Network

Apr 25, 2022 at 07:20 pm by Staff

  Both Black and white young athletes who suffered concussions within a sport-related concussion clinic referral network at the time of injury did not experience health.... Read More

Heartbeat-Tracking Technology Raises Patients’ and Doctors’ Worries

Apr 24, 2022 at 08:51 pm by Staff

By Darius Tahir, Kaiser Health News If someone’s heart skips a beat, tech companies want to let them know about it. Gadget firms — starting with Apple and n.... Read More

Study Casts Doubt on Impact of Menthol-Flavored Tobacco Ban

Apr 22, 2022 at 09:38 am by Staff

A ban on the sale of menthol-flavored cigarettes that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is on track to implement may have unintended consequences, according to a stu.... Read More

Why Cheap, Older Drugs That Might Treat Covid Never Get Out of the Lab

Apr 19, 2022 at 08:42 am by Staff

By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News In March 2020, Dr. Joseph Vinetz left the contemplative world of his Yale University infectious-disease laboratory and plunged into t.... Read More

FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Using Breath Samples

Apr 18, 2022 at 09:26 pm by Staff

Test provides results in less than three minutes April 14 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagn.... Read More

Persistent Problem: High C-Section Rates Plague the South

Apr 17, 2022 at 09:41 am by Staff

By Lauren Sausser, Kaiser Health News  All along, Julia Maeda knew she wanted to have her baby naturally. For her, that meant in a hospital, vaginally, without an e.... Read More

When Symptoms Linger for Weeks, Is It Long Covid?

Apr 17, 2022 at 09:26 am by Staff

By Nina Feldman, WHYY, Kaiser Health News Many Americans are discovering that recovering from covid-19 may take weeks or even months longer than expected, leaving them w.... Read More

Babies Die as Congenital Syphilis Continues a Decade-Long Surge Across the US

Apr 17, 2022 at 09:19 am by Staff

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News  // For a decade, the number of babies born with syphilis in the U.S. has surged, undeterred. Data released Tuesd.... Read More

A Travel Nurse Leaves Fears of Hospital Drug Tampering Across Three States

Apr 17, 2022 at 09:09 am by Staff

By Brett Kelman, Kaiser Health News Health officials in at least three states are investigating a travel nurse suspected of tampering with and potentially contaminating.... Read More