Following federal approval for over the counter emergency contraception in 2006, emergency departments across the U.S. saw dramatic decreases in related visits and medical charges, a new study suggests. Emergency room visits…
Cultivated Meat Production Costs Could Fall Significantly with New Cells Created at Tufts University
Cellular agriculture – the production of meat from cells grown in bioreactors rather than harvested from farm animals – is taking leaps in technology that are making it a more viable option…
Rarely is there such precise historical information about the origin of an infectious disease as in the case of syphilis : in 1493, during the siege of the city of Naples by French troops. From…
Bacterial infections cause millions of deaths each year, with the global threat made worse by the increasing resistance of the microbes to antibiotic treatments. This is due in part to the ability…
Researchers have developed a way to use ultrasound to predict whether a pregnant person is at risk of delivering a baby prematurely, which occurs in upward of 10% of pregnancies in the…
In the largest study of its kind, researchers at UC Davis Health found that exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants during pregnancy was associated with preterm birth, especially among females. The chemicals were also…
In an effort to identify effective food is medicine approaches for incorporating healthy food into health care delivery, the American Heart Association, today announced grants totaling $7.8 million to 19 research projects…
The human immune system is constantly fending off a wide range of invaders – a feat that requires a diverse array of cellular troops and molecular weaponry. Although a great deal is…
“Medical illustrators draw what can’t be seen, watch what’s never been done, and tell thousands about it without saying a word.” For decades, this slogan appeared on the website and printed materials…
An analysis of national survey data conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found a small but statistically significant increase in self-reported anxiety and depression symptoms among respondents…