19 February 2018

New discovery offers hope of protecting premature babies from blindness

Now there is hope of a new way to protect extremely premature babies from impaired vision or blindness resulting from...

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16 February 2018

Induced labour after 39 weeks in healthy women may reduce need for cesarean birth

Approximately one-third of women in the United States give birth via cesarean delivery. While life-saving in the right circumstances, cesarean...

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14 February 2018

Breast cancer treatments may increase the risk of heart disease

Breast cancer patients may be at an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases including heart failure and may benefit from a...

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12 February 2018

Maternal age over 40 is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth

Pregnant mothers aged 40 and over may have an increased risk for preterm birth, regardless of confounding factors, according to...

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9 February 2018

Care given directly by parents to infants in intensive care helps improve health and wellbeing

Involving parents as direct carers, including doing ward rounds and taking children’s temperature, improves weight gain of preterm infants in...

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7 February 2018

Scientists halt breast cancer spread

Scientists have discovered that an amino acid called asparagine is essential for breast cancer spread, and by restricting it, cancer...

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5 February 2018

NICE consults on updated recommendations for the treatment and care of people with early breast cancer

NICE’s draft updated guideline on early and locally advanced breast cancer calls for extended hormonal therapy for some women after...

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2 February 2018

Using imaging to identify women at risk of giving birth prematurely

Ultrasound is traditionally used on pregnant women to study the anatomy, movement and blood flow of the developing fetus, but...

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