UK scientists have developed a fertilization procedure that uses the nuclear DNA of the father and the mother, but the mitchondrial DNA of a third person, an egg donor, that potentially offers couples where the mother has a family history of mitchondrial diseases, a way to have healthy children via IVF (in vitro [...]
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American women who live along the U.S.-Mexico border frequently buy over-the-counter oral contraceptives from Mexican pharmacies because they don’t need a prescription and can send a friend to pick up the pills, according to a study by researchers from two University of Texas campuses and Ibis Reproductive Health…
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Several states recently saw action related to women’s health-related proposals and policies. Summaries appear below. ~ Colorado: The Colorado Senate on Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill (HB 1252) that would require health insurers to cover breast cancer screenings beginning at age 40, the AP/CNBC reports…
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The following summarizes selected women’s health-related videos. Nebraska Laws Spurs Debates: Several media outlets featured reaction to two new Nebraska antiabortion laws that many observers expect to prompt court challenges…
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Congress enacted legislation Thursday night that will stave off an impending 21% cut in Medicare reimbursements to physicians until June 1.
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Patients with an acute kidney injury were more likely to die if they were admitted to the hospital on a weekend, researchers found.
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Companies providing life and health insurance owned $1.9 billion worth of stock in the fast-food industry as of June 11, 2009, researchers reported.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Just as in previous years, disparities related to race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status “still pervade the American healthcare system,” a government report has found.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Senate Democrats won a key vote Wednesday night that puts them closer to approval of an amendment that would reinstate Medicare payment rates to the March 31 level, at least until June 1.
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Genzyme Corp. today announced that the results from its Late-Onset Treatment Study have been published in today’s New England Journal of Medicine. The study was undertaken to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Myozyme (alglucosidase alfa) in older children and adults with Pompe disease.
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