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Live Birth Rate Lower With Frozen Versus Fresh Embryo Transfer
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – Frozen embryo transfer is associated with a lower live birth rate compared with fresh embryo transfer among women with a low prognosis for in vitro fertilization (IVF)...
Black Maternal Deaths Remain High Despite Overall Decline In U.S.
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – While maternal deaths in the U.S. declined in 2023, Black women still died at more than three times the rate of white women during pregnancy or childbirth, highlighting...
Concentrations of Selected PFAS Up in Firefighters After 2023 Maui Wildfires
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – Maui County firefighters involved in the response to the 2023 Maui wildfires had higher median summed concentrations of some perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
Minority Children Less Likely to Be Diagnosed With Migraine in Emergency Department
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – Compared with non-Hispanic White (NHW) children, non-Hispanic Black (NHB) and Hispanic/Latino (HL) children with a headache diagnosis in the emergency department have lower...
Too Often, ER Docs Don't Spot Migraines in Minority Kids
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 – Kids and teens can also get migraines, but Black and Hispanic children seen in ERs are more likely to have their condition go undiagnosed, new research shows. That's...
FDA Approves Clinical Trials for Pig Kidney Transplants in Humans
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever clinical trials testing pig kidney transplants in people with kidney failure, marking a major step...
Racial, Ethnic Minorities Still Underrepresented in Internal Medicine Residency Programs
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – U.S. internal medicine (IM) residents from ethnicities and races underrepresented in medicine (URIM) remain underrepresented compared with their program's county population,...
Four in 10 Patients Receiving Chemo Develop Chronic Painful Neuropathy
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – The pooled prevalence of chronic painful neuropathy is 41.22 percent among individuals with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), according to a meta-analysis...
Everyone's Happiest In The Morning, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – Never mind the grumbles and groans that accompany a clock alarm, along with a lunge for the snooze bar and murmurs of “five more minutes.” People generally wake in their bes...
Weed Use Tied To Increase in Schizophrenia
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – Schizophrenia cases associated with problematic weed use have skyrocketed in the wake of Canada's legalization of marijuana, a new study says. The proportion of...
Diabetic 'Yo-yo' Dieting Can Harm Kidneys
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – “Yo-yo” dieting – repeatedly losing and gaining weight – can significantly increase risk of kidney disease among people with type 1 diabetes, a new study warns. Diabetics ...
Kids Consume More Mature Media When Parents Overuse Screens
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – Yikes! The way parents use their phones around their kids may influence how much inappropriate content kids consume. Researchers reported Feb. 4 in the journal BMC...
Life's Crucial 9 Negatively Linked to Overactive Bladder
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – Life's Crucial 9 (LC9), a recently proposed method for assessing cardiovascular health, has a strong negative correlation with overactive bladder (OAB), which is partially...
Occupational Exposures Tied to Higher Risk for Vertigo
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – Occupational exposure to noise and/or vibrations is associated with the presence of vertigo, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. ...
Ultraprocessed Food Consumption in Early Childhood Tied to Obesity
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – High ultraprocessed food (UPF) consumption during early childhood is associated with obesity development, primarily in males, according to a study published online Jan. 31...