Diagnosis Of Tuberculosis Is Increased In Postpartum Women

The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is significantly increased in mothers postpartum, suggesting a potential new population to target for screening, according to a new UK-wide cohort study…

Kittson laughs at menopause

When it comes to ambassador postings, flying the flag for menopause awareness is not exactly Paris, New York or London, according to Australian comedian Jean Kittson. Rather, it is hot and humid and has a current population of about 1.5 billion.

New Method Developed In Fertility Clinics To Avoid Twins While Maintaining High Live Birth Rates

Dr Jan Holte told the annual meeting of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, that if this model were to be applied in all fertility clinics, it had the potential to reduce the twin rates to the level of just under two percent seen in the normal population. Already, another four clinics have started to use the model…

Surprising Findings From Childbearing And Education Study

In almost every country, women with more education have fewer children. But does education reduce childbearing, or does childbearing get in the way of education, or both? New research by Joel E. Cohen and colleagues in Norway found that, at least among a population of Norwegian women, childbearing impeded education more than education impeded childbearing…

Routine Antenatal Screening For Hepatitis B In An Urban NYC Population

According to new research at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, high rates of chronic hepatitis B infection (HBV) are found in pregnant minority and immigrant women in the New York City area, and most of them do not receive education, appropriate follow-up testing or referral, which is considered the standard of care for all persons newly identified as HBV carriers…

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