The cost of childbirth and postpartum health care results in significant, ongoing financial hardship, particularly for lower-income families with commercial
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Detecting evidence of lung cancer in exhaled breath
Exhaled breath contains chemical clues to what’s going on inside the body, including diseases like lung cancer. And devising ways
Probability training: Preventing errors of reasoning in medicine and law
A new LMU study shows how students can better understand and interpret conditional probabilities. How trustworthy is a positive HIV
Sleepiness during the day may be tied to pre-dementia syndrome
Older people who are sleepy during the day or lack enthusiasm for activities due to sleep issues may be more
Five minutes of extra exercise a day could lower blood pressure
New research suggests that adding a small amount of physical activity — such as uphill walking or stair-climbing — into
How hypoxia helps cancer spread
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have identified 16 genes that breast cancer cells use to survive in
Using a fan and wetting the skin reduces risk of deadly cardiac strain in hot and humid weather
New collaborative research from the University of Sydney and the Montreal Heart Institute has shown that using a fan in
Use of ‘genetic scissors’ carries risks
The CRISPR molecular scissors have the potential to revolutionize the treatment of genetic diseases. This is because they can be
Sewage surveillance proves powerful in combating antimicrobial resistance
Waterborne diseases affect over 7 million people in the U.S. every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
How cancer immunotherapy may cause heart inflammation in some patients
Some patients being treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, a type of cancer immunotherapy, develop a dangerous form of heart inflammation