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Halving fertility treatment costs could more than double births, major global study shows

A landmark international study has found that halving patient out-of-pocket costs was associated with a 2.67-fold increase in births achieved through assisted reproductive technology (ART).

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Exposure to common endocrine disruptors carries increased risk of precocious puberty in gi

Research from the University of Granada published in the European Journal of Pediatrics has revealed that girls with higher levels of bisphenol A (a component of plastics and epoxy-phenolic resins) and benzophenones (ultraviolet filters) in their urine are more likely to experien

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Uptake of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder is highly uneven across the Unit

There has been a substantial increase in recent years in the use of a form of primary medication to treat opioid use disorder, according to a Rutgers Health study published in Health Affairs. Researchers have also noted sharp differences in growth trends across the United States.

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Miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy admissions rise in recent years as stark inequalities pe

Hospital admissions for miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy have increased in England in recent years, according to research presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). The study abstract was published in Human Reproduc

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Lower diversity and poorer function of gut bacteria linked to frailty in older women

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified clear links between the composition of gut bacteria and frailty in older women. In cases of high frailty, with an increased risk of illness and death, gut bacterial diversity is lower and function is impaired. The study,

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Long-term exposure to air pollution linked to increased risk of Parkinson's disease

Long-term exposure to certain types of air pollution is linked to an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, Cambridge researchers have found in a critical review of the existing evidence.

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Alcohol drives opposite brain circuit changes in amyloid and tau Alzheimer's models

Alcohol use has been associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia. But new research from Texas A&M University's Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine at Texas A&M Health suggests the relationship between alcohol and Alzheimer's disease is more complicated

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Medical AI may look less biased on paper but not in practice, new study finds

Large language models (LLMs) are only as good as the data they learn from. If their training data contains social biases, the models may unintentionally repeat those biases in their responses. As their use increases with the rise of generative AI, it has become evident that they

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Medicare prescriptions for Wegovy jumped after approval for heart disease

Medicare prescriptions for Wegovy increased sharply after the program started covering the anti-obesity medication to prevent heart problems, but just a fraction of beneficiaries likely eligible received the treatment, according to new research published in the American Journal o

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Untangling the risk factors for developing multiple chronic conditions among UK South Asia

In a study published in PLOS Medicine, Daniel Stow, Ph.D., an epidemiologist at Queen Mary University of London, UK, and collaborators discovered factors that increase the risk of developing several long-term, coexisting health conditions among South Asian populations in the Unit

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Unmedicated women with depression do not tolerate heat as well as those on SSRIs

Media stories, social media posts and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have asserted that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)—a class of medication commonly used to treat mental health conditions including depression and anxiety—may increase people'

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As the US recovers from its latest heat wave, study warns of an increase in hospitalizatio

As the U.S. recovers from its July 4 heat wave, a new study in Nature Health warns of an impending uptick in people attending hospitals for mental health and behavioral disorders, according to the first multicountry study of heat wave-related mental health hospitalization, led by

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