Performing abortions a crime punishable by up to three years in prison, states the bill adopted in the US state of Oklahoma. The bill, which still

The U.S. government strictly regulates the therapeutic use of human cell and tissue products. However, a specific exception allows surgeons to harvest,

The US Supreme Court extended the reach of its major ruling in support of abortion rights, denying efforts by two states to reinstate restrictions on doctors providing the procedure.

Poland has one of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws. Passed in 1993, the current legislation bans all terminations unless there was rape or incest,

Indian MBBS students will have to write National Exit Test (NEXT) before being eligible to practice anywhere in the country, says Ministry official. The

More than 30,000 people die each year from gun violence in the United States, a higher rate of death than any industrialized country in the world. Funding

Ontario has launched OHP+ on Jan 1 which offers the province's 4 million children and youth free access to more than 4,400 approved medications. Children

A new review published in i Frontiers in Neuroscience /i explores the current literature and advancements in the applications of neuroscience in law.

Pediatric Doctor: Is Gun Storage Discussion With Parents Wrong? Due to the increasing number of teenage suicidal cases, the scientists have suggested

Insights into how a gene that raises the risk of Alzheimer's disease and disrupts brain cells have been revealed by a new study. The findings of the study

Intensifying small-scale irrigation is an especially urgent imperative for sub-Saharan Africa, where scarce or variable rainfall severely handicaps agriculture, curbing productivity and resilience. The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and its partners have taken bold steps to tackle this challenge, developing business models for irrigation technologies and exerting a positive influence on government policies and […]

Based on IWMI’s experience, this training manual has been compiled for plant managers and trainers to help ensure that staff involved in FS treatment and production, and application of an FS-based co-compost adopt best practices in all processes involved.

The coastal region of Bangladesh is prone to natural disasters and these events are expected to worsen as a result of climate change.

Land degradation is a critical problem around the world. Intensive rain-fed and irrigated crop and livestock systems have contributed to the degradation of land and natural resources.

Organizations need to tackle the different work factors that are important to the three key age groups of nurses if they want to retain qualified staff.

'Nurses play an important role in providing effective healthcare to patients. They should understand the medical and social conditions of every patient

Michigan already faces a shortage of doctors much larger than the national average, and it will grow as millions of Americans qualify for insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

The time when the U.S. health system is facing both a worsening shortage of primary care physicians and an increasing demand for primary care services,

The knowledge gaps related to advance health care directives (AHCDs) can be overcome with an educational program for nurses. This will help to ensure

The Government has not conducted any study/survey to ascertain the number of doctors and other medical and para-medical professionals required in the rural and urban areas of the country.

An Indian-origin nurse in Singapore will receive this year's International Achievement Award by the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF)

Nurses who face abusive managers are more likely to quit their job. But a recent study by McGill University and Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres

Patient mortality rates are significantly lesser among nurses who take care of six patients than nurses who take care of more than ten, revealed a new study.

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee said that nursing professionals were the backbone of the healthcare system and their contribution was critical in achievement of nation's healthcare goals.

Replacing professional nurses with lower skilled nursing assistants is linked to a heightened risk of patient death, as well as other indicators of poor quality care, reveals a large European study.

Despite the fact that tmedication errors remain fairly common, a new analysis points to surprisingly low rates of serious impacts from medication errors affecting nursing home residents.

In a bid to foray into a new era of tech-powered healthcare, Intelenet Global Services -- a Mumbai-based business process service provider -- launched

Home-based telerehabilitation therapy could work just as fine as traditional in-clinic therapy for stroke rehabilitation, finds a new study. The main

Video recordings of a hospital scenario shows how poor is communication between nurses and doctors. This study mainly Communication breakdown that occurs betwen nurses and doctors.

Seasonal variations have been observed in the risk of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy--including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, said new study.

Mother's health was affected when her child experienced unfair treatment or discrimination, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published

Lumbar disc degeneration causes lower back pain among menopausal women due to decreasing estrogen levels, according to a new study published online in

Using text messaging could help improve access to prenatal health information among urban African American and immigrant Afro-Caribbean women, reports a new study.

Babies of mothers prescribed macrolide antibiotics during early pregnancy are at more risk of developing birth defects like heart defects, compared with

A new research published in the journal Heart suggested that the age at which a woman's periods stop, and the menopause starts, doesn't seemed to be associated

One of the most common complications in cosmetic breast surgery is capsular contracture. A new study investigates to see if omega-3 fatty acids can prevent or reduce capsular contracture.

New study has illuminated clinical factors that are associated with the occurrence of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in newborns. It revealed

Initiating estradiol therapy within the first six years following the onset of menopause could pay major dividends for a woman's cardiovascular health later in life, reports a new study.

Knowing the dose of opioids taken after cesarean delivery and before discharge can inform individualized prescriptions and reduce unnecessary, leftover

Around one-third of women who choose to have their ovaries removed before the natural age of menopause is more susceptible to negative mood and executive dysfunction, reports a new study.

To alleviate, the pain and fertility problems linked to endometriosis, scientists have developed a precise, nanotechnology-based treatment. Endometriosis

Pregnancy complications were found to be associated with elevated symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and moral injury, revealed a Veterans Affairs study of women military veterans.

In C-sections, it is safe to give antibiotics to mothers after umbilical cord clamping, to avoid exposure of the newborns to the antibiotics, stated study

Women who deliver their first baby at term but experience pregnancy complications are more prone to the risk of preterm delivery in their second pregnancy,

Two-thirds of people with high blood pressure in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are affected going without treatment, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.

Among patients with high blood pressure, intensive blood pressure control was linked to a smaller increase in brain white matter lesions (a marker of

High blood pressure patterns in middle age followed by low blood pressure later in life was linked to higher risk for dementia compared to having normal blood pressure, revealed new study findings.

Individuals with supine hypertension, a condition that causes their blood pressure to rise when they lie down, including during sleep can lower their

In people with difficult-to-treat high blood pressure, a measurement of central blood pressure could help cut the risk of heart disease better than traditional

Resistant hypertension patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at a higher risk of having high blood pressure (HBP), reports a new study.