Surge in Narcotic Prescriptions for Pregnant Women
[New York Times] Doctors are prescribing opioid painkillers to pregnant women in astonishing numbers, new research shows, even though risks to the developing fetus are largely unknown.Of 1.1 million...
View ArticleItalian court overturns divisive ban on donor eggs, sperm
[Reuters] Italy’s constitutional court overturned a ban on using donor sperm and eggs in fertility treatments on Wednesday, knocking down part of a divisive set of restrictions on assisted...
View ArticleGroup Makes Stem Cells Using Clone Technique
[NBC News] Researchers say they have made powerful stem cells from both young and old adults using cloning techniques, and also found clues about why it is so difficult to do this with human beings....
View ArticleAre we ready for a prenatal screening test for autism?
[The Guardian] Autism was formally described for the first time 71 years ago. The medical notes for “Case one”, a 10-year-old from Mississippi, US, referred to as Donald T, describe a perplexing...
View ArticleMinnesota to resume storing newborn blood samples
[Nature] Minnesota will once again allow blood spots to be kept and used for further research following routine newborn screening of genetic and congenital diseases, thanks to a bill signed into law by...
View ArticleNI women not entitled to free NHS abortions in England says High Court
[BBC News] The case was brought by a 17-year-old girl and her mother who live in Northern Ireland. Unlike the rest of the UK, abortion is only allowed in very restricted circumstances in Northern...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rejects Contraceptives Mandate for Some Corporations
[The New York Times] The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that requiring family-owned corporations to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under the Affordable Care Act violated a federal law...
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