Cystic fibrosis carrier testing should be offered to all couples considering pregnancy and to women in early pregnancy and their partners, according to the authors of a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
Call to act on maternal mortality
Posted by donny_blitz 31 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Health ministers from around the world say swift action must be taken to reduce global maternal mortality rates.
The Rural Doctors Association of NSW (RDA NSW) says last week's close call where an ambulance had to divert to Pambula Hospital when the pregnant woman it was carrying went into the final stages of labour is certain to be one of many adverse events following closure of the hospital's maternity unit-and should serve as an urgent warning to the NSW Government that the maternity unit on the state's
Call to get tough on eating sites
Posted by donny_blitz 68 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
UK psychiatrists call for urgent action to protect vulnerable young people from eating-disorder websites.
Call for fewer hysterectomy ops
Posted by donny_blitz 76 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Too many women may undergo hysterectomies for heavy periods when alternative treatment is available, a study suggests.
Fertility donor pay debate call
Posted by donny_blitz 123 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
The UK's fertility watchdog calls for a fresh debate on reversing the ban on paying egg and sperm donors to boost stocks.
Call for dementia research boost
Posted by donny_blitz 129 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
A group of leading scientists back calls for a three-fold increase in funding for research into dementia in the UK.
Call for tougher gene test rules
Posted by donny_blitz 143 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
The genetic testing industry should be more tightly regulated, says a report by a committee of the UK House of Lords.
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