CooperSurgical’s Botched IVF Liquid Destroyed Embryos, Lawsuits Claim

CooperSurgical, a major medical supply company, is facing a wave of lawsuits from patients who claim that one of its products destroyed embryos created with in vitro fertilization. Fertility clinics across the world used the product, a nutrient-rich liquid that helps fertilized eggs develop into embryos. This week federal regulators made public that the …

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What It’s Like To Have It

ARFID is different from eating disorders that cause people to restrict calories due to a fear of gaining weight or because they have a distorted body image. Instead, people with the eating disorder might have sensory issues or they might have experienced a traumatic event that leads to an avoidance or restriction of food.  …

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10 meat and potato recipes, including steak, stew and pot roast

Meat and potatoes: A pair for the ages. These two foods when combined create some of the most comforting, nostalgic meals around. Sure, there’s always that steakhouse combo of a piece of meat and side of creamy mashed potatoes. But let’s expand the lens just a bit to include other ways you can enjoy …

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Patient count nears 90 in Salmonella outbreak linked to charcuterie meats

Forty more patients have been identified as part of a Salmonella outbreak linked to charcuterie meat products. As of Feb. 15 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was reporting 87 patients across 30 states. The Salmonella I 4:I:- infections have resulted in the hospitalization of 18 patients. Illnesses started on Nov. 20, 2023. …

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The Powerful Constraints on Medical Care in Catholic Hospitals Across America

Rachana Pradhan and Hannah Recht Nurse midwife Beverly Maldonado recalls a pregnant woman arriving at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Maryland after her water broke. It was weeks before the baby would have any chance of survival, and the patient’s wishes were clear, she recalled: “Why am I staying pregnant then? What’s the point?” …

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Male depression: Understanding the issues

Male depression: Understanding the issues Male depression is a serious medical condition, but many men try to ignore it or refuse treatment. Learn the signs and symptoms — and what to do. By Mayo Clinic Staff Do you feel irritable, isolated or withdrawn? Do you find yourself working all the time? Drinking too much? …

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How generative AI can help address the critical nursing shortage

As the nursing shortage continues to stretch hospitals and health systems thin, some IT leaders have begun working with generative AI to see whether it can help reduce administrative burden on nurses, free them up to spend more time with patients and help ease the nursing shortage. Jill M. Lashay is a healthcare attorney …

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