Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
British passenger of virus-hit Japan ship dies
A British man who was on board a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo has died, Japan's health ministry said Friday.
Feb 28, 2020
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News tagged with maternity leave
Pediatrics
UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world – here's how to change this
It's been four years since shared parental leave was introduced in the UK. The policy that would see more dads taking an active role in parenting—with new parents sharing time off following the birth of a baby or an adoption.
Nov 6, 2019
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Health
Female doctors are good for your health, but they experience a gender pay gap, discrimination, burnout and depression
The complaints are ubiquitous— "my doctor retired;" "my doctor is on maternity leave;" "the clinic isn't accepting new patients."
Oct 30, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
The business of IVF: How human eggs went from simple cells to a valuable commodity
I think they collected […] maybe, six eggs. I think we got four embryos out of that […] One was transferred and three were frozen. So, the fresh cycle didn't work. Tried a frozen one, didn't work. Went to try the third ...
Oct 4, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Helping pregnant women at work can hurt their chances of returning after maternity leave
Courteous people routinely give up a seat on a bus, open a door or extend some other form of kindness to a pregnant woman. But when colleagues at work try to lighten a pregnant woman's load, it can hurt her chances of returning ...
Oct 2, 2019
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Health
In medicine, young women continue to pay a higher price for family
Forty percent of female doctors in a new study stopped working or moved to working part time within a few years of finishing their medical training. In contrast, all of the male doctors kept working full time. The findings ...
Aug 2, 2019
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Pediatrics
Why breastfeeding is under threat in Australia
A researcher from the Australian National University (ANU) warns breastfeeding is declining in Australia.
Jun 12, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Pregnant women with long commutes to work at increased risk for adverse birth outcomes
In a study published in Economics & Human Biology researchers from Lehigh University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that pregnant women who commute long-distance to work have an increased risk of adverse birth ...
Apr 1, 2019
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Other
Study finds insidious and persistent discrimination among physician mothers
A US study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ today finds "insidious, persistent, and sometimes blatant" manifestations of discrimination experienced by physicians based specifically on their status as mothers.
Dec 12, 2018
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Health
Women in hospital medicine face major obstacles
Women in hospital medicine face major obstacles during pregnancy, parental leave and returning to work, prompting a discussion about gender equity in medicine, according to a new study from researchers at the University of ...
Dec 3, 2018
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