Of combat veterans returning home after serving our country, as many as 30 percent struggle with mental health issues whose symptoms often worsen once they leave the structure and comradery of military life and hospital treatment to begin reintegration back into civilian life. For these brave men and women, their mission for our country has been completed, but our mission is far from over.
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Squishy Embyros, Penis Transplants and 5 More Advances in Fertility
The first uterus transplant in the US failed this week, but doctors at the Cleveland Clinic plan to keep trying, hoping to replicate the success of surgeons in Sweden. It’s an exciting time for reproductive medicine around the world. Here’s a rundown of the latest advances in the lab, the operating room, and the fertility clinic.
Cancer Fertility: Couples Dealing With High Costs
When a doctor told young mom Jessica Drexler that she had colon cancer, the first question she asked was about whether she could have more kids after her treatment. Jessica, 28, of Chili, knew that chemo and radiation therapies can make it difficult or even impossible to get pregnant.
Local Fertility Patients Consider Zika Virus
Zika was first discovered in Brazil, according to Dr. Schnorr. The virus spreads through a mosquito bite and can cause birth defects in babies of pregnant women.
Women’s Mental Health Disorders, Like Depression And Anxiety, May Negatively Affect Chances Of IVF Success
New research published in Fertility and Sterility suggests depression and anxiety may reduce a woman’s chance of having a baby through in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Herpes Vaccine Cuts Viral Shedding
Patients with genital herpes infection had significant reductions in viral shedding following treatment with an investigational vaccine, results of a phase II trial showed.
You Are Not The Father: DNA Tests Confirm Twin Babies Have Different Dads Due To Superfecundation
When a set of Vietnamese male twins came out looking almost nothing alike, the family suspected there had been a mix-up in the hospital nursery. As they grew, their striking differences in appearance became harder and harder to ignore: One had thick curly hair, while the other’s was straight and thin.
Supreme Court Reverses Alabama on Lesbian Adoption
The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously reversed an Alabama court’s refusal to recognize a same-sex adoption.
Where Do the 2016 Candidates Stand on Contraception?
Access to safe and effective birth control is part of health care for tens of millions of Americans. The vast majority of Americans view birth control as “morally acceptable,” and make sharp distinctions between approval for methods of preventing pregnancy, and methods of terminating it.
SCOTUS Ends Long Illinois Embryo Battle
After working its way through the Illinois court system for more than five years, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal by a Chicago area man hoping to prevent his ex-girlfriend from using frozen embryos they created in 2010.