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Infant deaths increased after Texas banned abortion in early pregnancy ( www.statnews.com )

Among the causes of infant deaths, one increased the most: congenital abnormalities, which increased 22.9% in Texas in children between 2021 and 2022, while they decreased 2.9% in the rest of the country. That trend suggests that at least in some cases, parents were forced to carry a pregnancy to term while knowing their...

Palliative care for cancer patients is found to be as effective given virtually as in person ( www.statnews.com )

Comfort can be delivered to patients with advanced cancer virtually just as well as in person, according to a new study presented on Sunday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago....

Heat waves associated with increased risk of preterm birth in the U.S. ( www.statnews.com )

Heat waves are becoming more frequent and more intense, posing more of a health risk around the world. High temperatures can be deadly, and are especially dangerous for those with cardiovascular and chronic disease — but they begin affecting human lives even before birth....

High blood pressure in kids doubles their risk of cardiovascular disease, study finds, bringing a call for routine screening ( www.statnews.com )

Children and adolescents diagnosed with high blood pressure have double the risk of major cardiovascular problems as adults, a new study that followed them into their 20s and 30s reports. ...

Texas dairy farm worker’s case may be first where bird flu virus spread from mammal to human, scientists say ( www.statnews.com )

A new report on the first human bird flu case tied to the outbreak in cows in the United States suggests that the Texas man may be the first detected case of the H5N1 virus transmitting from a mammal to a person....

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