A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. By Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth Like millions ...
Preterm birth or birth before 37 weeks of gestation, is a major global health concern, significantly contributing to infant mortality and long-term health issues. According to the World Health ...
Chennai: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, North Chennai, recently directed a gynaecologist and a city-based hospital to pay Rs 33.75 lakh compensation to a woman, a dentist by ...
The Chennai North District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered a hospital and doctor to pay Rs 23.65 lakh for treatment costs and Rs 10 lakh for pain after a premature baby lost five ...
A Chennai hospital and gynaecologist have been held liable for negligence after a premature baby lost all five fingers on his right hand to gangrene. The district consumer disputes redressal ...
Preterm birth means birth before 37 weeks of pregnancy. It is the leading cause of death in newborn babies. Often, preterm birth is caused by weakness of the cervix (the lower, narrow end of the womb) ...
Objectives To identify the shared priorities for future research of women affected by and clinicians involved with pessary use for the management of prolapse. Design A priority setting project using a ...
What Is the Maze Procedure (Surgical Ablation)? If you have an irregular heartbeat caused by atrial fibrillation (AFib), you may need surgery to restore your normal heart rhythm. This is called the ...
A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS for short) is a procedure meant to help blood flow more easily through your liver. It’s usually done to treat complications caused by liver damage ...
A study comparing cervical pessary and vaginal progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in women with a short cervix of ≤ 35 mm found no significant difference between the interventions for ...
Women with a short cervix around 20 weeks of pregnancy have an increased risk of preterm birth. Preventing preterm birth in pregnant women with a short cervix is a crucial step in protecting the ...