Barbara Mantel

Apr 12, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Barbara Mantel

April 12, 2024, 5:24 PM UTCBy The number of young adults who chose tubal ligation and vasectomies as birth control jumped abruptly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and has continued to rise, new research shows. The paper, published Friday in JAMA Health Forum, is the first to focus specifically on the contraception choices of women and men ages 18 to 30 after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v.

Mar 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Barbara Mantel

People with microplastics and nanoplastics in plaque lining a major blood vessel in their neck may have a higher risk of heart attack, stroke or death, new research suggests. Dr. Raffaele Marfella — a cardiology researcher in the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli’s department of advanced medical and surgical sciences in Naples, Italy, and the lead author of the new study — said that he and his colleagues initiated the study to look for new risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Feb 8, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Barbara Mantel

Feb. 8, 2024, 7:53 PM UTCBy The fungus behind a spate of deadly meningitis cases last year linked to medical clinics in Mexico was found to have aggressively attacked the base of patients’ brains, researchers said Wednesday in a report published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Fungal meningitis was reported in as many as 24 patients from the United States who visited two medical clinics in Matamoros, Mexico. Many came from Texas. Twelve died.

Nov 6, 2023 | nbcnews.com | Barbara Mantel

Create your free profile or log in to save this articleNov. 6, 2023, 10:22 PM UTCBy Survivors of gun injuries often face a long, painful recovery. When the gun victims are children or teens, family members also struggle. In the year following a firearm injury, child and adolescent survivors endured significant increases in pain, psychiatric and substance use disorders compared to their peers, according to research published Monday in the journal Health Affairs.

Oct 13, 2023 | yahoo.com | Barbara Mantel

Raynaud’s phenomenon, which causes parts of the body like the fingers and the toes to go cold and numb, likely stems from two genes, a study published Thursday in the journal Nature Communications found. The results of the study — the largest genetic study of the condition to date — could lead to more effective treatments, experts said.