Welcome to the debut of ID Consult, a new STAT column from infectious disease physician Krutika Kuppalli about diseases, outbreak response, global health, and health policy. A 28-year-old laboratory worker […]
Read MoreYour guide to the 3 types of artificial insemination (including one you may not know, but really should)
The three types of artificial insemination Skimming the different types of artificial insemination more closely, it’s easy to feel a little bit like you’re drowning in acronyms. IUI vs ICI […]
Read MoreNIH launching new streamlined website to ease information access
Finding information from the National Institutes of Health about human health, disease, and biomedical research is about to look a lot different. On Monday, the NIH will unveil a new […]
Read MorePainful sex after menopause? There are a few natural, at-home tricks for that – Here are 5 of the best
Sex is supposed to be enjoyable, and it shouldn’t hurt. Well, unless you’re into that! If things start to feel sore, dry, stingy or just a bit uncomfortable after menopause, […]
Read MoreRisk from toxic metals can persist months after wildfires, Maui study finds
Metal mixtures found in the leftover smoke, ash and debris from the deadly 2023 Maui wildfires were harmful to the lung health of people living nearby long after the burning […]
Read More7 (totally valid) reasons we’d have our guy take a sperm quality supplement, pre-TTC
If you’re thinking about trying to conceive in the next year, there’s probably a good chance you’ve already started thinking about what you can do to prepare. Maybe you’re taking […]
Read MoreFDA nominee Heidi Overton hearing: Vaccines, vapes, and China
WASHINGTON — Heidi Overton, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, was grilled by senators on hot button topics like China, vaccines, and abortion access in her […]
Read MoreHow to spend your treatment downtime – The IVF Porto guide
Cost. Wait times. Access to particular treatments or donors. All of these are really valid reasons to travel abroad for fertility treatment. And there are plenty more. Here at TRB, […]
Read MoreIn a shift, Jehovah’s Witnesses say they will allow blood-derived products
The Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their long-standing prohibition on the medical use of donated blood, allowing members to receive products derived from blood but maintaining a ban on transfusions […]
Read MoreWe’re asking – mini pill side effects: what do we need to know?
If you or someone close to you is taking the mini pill, or thinking about starting it, you’ve probably done at least one search on the side effects. From changes […]
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