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To retain nurses and other staffers, hospitals are opening child care centers

When Jennifer Lucier and her husband found out they were expecting a baby in 2016, they immediately made three phone calls.

1 Aug 2022

Winners of NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge for Maternal Health announced

The National Institutes of Health today announced the winners of its NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge (NTAC) for Maternal Health, a prize competition for developers of diagnostic technologies to help improve maternal health around the world.

28 Jul 2022

Women more often take part in competitive situations on behalf of someone else, study finds

Although most decisions in life are made by individuals themselves, many are influenced by others such as principals, managers, parents or colleagues.

28 Jul 2022

Population-based cohort study investigates the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnancy outcomes

In a new study, researchers have focused on evaluating small-for-gestational-age rates and preterm birth in a large cohort.

27 Jul 2022

nTIDE COVID Update: Unemployment increased slightly in June for people with and without disabilities

Unemployment increased slightly in June for people with and without disabilities, according to Friday's National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) COVID Update.

22 Jul 2022

A nearly century-old maternity home for teens in the South makes plans for expansion

An old, brick house in Charleston's Wagener Terrace district stands out from its gentrified neighbors in several ways: It's 14,000 square feet, built to accommodate around 30 people, and was constructed 90 years ago to provide shelter for pregnant girls.

22 Jul 2022

COVID-19 infection in late pregnancy associated with higher rates of preterm birth

SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, but only for women infected in their final trimester, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE.

20 Jul 2022

Decline in mental health during pregnancy throughout the COVID-19 lockdown period

A new study examined the changes in the mental state of pregnant women over the first COVID-19-related lockdown in France, and the persistence of anxiety-related symptoms over the two months following the end of the lockdown.

18 Jul 2022

FTC official: Antitrust push in health care must focus on a merger’s ‘human impact’

President Joe Biden has ordered the Federal Trade Commission to combat consolidation in the health care industry, saying that it is driving up prices for consumers and limiting their access to care.

18 Jul 2022

Biden’s FTC has blocked 4 hospital mergers and is poised to thwart more consolidation attempts

Fresh off the Federal Trade Commission's successful challenges to four hospital mergers, the Biden administration's new majority on the commission is primed to more aggressively combat consolidation in the health care industry than it has in past years.

18 Jul 2022

Study results encourage SARS-CoV-2–infected mothers breastfeed to protect infants from COVID

A new study examines the strength of protection against COVID-19 using antibody concentrations at birth and after six months in mothers and children.

17 Jul 2022

Nurse midwives step up to provide prenatal care after two rural hospitals shutter birthing centers

Bailee Tordai, who was 33 weeks into her pregnancy, barely made it to the prenatal checkup. Her clunky old Jeep couldn't complete the 2-mile trip from her house to the University of Iowa's outreach clinic in her southeastern Iowa hometown.

15 Jul 2022

Brown researchers develop an advanced way to isolate single cells from complex tissues

In cancer research, it all comes down to a single cell. Over the last decade, cancer researchers have homed in on the fact that an individual cell from a tumor can be used to perform molecular analyses that reveal important clues about how the cancer developed, how it spreads and how it may be targeted.

14 Jul 2022

As California welcomes Ukrainian refugees, counties fall short on interpreters

After the Russian invasion, Katie Nelha and her husband couldn't safely return to their home in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, so they took their chances as refugees.

12 Jul 2022

Medi-Cal’s reliance on prisoners to make cheaper eyeglasses proves shortsighted

To dodge hefty costs for eyewear, California's health insurance program for low-income people, Medi-Cal, has an innovative strategy: It contracts exclusively with the state's prisons, and inmates make glasses for its beneficiaries.

11 Jul 2022

nTIDE monthly report highlights the significant increase in employment for people with disabilities

Employment increased slightly from May to June for people with disabilities, reaching an all-time high.

8 Jul 2022

Scientists uncover neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice

An international team of scientists has identified the neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice.

7 Jul 2022

How is the microbiome of an infant influenced by mother's bacteria?

A recent study explores the sources and functional importance of certain key species in the mother-infant transmission of the microbiota.

5 Jul 2022

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences launches Biomek NGeniuS Next Generation Library Prep System

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory workflow automation and innovation, and a company of Danaher Corporation, unleashes the power of next generation sequencing and makes it more accessible for research labs of all sizes with the launch of the Biomek NGeniuS liquid handling system.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 29 Jun 2022

New robotic AI system can autonomously determine the optimal conditions for growing replacement retina

A joint research group led by Genki Kanda at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) has developed a robotic artificial intelligence (AI) system for autonomously determining the optimal conditions for growing replacement retina layers necessary for vision.

29 Jun 2022

Labor News and Research

To retain nurses and other staffers, hospitals are opening child care centers

Winners of NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge for Maternal Health announced

Women more often take part in competitive situations on behalf of someone else, study finds

Population-based cohort study investigates the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnancy outcomes

nTIDE COVID Update: Unemployment increased slightly in June for people with and without disabilities

A nearly century-old maternity home for teens in the South makes plans for expansion

COVID-19 infection in late pregnancy associated with higher rates of preterm birth

Decline in mental health during pregnancy throughout the COVID-19 lockdown period

FTC official: Antitrust push in health care must focus on a merger’s ‘human impact’

Biden’s FTC has blocked 4 hospital mergers and is poised to thwart more consolidation attempts

Study results encourage SARS-CoV-2–infected mothers breastfeed to protect infants from COVID

Nurse midwives step up to provide prenatal care after two rural hospitals shutter birthing centers

Brown researchers develop an advanced way to isolate single cells from complex tissues

As California welcomes Ukrainian refugees, counties fall short on interpreters

Medi-Cal’s reliance on prisoners to make cheaper eyeglasses proves shortsighted

nTIDE monthly report highlights the significant increase in employment for people with disabilities

Scientists uncover neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice

How is the microbiome of an infant influenced by mother's bacteria?

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences launches Biomek NGeniuS Next Generation Library Prep System

New robotic AI system can autonomously determine the optimal conditions for growing replacement retina

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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