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New Method Can Find Hidden Eggs to Aid in Fertility Treatment

12 February 2026 at 05:02
A study reported that the conventional method of searching follicular fluid didn’t find all the eggs. The new technology found extra eggs more than half the time.

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A viable egg found by the OvaReady device that was not found using the conventional method.

2 to 3 Cups of Coffee a Day May Reduce Dementia Risk. But Not if It’s Decaf.

9 February 2026 at 13:56
One to two cups of caffeinated tea per day helps too, researchers found after following nearly 132,000 people for 40 years.

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Beyond two and a half cups of coffee daily, the advantage plateaued, possibly because there’s a limit to how much caffeine our bodies can metabolize, researchers said.

Texas Sues Delaware Nurse Practitioner for Mailing Abortion Pills to the State

28 January 2026 at 14:34
The case is the latest action taken by a state with an abortion ban against providers in states that support abortion rights.

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Debra Lynch, a nurse practitioner in Delaware, was sued by the Texas attorney general, who accused her of prescribing and shipping abortion pills to residents of Texas in violation of that state’s abortion ban.

Will β€˜Psychiatry’s Bible’ Add a Postpartum Psychosis Diagnosis?

20 January 2026 at 06:52
Leaders of the D.S.M., the world’s most influential psychiatric manual, have been split for more than five years over whether to recognize postpartum psychosis as a distinct disorder.

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Emily Swilinski of Greensboro, N.C., did not have a history of mental health issues when, after giving birth to her first child, she suddenly had racing thoughts, trouble sleeping, and began hallucinating that her dog was speaking to her.

F.D.A. Decisions on Abortion Pill Were Based on Science, New Analysis Finds

12 January 2026 at 11:37
A study of more than 5,000 pages of agency documents on mifepristone over 12 years found that agency leaders almost always followed the evidence-based recommendations of scientists.

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