11+ hour, 38+ min ago   (945+ words) Contraception is not just about preventing an unwanted pregnancy. Experts say it’s also an important part of adolescent health care, helping regulate menstrual cycles, manage painful symptoms and treat some hormone-related conditions. Understanding the different contraceptive options — along with their…...

14+ hour, 43+ min ago   (499+ words) According to official guidance, women taking popular weight loss medications are urged to change their method of contraception after starting the medication, as it could “reduce the effectiveness”. Particularly if they are planning to start taking the weight loss drug…...

10+ hour, 49+ min ago   (512+ words) Women may need to change their contraceptive methods when starting the jabs(Image: GETTY) According to official guidance, women taking popular weight loss medications are urged to change their method of contraception after starting the medication, as it could “reduce…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (260+ words) Developed together with engineers from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), the prosthesis is made up of a network of millimetre-scale titanium structures designed to distribute loads in a similar way to bone tissue. The implant has made it possible…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (260+ words) Developed together with engineers from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), the prosthesis is made up of a network of millimetre-scale titanium structures designed to distribute loads in a similar way to bone tissue. The implant has made it possible…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (490+ words) Madrid's Gregorio Marañón Hospital has successfully avoided the amputation of a patient's leg through a pioneering bone implant, marking the first personalized metamaterial prosthesis of its kind. The technology, originally developed for the aerospace sector, uses a titanium structure manufactured…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (303+ words) 300 grams, 500 kilos: the 3D-printed bone that saved a Madrid patient's leg from amputation. Credit: Comunidad de Madrid / Facebook. Surgeons in Madrid seemed to be left with only one option: amputate. But instead, they built the patient a new bone from…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (392+ words) Do heatwaves affect the effectiveness of the pill? (SWNS) A pharmacist is warning people who take the contraceptive pill that the fifth U.K. heat wave might make it less effective. "Most medicines have specific storage conditions, and many of these medications…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (392+ words) Do heatwaves affect the effectiveness of the pill? (SWNS) A pharmacist is warning people who take the contraceptive pill that the fifth U.K. heat wave might make it less effective. "Most medicines have specific storage conditions, and many of these medications…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (909+ words) EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — After a four-year pause in operations, El Paso's only abortion fund has relaunched its helpline. West Fund, an abortion fund helpline founded in 2013, offers financial assistance to cover health care costs for people seeking abortions. The nonprofit…...