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—DR. ALBERT TRIANA, whose OB-GYN practice in South Miami declines to see patients who are overweight. "There's more risk of something going wrong and more risk of getting sued," Triana told the Sun Sentinel; the paper's poll of 105 OB-GYN practices in South Florida found 15 that said they refuse otherwise healthy new patients based on weight. [via Sun Sentinel]
Long-acting contraceptives like IUDs and implants, which eliminate the potential for human error, are far more effective than more commonly used methods like the Pill, patch and vaginal ring.
Most people don’t need science to appreciate the importance of a mother’s love. But to understand how early maltreatment can derail a child’s development requires careful study — and is fraught with ethical peril.
Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new drug-resistant cases threaten an even bigger resurgence.
