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    Tranexamic acid apparently does not prevent maternal hemorrhage after cesarean delivery: Study

    Tranexamic acid apparently does not prevent maternal hemorrhage after cesarean delivery: Study

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    Antifibrinolytic medication includes tranexamic acid. It functions by preventing the dissolution of blood clots, which stops bleeding. Tranexamic acid appears no more effective than placebo in reducing the need for blood transfusion or preventing maternal death in patients with increased risk for excessive bleeding because of cesarean delivery, according to a study published in NEJM. […] More

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    Timed births by scheduled induction or Cesarean delivery may significantly lower preeclampsia

    Timed births by scheduled induction or Cesarean delivery may significantly lower preeclampsia

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    Researchers have found in a new research that More than half of all at-term preeclampsia cases that occur during weeks 37-42 of pregnancy  may be prevented with timed birth, such as a scheduled induction or Cesarean delivery. The new research has been published in Hypertension, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. Preeclampsia is […] More

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    Novel immunotherapy delivery approach benefits some melanoma patients with leptomeningeal disease

    Novel immunotherapy delivery approach benefits some melanoma patients with leptomeningeal disease

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    A novel approach to administer intrathecal (IT) immunotherapy (directly into the spinal fluid) and intravenous (IV) immunotherapy was safe and improved survival in a subset of patients with leptomeningeal disease (LMD) from metastatic melanoma, according to interim analyses of a Phase I/Ib trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. […] More

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    Cardiac arrest risk during hospitalized delivery highest among females with DIC

    Cardiac arrest risk during hospitalized delivery highest among females with DIC

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    1 in 9000 hospital deliveries had cardiac arrest, however almost 7 out of 10 of the mothers were able to leave the hospital, says an article published in Annals of Internal Medicine.  Estimates of cardiac arrest during birth inform the development of evidence-based prevention measures for fatalities associated with pregnancy. Nicole Ford and colleagues carried […] More