Walking epidural offers pain relief at Ransom Memorial Hospital
Jennifer Higbie of Quenemo used intrathecal anesthesia at Ransom Memorial Hospital's Special Deliveries Unit to ease labor pain. The walking epidural allows standing and walking during labor with immediate effects lasting about three hours.
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Quenemo
Ransom Memorial Hospital
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Ellen Sinclair
Sinclair
John Gollier
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Pediatric care unit reopens at KU Hospital
The University of Kansas Hospital reopened its five bed pediatric intensive care unit after last summer's closure due to staffing concerns and low patient volumes. The hospital plans expansion in partnership with the School of Medicine's pediatric program and will boost marketing to attract patients and nurses.
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Kansas City
Children’s Mercy Hospital
McCulloch
School of Medicine
Pill study flaws cited by federal officials
Federal officials said two major birth control pill studies cited at a medical meeting were flawed and that new analysis shows no evidence that oral contraceptives reduce heart disease risk. The Wayne State University research had not been reviewed by leaders or the government before presentation. A senior-statistician assessment found heart findings flawed and breast cancer results suspect.
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Women’s Health Initiative
Barbara Alving
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Wayne State University
Detroit
Immigrants turn obese after years in United States
AP Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner reports a study showing obesity rises with duration in the United States among immigrants. Obesity among foreign-born rises from 8 percent for those under a year to 19 percent after 15 years, compared with 22 percent of U.S born residents. Authors attribute acculturation and sedentary lifestyles to the shift.
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Lindsey Tanner
Chicago
United States
Journal of the American Medical Association
Christina Wee
Harvard Medical School
Mita Sanghavi Goel
Northwestern University
U.S
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