Postpartum depression support expands in Spokane
After her second son was born nearly a year ago, Spokane resident Elbe Lamoureux recalls a postpartum depression with panic attacks and of greater severity than what she'd experienced following the birth of her first child.
After about two months of struggling, the mom of two young children started attending a postpartum depression support group launched last fall by Bloom Spokane, a...
Breast reconstruction benefits from surgical advances Dr. Carol Hathaway, a certified plastic surgeon based here, says medical advancements in biopsy and mastectomy techniques in recent years have enhanced reconstruction options for patients, aided in part by newer implants available in the U.S.
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Gold particles could help ovarian cancer Positively charged gold nanoparticles are usually toxic to cells, but cancer cells somehow manage to avoid nanoparticle toxicity. Mayo Clinic researchers claim to have found out why and to have determined how to make the nanoparticles effective again...
Women in 40s not reducing rate of mammograms Women in their 40s continue to undergo routine breast cancer screenings despite national guidelines recommending otherwise, according to new Johns Hopkins University research.
In 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) si...
Pelvic prolapse procedure's success rate found lacking The initial success rates of the most durable surgery for a common condition in women declines over the long term, according to data published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The procedure, abdominal sacroco...
As obesity, diabetes rise, perinatal services grow here Due partly to the rising prevalence of obesity and diabetes, the Spokane area is seeing growth in perinatal, or maternal-fetal medicine, services, which strive to ensure the best possible outcomes in high-risk pregnancies.
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