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Medicine & Health

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 2-May-2026 03:15 ET (2-May-2026 07:15 GMT/UTC)

1-May-2026

Birth after uterus transplant

About The Study: This single-center study demonstrates that uterus transplant can result in a live birth for women with absolute uterine factor infertility. These data support the feasibility of uterus transplant in specialized, multidisciplinary centers capable of integrating transplant surgery, reproductive medicine, and maternal fetal care. Ongoing reporting and data sharing will be essential to refine risk estimates and optimize patient counseling as the uterus transplant field continues to mature.

Journal: JAMA

1-May-2026

Dr. Hannah Cabré appointed assistant professor and director of the Aging, Gynecology, and Endocrinology Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical

Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Business Announcement

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Hannah Cabré as an Assistant Professor, effective May 1. Dr. Cabré, an emerging leader in the field of nutrition, aging and women’s health, will lead the newly established Aging, Gynecology, and Endocrinology Laboratory.

1-May-2026

UVA scientists elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

University of Virginia Health System
Grant and Award Announcement

Two University of Virginia scientists have been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences, a storied group founded during the Revolutionary War by John Adams, John Hancock and 60 other scholar-patriots to advance the public good.

1-May-2026

'Nose noticeability' affects facial attractiveness, reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®

Wolters Kluwer Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Attractiveness of the nose affects how people view the face – with attractive noses actually drawing less attention than unattractive noses, reports a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Journal: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

1-May-2026

New laws cut cannabis arrests, but racial disparities persist

Weill Cornell Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

While recreational cannabis laws have significantly reduced arrests for cannabis possession and sales, racial disparities in arrests still exist, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and The University of Texas at Austin. The authors suggest that recreational cannabis laws do not fully resolve underlying systemic inequities.

Journal: American Economic Journal Economic Policy

1-May-2026

Azide-to-diazo conversion offers safer route to versatile diazo compounds

Tokyo University of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Diazoacetic acid esters are important intermediates in drug and agrochemical synthesis, but their preparation typically requires hazardous diazomethane. Researchers from the Tokyo University of Science developed a safer method using a Michael addition-mediated azide-to-diazo conversion. By pretreating 2-azidoacrylic acid esters with a bulky phosphine followed by nucleophile addition, they produced β-heteroatom-substituted diazo esters without toxic precursors. This simpler approach offers a practical and flexible route to access diverse organonitrogen compounds.

Journal: Angewandte Chemie International Edition

1-May-2026

Mothers without specific fatty acid in the blood more often have children with asthma

University of Copenhagen
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A small molecule in the blood of pregnant women is linked to children’s risk of developing childhood asthma and respiratory infections, a new study shows.

Journal: Cell Reports Medicine

30-Apr-2026

GLP-1 drugs have long-term benefit for heart health

Anglia Ruskin University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research has shown that GLP‑1 weight-loss drugs deliver protection against heart attacks, strokes and premature death over a sustained period of time.

Journal: Cardiovascular Diabetology – Endocrinology Reports

30-Apr-2026

Study finds four of the CDC’s seven measles elimination status indicators missed

Boston Children's Hospital
Peer-Reviewed Publication

After public health experts declared measles eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established seven indicators of measles elimination status to ensure that the country remained on track. Now, analyzing these same indicators, Boston Children’s Hospital researchers find that the U.S. missed four of the seven criteria, with the others at risk. These findings are published in The Lancet.

Journal: The Lancet