Reproductive Medicine Experts Till an Increasingly Fertile Field

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Research in reproductive medicine is addressing the reasons some women cannot successfully conceive and sustain a pregnancy. Internationally, different health, cultural and economic factors influence infertility rates. Insurance coverage for infertility treatment may reduce the risk of multiple births in treated patients. Rapid freezing techniques will improve the preservation of embryos and eggs, possibly reducing the need for fertility drugs. Cytoplasm transfer could support genetically viable eggs in some infertile women. Infertile men may have a higher rate of chromosomal abnormalities in their sperm than fertile men. Testing these patients before intracytoplasmic sperm injection may prevent pregnancies with abnormal embryos.

United States, Research, Infertility, Reproductive technology

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Operation Smile Volunteers Travel Far to Transform Lives

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Operation Smile has grown substantially since its founding in 1982. Founded by plastic surgeon William P. Magee, Jr, in 1999 it coordinated the efforts of 3,000 medical volunteers who travel all over the world to treat congenital facial deformities in children. During the World Journey of Hope '99, the organization hopes to treat more than 5,000 children in 18 countries. Operation Smile donates $28 million in medical services annually and has trained more than 10,000 health care professionals in the US and abroad. Since Operation Smile began, volunteers have provided free reconstructive surgery to more than 45,000 children in the US and 16 developing countries.

Children, Surgery, Birth defects, Pediatric surgery, Charities, Medical, Medical charities, Operation Smile

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End-of-Life Coalitions Grow to Fill Needs

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End-of-life coalitions in Chicago, Virginia, and Pennsylvania illustrate the types of services these groups provide. Many regional groups were formed following the Bill Moyers PBS broadcast "On Our Own Terms," which aired in September, 2000 and was widely publicized.

Terminal care

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