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Health Highlights: April 30, 2013
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: First Woman With Transplanted Womb is Pregnant A Turkish woman who was the first to successfully have a womb transplant from a donor is six weeks pregnancy, according to Akdeniz University Hospital. A hospital statement released Monday said doctors have monitored a fetal heartbeat and that the pregnancy is going well, the Associated Press reported. The 22-year-old mother, Derya Sert, was born without a womb and had one transplanted in August 2011. Using one of her own eggs, doctors placed an embryo into Sert's womb in March. If she has a successful birth, it would give hope to women who were born without a womb or lose it to disease, according to the AP. ----- Hospitals Try New Methods to Reduce Infections U.S. hospitals are trying a wide range of new products in an attempt to reduce the number of infections among patients. These items include: machines that emit hydrogen peroxide or ultraviolet light; germ-resistant copper bed rails, call buttons and IV polls; and antimicrobial linens, curtains and wall paint, the Associated Press reported. However, there is no widely-accepted evidence that these products have prevented infections among hospital patients. In the U.S., about 1 in 20 patients pick up infections while in hospital. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says these hospital infections are linked to about 100,000 deaths a year and add as much as $30 billion a year to health care costs, the AP reported.
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