Tag: Infertility

$15M awarded over eggs, embryos ruined at fertility clinic

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SAN FRANCISCO — A jury on Thursday awarded nearly $15 million to five people who lost eggs or embryos when a cryogenic storage tank...

Former nurse who stole fentanyl used in surgeries sentenced

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A former Connecticut nurse who stole fentanyl from patients undergoing surgeries and substituted it with saline has been sentenced to...

NBC’s Kristen Welker reveals difficulties with infertility

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NEW YORK — NBC News' Kristen Welker, shortly before she expects the birth of a daughter through a surrogate, is revealing the struggles with...

Lab director blames hospital for fertility clinic failure

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Three years after a malfunctioning storage tank destroyed thousands of frozen eggs and embryos at an Ohio fertility clinic, its former lab director is...

Pre-embryos made in lab could spur research, ethics debates

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WASHINGTON — For the first time, scientists have used human cells to make structures that mimic the earliest stages of human development, which they...

Nonprofits step up to protect fertility for cancer patients

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Roshni Kamta remembers that spring day two years ago when she left for work on her usual crowded New York City subway line, carrying...