Vitamin D exposure in utero might minimize high blood pressure risk for children born to mothers with preeclampsia

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren appear to be at greater risk of having high blood pressure when their mothers had the high blood pre

Updated on: March 19,2024

Vitamin D exposure in utero might minimize high blood pressure risk for children born to mothers with preeclampsia

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren appear to be at greater risk of having high blood pressure when their mothers had the high blood pre

Updated on:March 19,2024

New survey examines status of abortion laws in Texas, California, Arizona

by Sally Strong,University of HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its landmark Dobbs decision, the U.S. stepped away fro

Updated on: February 18,2024

New survey examines status of abortion laws in Texas, California, Arizona

by Sally Strong,University of HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its landmark Dobbs decision, the U.S. stepped away fro

Updated on:February 18,2024

Researchers identify novel factors involved in silencing fetal hemoglobin

by Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaHemoglobin. Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe genetic blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia are caused by errors in the genes for hemoglobin, a prot

Updated on: May 16,2024

Researchers identify novel factors involved in silencing fetal hemoglobin

by Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaHemoglobin. Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe genetic blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia are caused by errors in the genes for hemoglobin, a prot

Updated on:May 16,2024

First oral neurosteroid treatment for postpartum depression approved

by Sunitha Konatham,Texas A&M UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Psychopharmacology(2023). DOI: 10.1007/s00213-023-06427-2On Aug. 4, 2023, the United States Food and Drug Admin

Updated on: January 16,2024

First oral neurosteroid treatment for postpartum depression approved

by Sunitha Konatham,Texas A&M UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Psychopharmacology(2023). DOI: 10.1007/s00213-023-06427-2On Aug. 4, 2023, the United States Food and Drug Admin

Updated on:January 16,2024

Infertility associated with small increased risk for birth defects among children conceived through fertility treatment

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 850,000 children born in Australia found that parental infertility may be a factor for a small increased ris

Updated on: January 16,2024

Infertility associated with small increased risk for birth defects among children conceived through fertility treatment

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 850,000 children born in Australia found that parental infertility may be a factor for a small increased ris

Updated on:January 16,2024

Study examines the effects of physical activity during pregnancy

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a recentActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavicastudy, a combined lifestyle intervention including dietary counseling and twice-weekly exercis

Updated on: March 30,2024

Study examines the effects of physical activity during pregnancy

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a recentActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavicastudy, a combined lifestyle intervention including dietary counseling and twice-weekly exercis

Updated on:March 30,2024

Shift work and long hours significantly increase risk of preterm birth: Study

byMonash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainShift work and working long hours significantly increase the chances of preterm birth, a Monash University-led study has found.The researchers

Updated on: January 15,2024

Shift work and long hours significantly increase risk of preterm birth: Study

byMonash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainShift work and working long hours significantly increase the chances of preterm birth, a Monash University-led study has found.The researchers

Updated on:January 15,2024

Ethnic minority women face more barriers to seeing their GP

by University of SurreyThe study published inPsycho-Oncologyfound that, in England, women from ethnic minority backgrounds were more likely to feel too embarrassed to talk to a GP (75

Updated on: March 01,2024

Ethnic minority women face more barriers to seeing their GP

by University of SurreyThe study published inPsycho-Oncologyfound that, in England, women from ethnic minority backgrounds were more likely to feel too embarrassed to talk to a GP (75

Updated on:March 01,2024

Illinois launches service to connect complex abortion cases with needed medical care

by Angie Leventis Lourgos and Dan Petrella, Chicago TribuneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 19-year-old woman traveled from Memphis t

Updated on: January 19,2024

Illinois launches service to connect complex abortion cases with needed medical care

by Angie Leventis Lourgos and Dan Petrella, Chicago TribuneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 19-year-old woman traveled from Memphis t

Updated on:January 19,2024

Better mental health supports needed for pregnant individuals during the pandemic, says study

by St. Michael's HospitalDr. Tali Bogler, study lead author and family physician and chair of family medicine obstetrics at St. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto. Credit: Unity Healt

Updated on: June 12,2024

Better mental health supports needed for pregnant individuals during the pandemic, says study

by St. Michael's HospitalDr. Tali Bogler, study lead author and family physician and chair of family medicine obstetrics at St. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto. Credit: Unity Healt

Updated on:June 12,2024