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COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy benefits mother and baby, study finds

Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit pregnant people and their newborn infants, according to findings recently published in Vaccine.

11 Aug 2023

Men and women with elevated blood sugar levels have greater risk of cardiovascular diseases

Men and women with raised blood sugar levels have 30-50% greater risk of developing cardiovascular diseases even when these levels are below the threshold for diabetes, a new study has shown.

10 Aug 2023

Breastmilk sugars may help prevent prenatal infections

Breastfeeding has long been used as a method to help keep newborns healthy and protected against a variety of diseases. But certain sugars naturally found in breastmilk could also help prevent infections before a baby arrives.

9 Aug 2023

RSV vaccine recommendation rates increase when people are informed about FDA approval process

A new study finds that people are more likely to recommend that a pregnant family member or friend get vaccinated to protect the infant from RSV illness if they are shown a chart outlining the rigorous process a vaccine undergoes to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

9 Aug 2023

Effects of COVID-19 quarantine on outcomes in individuals with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy

The effects of COVID-19 quarantine on outcomes in individuals with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

9 Aug 2023

Outcome markers in COPD patients with COVID-19

Researchers identify potential markers for severe COVID-19 and death in COPD patients.

8 Aug 2023

Amid lack of accountability for bias in maternity care, a California family seeks justice

Aniya was ready to leave. She was dressed in a fuzzy white onesie her mother had packed for her first trip home. Yet Aniya's family had more questions than answers as they cradled the newborn out of the hospital, her mother's body left behind.

8 Aug 2023

Genome editing in the spotlight: genetic disorder carriers' views shape the conversation

Study explores perspectives on the applications of somatic genome editing.

8 Aug 2023

Study finds higher rate of pre-term births among Blacks than non-Hispanic white individuals

Non-Hispanic Black individuals have a significantly higher rate of pre-term births than non-Hispanic white individuals, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

7 Aug 2023

How the Texas trial changed the story of abortion rights in America

During the five decades that followed Roe v. Wade, lawsuit after lawsuit in states across the country chipped away at abortion rights. And again and again, the people who went to court to defend those rights were physicians who often spoke in clinical and abstract terms.

7 Aug 2023

Breastfeeding rates in Wales increased during the pandemic, study reveals

To what extent do women in medicine alter the timing of pregnancy and modify career trajectories to accommodate parenthood and career?

How much women in medicine modify career trajectories or delay pregnancy for motherhood.

2 Aug 2023

UCSF Medical Center named to Honor Roll of nation's top hospitals

U.S. News & World Report ranks UCSF Health adult care among nation's top 10 hospitals in 7 specialties, Best in the West for neurology/neurosurgery and rheumatology.

1 Aug 2023

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy benefits mother and baby, study finds

Men and women with elevated blood sugar levels have greater risk of cardiovascular diseases

Breastmilk sugars may help prevent prenatal infections

RSV vaccine recommendation rates increase when people are informed about FDA approval process

Effects of COVID-19 quarantine on outcomes in individuals with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy

Outcome markers in COPD patients with COVID-19

Amid lack of accountability for bias in maternity care, a California family seeks justice

Genome editing in the spotlight: genetic disorder carriers' views shape the conversation

Study finds higher rate of pre-term births among Blacks than non-Hispanic white individuals

How the Texas trial changed the story of abortion rights in America

Breastfeeding rates in Wales increased during the pandemic, study reveals

Managing inflammatory bowel disease during pregnancy

The impact of COVID-19 vaccination and boosters on maternal SARS-CoV-2 infections and birth outcomes

Childhood trauma may increase risk of complications during pregnancy

Mothers' diet during pregnancy can protect brain health of children and grandchildren

Experts call for caution when using antenatal corticosteroids

Steroids for preventing preterm birth may cause long-term health issues for infants

Millions of women face long drives to get abortions, study shows

To what extent do women in medicine alter the timing of pregnancy and modify career trajectories to accommodate parenthood and career?

UCSF Medical Center named to Honor Roll of nation's top hospitals

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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