Daily Archives: November 21, 2016

Levothyroxine During Pregnancy May Improve Fetal Outcomes

Women with hypothyroidism who were treated with levothyroxine had lower odds of early delivery and C-section and of having low-weight babies. More and larger studies are needed to confirm these results. Medscape Medical News …read more

WHO Declares End of Zika Emergency but Still Needs Action

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday that the Zika virus and related neurological complications no longer constitute an international emergency but said that it would continue to work on the outbreak through a ‘robust program’. Reuters Health Information …read more

Pregnancy later in life may improve cognition in old age

New research examines the link between the age that mothers have their last baby and cognitive ability, memory, and executive function later in life. …read more