Infection with Zika virus during the third trimester of pregnancy is not linked to obvious birth defects; continued surveillance is necessary to assess long-term effects on these children. Medscape Medical News …read more
Women born in the Caribbean or Africa are two times more likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit at the time of their delivery than Canadian-born women, a new study has found. …read more
An increasing prevalence of Zika virus infection detected among blood donors in Puerto Rico using a highly sensitive, investigational nucleic acid test likely reflects an overall increase in the… …read more
An increasing prevalence of Zika virus infection detected among blood donors in Puerto Rico using a highly sensitive, investigational nucleic acid test likely reflects an overall increase in the… …read more
Dr Peter Kovacs reviews the frequency of birth defects among infants born with assisted reproductive technology. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
Dr Peter Kovacs reviews the frequency of birth defects among infants born with assisted reproductive technology. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
Women with premenstrual symptoms (PMS) including mood swings, weight gain/bloating, and abdominal cramps/back pain have elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker of inflammation… …read more
Study links overtime to early development of chronic, life-threatening illness. …read more
Time frame when pregnant woman first develops depression determines severity, treatment of it. …read more
The antiviral drug tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) can be used by expectant mothers infected with the hepatitis B virus to decrease HBV DNA levels and, therefore, significantly decrease the risk… …read more