This population cohort study uses multiple linked UK electronic health records to examine whether hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with long-term risk of dilated cardiomyopathy.

Maternal asthma is a known risk factor for asthma and allergic diseases in children. However, there is a lack of data on the role of asthma phenotypes in the association with perinatal outcomes.

Advances in cancer care have led to a growing number of cancer survivors globally. As cancer increasingly affects women and people of reproductive age, more individuals will be experiencing pregnancy....

This cohort study examines whether prenatal use of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies is associated with increased risks of major congenital malformations.

From January 1 to April 3, 2015, 159 people from 18 states and the District of Columbia were reported as having measles. Most cases are part of an outbreak linked to a California amusement park. Becau...

The National Institutes of Health is terminating 232 grants for scientific research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, according to an email an administrator sent to faculty.

HLH, a cytokine-mediated hyperinflammation syndrome, causes fever, pancytopenia, and hemophagocytosis and is often fatal. Antiinflammatory agents, etoposide, and interferon-γ antibody are the main ...

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A doctor and professor explains how we have forgotten the contagious and painful symptoms of Polio.

Objective To examine maternal and fetal cardiovascular responses to high-intensity resistance exercise in pregnancy. Methods 10 healthy pregnant (26.4±3.2 weeks gestation) and 10 healthy non-pregnant...

A platform for mRNA lipid nanoparticle delivery to the placenta to treat pre-eclampsia is shown to improve fetal and maternal health in mice and has potential clinical applications in obstetric d...

For women under 25, getting pregnant more than doubles their risk of homicide.

Among pregnant or postpartum patients with COVID-19 pneumonia requiring advanced respiratory support, maternal oxygenation was not associated with fetal/neonatal mortality.

This study examines prevalence of iron deficiency among females aged 12 to 21 years to inform future screening strategies for iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia.

Listeria is a kind of bacteria that can cause one of the most serious types of food poisoning. Learn about Listeria and how to prevent illness.