COVID-19 Antibodies Passed from Vaccinated Pregnant Moms to Newborns
Women who receive COVID-19 mRNA vaccines during pregnancy pass high levels of antibodies to their babies, new research from NYU Langone shows.
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Managing ARDS Risk in Pregnant Women
Coronavirus infections may be more frequent in pregnant women than in the general population, and those who contract the virus could also be more susceptible to acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure Affects Cardiac Vagal Tone
Infants exposed to airborne fine particulate matter appeared to have a disruption in cardiac vagal...
Carbon Monoxide Exposure in Utero Reduces Lung Function for Infants
Exposure to elevated levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in utero increases infants’ risk of poor lung function at one month after birth.
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Jimmy Kimmel's Son's Heart Defect Could Have Been Found Before Birth
Billy Kimmel’s rare heart condition, tetralogy of Fallot, could have been diagnosed and...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Son’s Heart Defect Could Have Been Found Before Birth
Billy Kimmel’s rare heart condition, tetralogy of Fallot, could have been diagnosed and...
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Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People
A blog post on the Hippocratic Post discusses sudden cardiac death in people under the age of 35,...
Read MoreCDC: More Evidence Flint Water Caused Legionnaires’ Outbreak
CDC genetic testing may help prove that untreated Flint River water contributed to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in and around the city.
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Pregnant Moms Can Transmit RSV to Unborn Child, Alter Immunity
Pregnant women infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can transmit the bug from their respiratory tract to the lungs of their unborn baby – resulting in altered immunity development after birth.
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Hazardous Dust from 9/11 Affected Newborns’ Size
A new study has found more evidence that the air pollution created in Lower Manhattan during the September 11 terrorist attacks negatively impacted newborns.
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Promising Treatments for Unborn Babies with CPAM
A medical team has successfully treated Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformattion (CPAM), a fetal lung disorder, by performing a series of prenatal and postnatal treatments.
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Sleep Environment One of Several Factors in Reduction of SIDS
An analysis of 30 years of data suggests that a campaign to encourage parents to have babies sleep on their backs is one of several trends that explain the reduced rates of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
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Early Tobacco Exposure Linked to Behavior Disorders in Children
Researchers show that pre- and post-natal exposure to tobacco is associated with a risk of behavioral disorders in children.
Read MoreThree Infected with Measles at Las Vegas Restaurant
A Reuters news report indicates that three new cases of measles have been confirmed in Las Vegas by Nevada public health officials.
Read MoreEffective Treatments Lag for Multidrug-resistant TB
There are still major gaps in delivering effective treatments to patients suffering from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, a World Health Organization report finds.
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