Calcium supplements do not prevent pre-eclampsia, large trials show no meaningful benefit
A new Cochrane systematic review of 10 randomised trials involving over 37,000 pregnant women found that calcium supplementation…
Study finds no specific harms linked to hydroxyurea exposure during pregnancy
Taking the sickle cell drug hydroxyurea during or shortly before pregnancy does not appear to cause specific issues…
Early pregnancy placenta models show significant effects from PFAS exposure
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of nearly 10,000 long-lasting chemical compounds that stay in the…
Americans trust AMA over CDC on vaccine safety
For decades, health-related statements by major professional health associations such as the American Medical Association (AMA) agreed with…
Early-life nutrition | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research in Context November 25, 2025 Exposures in the womb can affect lifelong health Nutrition matters, and what young,…
Thalidomide survivors secure further political support on anniversary of drug withdrawal – The Irish Times
Sandra Dunne knew she was affected by thalidomide around 1970, when she was nine years old and had…
RFK Jr. claims he tried to keep Trump from warning pregnant women off Tylenol: ‘There’s nuance to it’
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed in an interview published Monday that he warned…
NHS confirmed full list of people who can get free prescriptions as new figures released
A wide variety of people across the UK could be eligible for free NHS prescriptions – from pensioners…
Maternal thyroid hormone imbalance linked to increased autism risk in offspring
Women with persistent thyroid hormone imbalance across pregnancy may be at an increased risk of having children with…
‘In the delivery room, I handed her to my husband and I immediately took a seizure’ – The Irish Times
An unexpected pregnancy at age 22 was particularly frightening for Nicole McCarthy because only months earlier she had…
Prenatal stress hormones may shape when a baby’s teeth erupt
A new birth cohort study reveals that a mother’s stress-related hormones in late pregnancy, especially cortisol, may quietly…
New clues reveal how gestational diabetes affects offspring
Gestational diabetes can cause a multitude of complications in the offspring, but to date, the reasons are incompletely…