2003 to 2017 Saw Drop in Infant Mortality Due to Birth Defects
Considerable variation found in the decrease, with smallest decline for infants born to black mothers
Many Women Have Posttraumatic Stress After Early Pregnancy Loss
Twenty-nine percent of women met criteria for posttraumatic stress one month after pregnancy loss
New Coronavirus in China Could Possibly Spread Between Humans
However, officials say that currently, there is no definitive evidence of human-to-human transmission
FDA: Weight Control Drug Lorcaserin May Raise Cancer Risk
Health care providers should balance the benefits of taking lorcaserin against the potential risks
CDC: Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Over
Agency lifts advisory against romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley growing region in California
Risk for Suicide Increased in Children, Teens Who Self-Harm
Suicide rate in United Kingdom among youth who self-harm more than 30-fold higher than expected rate
Evolution of Approval, Regulation Processes for Drugs Explored
FDA drug review times down from 1983 to 2017, but time from clinical testing to approval did not change
Maternal Distress May Affect Brain Development in Fetuses With CHD
Stress, anxiety, depression more prevalent among women carrying fetuses with congenital heart disease
Online Information About Probiotics Often Unreliable
Most information from commercial sources; only 35 percent of webpages refer to scientific literature
Injury Deaths Predicted to Increase With Anomalously Warm Temperatures
An estimated 1,601 additional injury deaths predicted with 1.5-degree Celsius increase
