Tag: Pregnancy
USPSTF: Screen Women of Reproductive Age for Intimate Partner Violence
However, for older and vulnerable adults, evidence is insufficient to assess balance of benefits and harms of screening for caregiver abuse, neglect
Supreme Court Will Hear Case on NJ Probe Into Anti-Abortion Clinics
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case next term involving a New...
Prenatal PFAS Exposure Linked to Elevated BP Through Adolescence
Each doubling of perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid linked to 9 and 17 percent higher risk for elevated BP at ages 6 to 12, 13 to 18 years, respectively, in male children
4 States Ask FDA to Lift Rules on Abortion Pill Mifepristone
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Attorneys general from four states are asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
RFK Jr. Calls for a Review of Abortion Pill Mifepristone
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, June 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ordered a...
Trump Administration to End Emergency Abortion Directive Nationwide
Policy change could have significant implications for health care providers and patients
FDA Chief: COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Should Be Personal Choice
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials have pulled back a key recommendation that pregnant women get...
RFK Jr. Ends COVID Vaccine Urging for Healthy Kids, Pregnant Women
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The top U.S. health agency will no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for...
No Increase Seen in Neurodevelopmental Disorders With Prenatal Triptan Use
No significantly increased risk seen with exposure to different triptan intensities and duration, alone or in combination with other preventive medications
Metabolic Dysfunction-Linked Steatotic Liver Disease Tied to Increased Preterm Birth Risk
No increased risk seen for congenital malformation, stillbirth, or neonatal death