Calcium fails to prevent pre-eclampsia in pregnant women, study finds
An updated Cochrane review has found that calcium supplementation has no effect on pre-eclampsia, challenging long-held assumptions about…
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,…
Stopping GLP-1 drugs before pregnancy leads to more weight gain
New research shows that women who halt GLP-1 medications near conception face greater gestational weight gain and elevated…
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…
‘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…
Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of HIV infection in pregnant women in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Infectious Diseases
Esmaeili ED, Azizi H, Dastgiri S, Kalankesh LR. Does telehealth affect the adherence to ART among patients with…
Pregnancy-related maternal and fetal outcomes following renal transplantation: a decade of experience at a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Tammisetti VS, Prasad SR, Dasyam N, Menias CO, Katabathina V. Immunosuppressive therapy in solid organ transplantation: primer for…
Maternal obesity raises childhood epilepsy and disability risks, new study shows
A national Korean cohort study reveals that elevated pre-pregnancy BMI independently increases childhood risks of epilepsy and intellectual…
Dash diet cuts diabetes complications by targeting blood pressure kidney health and inflammation
A nutrient-rich eating pattern originally built for blood pressure control is emerging as a powerful ally against diabetes…
NHS surgeon says certain pregnancy complications can be ‘failures of paternal biology’, so men need preconception too
Pregnancy is often framed as a woman’s sole responsibility, with society quick to blame her body when complications…