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Health By Megan Molteni

After a flurry of firsts, xenotransplantation is suddenly back in the spotlight

PrEP for HIV

First Opinion By Kathryn Macapagal

This HIV prevention medicine is for everyone. Why do so few people take it?

Knee x-ray

First Opinion By Paul T. von Hippel

Researching collagen to help his achy knees, a statistician explores the painfully weak evidence

Health By Alex Hogan

Watch: In medicine, fax machines are still vital technology

Joe Biden

Health By Lev Facher

‘The scientists, they’re learning more’: A defiant Biden defends the CDC amid mounting criticism

antimicrobial resistance

First Opinion By Janet Midega

New global data showing 1.27 million deaths a year reveal the urgent need to address antimicrobial resistance

Health By Elizabeth Preston

Negative descriptors are more likely to appear in health records of Black patients, study finds

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

Analysis of JAMA and NEJM articles finds most authors failed to disclose conflicts

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Pregnant woman

Health By Kristin Espeland Gourlay — RINPR

Laughing gas for labor pain? It’s poised for a comeback

Womb Transplant Family

Health By Associated Press

Woman who has baby with mom’s womb: It’s ‘science fiction’

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CAMBODIA-HEALTH-ZIKA

Health By Andrew Joseph

Pregnant women urged to consider avoiding Southeast Asia because of Zika

Pregnant woman

Health By Associated Press

Upside to morning sickness: fewer miscarriages, stillbirths

Health By Leah Samuel

Infant simulators, designed to discourage teen pregnancy, actually encourage it

Pregnant Tylenol

Gut Check By Sharon Begley

If mom takes acetaminophen during pregnancy, does it affect her child’s behavior?

Placenta

Health By Associated Press

Studies shine light on mysterious placenta, how it goes awry

Zika Miami OBGYN

Health By Associated Press

As Zika threat grows in Miami, expecting mothers are put on edge

Health By Associated Press

Docs urged to check with pregnant women about Zika during exams

Mussels

Video By Suzanna Masih

Watch: To heal tears inside the womb, scientists look to mussels in the sea

Zika Planned Parenthood

First Opinion By Dawn Laguens

Stop using the Zika virus to attack Planned Parenthood

Prenatal Vitamins

Health By Leah Samuel

Pregnant women don’t need prenatal multivitamins, study concludes

Zika Abortion

Health By Helen Branswell

Abortions in Latin America may be rising because of Zika virus fears

Aedes aegypti

Health By Helen Branswell

WHO seeks to clarify: It’s not suggesting pregnancy delays in Zika regions

Zika delay pregnancy

Health By Helen Branswell

WHO raises idea of delaying pregnancy in Zika-affected areas

Pregnant woman

Quick Take By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

Is too much folic acid during pregnancy a contributor to autism?

Triplets

Health By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

Where have all the triplets (and quadruplets, and quintuplets) gone?

Zika pregnancy

Health By Andrew Joseph

Does getting Zika raise a woman’s risk of birth defects in future pregnancies?

Zika

In the Lab By Eric Boodman

Alarming new data shows high risk of birth defects in Zika-affected pregnancies

Politics By Helen Branswell

CDC tells pregnant women: Don’t go to the Summer Olympics in Brazil

Quick Take By Megan Thielking

More than 8 percent of women smoke while pregnant, despite risks

Brazil Zika Virus

Health By Jonathan M. Katz

The dilemma of Zika: Pregnancy warnings rise in a region lacking contraception

Microcephaly Brazil Zika

Health By Andrew Joseph

What you should know about the birth defect tied to Zika virus

Zika microcephaly

In the Lab By Helen Branswell

Zika virus likely tied to Brazil’s surge in babies born with small heads, CDC says

Pregnant stock

Health By Megan Thielking

Weight gain between pregnancies can boost risk of infant deaths