Veterans wait 30 years on average for the U.S. to acknowledge toxic exposures, new report says
Army Staff Sgt. Mark Jackson kept a daily journal, documenting how he became permanently sickened while stationed at the ...
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Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs): Rare, Common, and Possibly Life-Threatening
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) have a hereditary component, but maternal lifestyle factors may influence an eventual ...
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Newborn with birth defect left in filth at Pretoria hospital: Mother tells of harrowing birth
The shocking incident, involving a baby diagnosed with a rare birth defect, has sparked outrage, raising serious concerns about the state of care at the hospital. Now, advocacy group Rea Thusa/We ...
Grand Chute police K9 Luka recovering after medical emergency forces 'complex' surgery
According to a Facebook post from GCPD, K9 Luka was working a night shift August 25 when he began to display lethargy and ...
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Discarding the placenta after birth leads to loss of valuable information, pathologists say
Physician-scientists argue that with most placentas discarded after birth, placental pathology is underutilized clinically, should be a routine part of obstetric and neonatal care, and also deserves ...
Map Reveals the Nations Growing Faster Than the US
The map shows which countries are growing faster than the U.S. The data includes birth rates and net migration for each country. "Most countries with high rates of population growth...share a ...
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Lower neighborhood opportunity may increase risk for preterm birth
A new study has found that more than half of Black and Hispanic infants were born into very low-opportunity neighborhoods, and that babies born into these neighborhoods had a 16-percent greater risk ...
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First Ever Map Of Human Brain During Pregnancy Reveals Major Structural Changes
For the first time, scientists have observed the changes that occur in an expectant mother’s brain during pregnancy, ...
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Lala Kent shares first photos of newborn baby Sosa two weeks after giving birth: ‘I am completely in love’
Lala Kent shared the first photos of her newborn daughter, Sosa, two weeks after she gave birth. “On September 3rd, I welcomed my second baby girl, Sosa Kent,” she captioned an Instagram post ...
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Cardi B Shares Intimate Behind-the-Scenes Video from Birth of Baby No.3: 'She’s Little'
I'm Dying' New Mom Cardi B Says Postpartum After 3rd Child Feels ‘Different,’ Says She’s ‘Never the Type to Snap Back After Birth’ Cardi B Reacts to Fan Criticizing Her 'Insane ...
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How Intense Heat Waves Are Affecting The Next Generation Before They’re Even Born
Heat waves are “beyond an inconvenience,” he says, “they are a risk factor for a preterm birth ... anemia, heart defects, and stillbirth. Longer term, premature babies can experience ...
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CDC says 1 in 7 babies exposed to Zika have health problems One in seven infants exposed to Zika in utero experienced microcephaly, seizures, hearing deficiencies or other health problems during ...