Children may have a higher risk of developing ADHD if their mothers used paracetamol – also known as acetaminophen – during ...

Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont were the only 3 states to not report any pregnancy-associated firearm-related deaths from ...

A new nanomedicine drug delivery system improves chemotherapy targeting for choriocarcinoma, shrinking tumors by 95% in mouse models. Researchers engineered polymersomes to enhance methotrexate (MTX) ...

HIV is spread by bodily fluids such as blood, breast milk or semen. It gradually weakens the body’s immune system and makes ...

Clinical trials are necessary to test the efficacy and safety of experimental drugs, but a recent Brown study found that only 0.8% of studies with women from ages 18 to 45 included pregnant women.

Children who develop multiple sclerosis appear to fare better if they were exposed to safe amounts of summer sunshine as ...

Peripartum cardiac insufficiency (PPCM) is a rare but life-threatening condition that can affect previously heart-healthy ...

Thousands of women whose mothers took a widely prescribed drug in pregnancy face more than double the normal risk of breast cancer. A study of 5,000 women found that those over 40 whose mothers ...

A new rat study explores lung function and placental changes in the presence of infection and inflammation. The study ...

Fewer Than 1% of U.S. Clinical Drug Trials Enroll Pregnant Participants, Study Finds Jan. 21, 2025 — A new study found that pregnant women are regularly excluded from clinical drug trials that ...

safety and effectiveness of the medications in pregnancy, will be reviewed in the following sections. Labetalol is a nonselective β-blocker with α-1 receptor blocker activity. There have been ...

In an uncomplicated pregnancy, drug use during labor and delivery involves primarily oxytocin and narcotic analgesics. Oxytocin is a uterotonic agent, and it induces or augments labor. Pain is a ...