Diabetes

Gestational diabetes: What to know during pregnancy

Pregnancy is a time of significant change for a woman's body. Hormones fluctuate, energy levels shift and new challenges arise. One challenge that some women face is gestational diabetes, a condition where blood sugar levels ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New STI impacts 1 in 3 women: Study reveals men are the missing link

A study reveals that bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition affecting nearly a third of women worldwide and causing infertility, premature births and newborn deaths, is in fact a sexually transmitted infection (STI), paving ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Are higher doses of folic acid in pregnancy safe?

Taking a higher dose of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy was safe and associated with improved verbal abilities in children at age six as well as improved behavior skills, according to a preliminary study ...

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