Obstetrics & gynaecology

Case report: Ustekinumab for Crohn's continued in pregnancy

(HealthDay)—Good outcome has been reported in a pregnant woman who continued ustekinumab (UST) therapy for Crohn's disease during pregnancy, according to a case report published online Dec. 22 in the Journal of Clinical ...

Health

More pregnant women getting flu shot, but improvement needed

(HealthDay)— Getting a flu shot during pregnancy can protect both a mom-to-be and her baby. And while the percentage of pregnant American women who got the vaccine has doubled in recent years, too many still go without ...

HIV & AIDS

Mother-child HIV transmission at all time low in U.K. and Ireland

The number of mothers passing the HIV virus to their babies has fallen to a new record low in the UK and Ireland thanks to the very high take-up of antenatal HIV screening and treatment which reduces virus levels in the pregnant ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lab constraints delay Zika test results

Houston-based Legacy Community Health Services , a federally qualified health center, is trying hard to fight the Zika virus. It's screening pregnant women and following federal guidelines to test people at risk.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Malaysia reports first pregnant Zika patient

Malaysia on Wednesday reported its first case of a pregnant woman with Zika—a resident of a Malaysian state bordering Singapore where authorities have already recorded 275 cases.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Indonesia screens for Zika as Singapore infections mount

Indonesia is screening travelers from neighboring Singapore for the mosquito-borne Zika virus as the city-state reports a growing number of infections and its first case of a pregnant woman testing positive.

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