Cholesterol doesn’t have the same clout as plenty of other heart-related biomarkers. You can’t check the amount of cholesterol (a.k.a. a waxy fat made by your liver) floating in your blood using a ...

Pregnant women looking for a COVID-19 vaccine may find it harder to get one this year. While top medical societies recommend pregnant women get a COVID shot to protect both themselves and their unborn ...

Editor’s note: This perspective was recorded before the pregnant patient’s baby was born in June and the patient was taken off life support. But the ethical implications remain. Hi. I’m Art Caplan.

When a 24-year-old woman in Tifton, Georgia, was found outside of her apartment unconscious and bleeding in March, she was arrested by police. She’d had a miscarriage, and after cops received an ...

Latto playfully addressed fresh pregnancy rumors after photos from her Japan performance sent social media into overdrive. The online theories gained traction quickly, especially since Latto confirmed ...

As expected, pregnant patients started showing up at our offices over the last two weeks with one question on their mind: Is acetaminophen — commonly known as Tylenol — safe? The answer, resoundingly, ...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that mothers abstain from cannabis use during prepregnancy, pregnancy and lactation, as research shows the drug is linked to serious ...

A substantial body of evidence supports the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy, contrary to the suggestions of some members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine ...

The report gives some grounding and context to many people’s fears about being punished for their abortions. Even as bans have proliferated, and even as they have certainly contributed to a legal ...

One evening in 2019, when I was a pediatrics resident, I admitted a two-month-old to the hospital for observation after a minor surgery. I explained to the baby’s mother that I planned to order ...

Most of the cases involved allegations of substance use during pregnancy, a nonprofit legal group found. Melinda Johnson's life used to look very different. Two years ago, she was charged with ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In early June, Sasha, who was around 16 weeks pregnant, started to bleed vaginally.