Father Ages and Pregnancy
News Team Member Yasemin Isbilir explores how fathers' age at conception matters as much as the mothers' ages to determine the success of a pregnancy.
Being Born into a Warming World
News Team member Kimberly Yang reports on how exposure to wildfire smokes in women during pregnancy impacts health of their newborn.
Weekly Health Digest: GLP-1 Prices, C-sections, Food Companies Against MAHA
New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Reduction in GLP-1 prices, High C-sections in the US, and food companies against MAHA's agenda.
Weekly Health Digest: Measles Outbreaks, Antibiotic Resistance, Testing Drugs During Pregnancy
New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Another measles outbreak, threats of antibiotic resistance, and why we have so little data about drug safety in pregnant people.
High Fiber Intake in Pregnancy
News Team member Alexa Morales describes the need for new prenatal nutrition guidance to include fiber, as it promotes stronger microbiomes and better health outcomes in mothers and their babies.
Weekly Health Digest: 23andMe Bankruptcy, NIH Cuts, Pregnancy Physiology, Fluoridation Ban
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Fear of privacy violations in wake of 23andMe bankruptcy and sale, another round of NIH lay-offs with more coming, how the body experiences pregnancy and recovery from childbirth, and Utah's water fluoridation ban.
Students fight to improve maternal mortality
News Team member Joy Lee delves into the importance of the Emory Decatur Labor Support Volunteer program and the local fight against Georgia's high maternal mortality.
Weekly Health Digest: NIH’s Future, Winter Viruses, Nursing Home Deficits, Rural Maternity Care
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
NIH threatened by new administration, respiratory illnesses expected to spike this winter, COVID vaccination among nursing home residents, rural access to labor and delivery care
Weekly Health Digest: Teen Social Media, Overdose Deaths, FluMist, Microplastics, and Pregnancy Brain
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
The possible efficacy of social media "teen accounts," unexplained declines in overdose deaths, at-home nasal flu vaccine, microplastics in nasal tissue, and the relationship between pregnancy, hormones, and the brain.
Acetaminophen Risks in Pregnancy
News Team member Manju Karthikeyan examines a recent study associating women's acetaminophen use in pregnancy with higher risks of neurodevelopmental disorders in their children, and asks how the field of teratology has evolved since the 1961 thalidomide tragedy.