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Mouse models of Zika in pregnancy show how fetuses become infected (Links to an external site)
Mice provide tool to test vaccines, therapeutics, understand Zika biology in pregnancy
Risks of high-fructose diet during pregnancy (Links to an external site)
A team led by Kelle H. Moley, MD, found a high-fructose diet during pregnancy may harm the placenta and restrict fetal growth.
High-fructose diet during pregnancy may harm placenta, restrict fetal growth (Links to an external site)
Drug prescribed to treat gout, kidney stones may negate the sugar’s ill effects
New patient center under construction
An expansion of our partner hospitals will include new facilities for our women and infants patients, opening in late 2017.
Access to affordable birth control (Links to an external site)
Op-ed by Colleen McNicholas, DO: Birth control is fundamental basic health care that every woman should have access to.