pregnancy
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21st Century Weed Can Really Fuck You Up, Says Surgeon General
The Surgeon General issued a very somber advisory to the people of the United States on Thursday: Weed may be legal in a lot of states now, but if you’re pregnant or a kid, you should stay away from it. Sage advice, to be sure.
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Artificial Wombs Are Getting Better And Better
In 2017, a team of Australian and Japanese scientists announced a breakthrough that could someday save the lives of countless babies. They used an artificial womb to keep premature lamb fetuses alive and healthy enough for them to be later delivered without serious health complications. This month, that same team announced a leap forward in…
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In World First, Woman Gives Birth After Receiving Uterus Transplant From Dead Donor
A team of doctors in Brazil have announced a medical first that could someday help countless women unable to have children because of a damaged or absent uterus. In a case report published Tuesday in the Lancet, they claim to have successfully helped a woman give birth using a transplanted uterus from a deceased donor.
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We May Finally Know How Notorious Pregnancy Drug Thalidomide Hurt Thousands Of Babies
The devastating story of thalidomide — a once-popular morning sickness drug later found to cause terrible birth defects — might have a few more chapters left to it. A new study published this week in the journal eLife claims to have discovered how the drug was able to so brutally harm developing foetuses in the…