Severe misinformation about health comes from a range of different sources, one being the anti-vaccination people........

40 weeks —that’s the length of a normal pregnancy. Within that same amount of time, large segments of the population will either........

If you already have children at home or you are about to have your first, you should know about an important study on........

Recently, we discussed encouraging results from clinical testing of COVID-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer and BioNTech and by Moderna........

Since the beginning of our COVID-19 discussions in the early weeks of this calendar year, we have touched on various aspects........

Since the beginning of our COVID-19 discussions in the early weeks of this calendar year, we have touched on various aspects........

Despite the pandemic lingering on, these days, many of us are returning to in-person work. And some of us, particularly those of us........

More than 12,000 pregnant and recently pregnant women are already participating. Help us understand the impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy and babies. Be a part of it!........

Of the many questions regarding COVID-19, one big one is whether people who become infected with SARS-CoV2........

I recently looked back in my family history and realized that my grandfather was born in 1917. That means he lived........

Cirrhosis is the build-up of scar tissue in the liver that occurs as a result of chronic injury to the liver. Cirrhosis........

Recently, I met my first individual with something known as post-COVID-19 syndrome. The acquaintance, actually........

COVID-19 has affected every area of medical care, and that includes care of women who are trying to get pregnant through fertility treatment........

We talk a lot about genetics, here on The Pulse, because genetics is increasingly important throughout medicine........

If you have been reading a lot of The Pulse, then you may know that type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the main health conditions........

The COVID-19 pandemic is relevant to discussions of pregnancy and parenting, not only because of health effects that SARS-CoV2........

Your body temperature is up slightly, it’s a little difficult to breathe, and your sense of smell is not right. You google........

The first vaccine consisted of fluid from cowpox blisters that Edward Jenner would scratch into patients’ skin to protect them against smallpox........

The anatomic pathway through which blood circulates during fetal life is very different from what happens beginning when the newborn........

The Pregistry website includes expert reports on more than 2000 medications, 300 diseases, and 150 common exposures during pregnancy and lactation. For the topic Coronavirus (COVID-19), go here. These expert reports are free of charge and can be saved and shared........

The International Registry of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Exposure in Pregnancy is collaboration of Pregistry and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.......

From reading The Pulse, you are probably aware that the immune system changes during pregnancy. You may also be aware that doctors......

Cannabis (tetrahydrocannabinol, THC) is becoming increasingly legal and available throughout the United States.......

Data regarding the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during pregnancy are scarce.......

The story of emerging treatments for COVID-19 has been confusing for various reasons.......

Ivermectin is an FDA-approved drug that is used to treat parasitic infections. It can be administered orally or applied topically.......

Convalescent plasma is a form of experimental treatment for Covid-19 that was first used in Wuhan......

Convalescent plasma is a form of experimental treatment for Covid-19 that was first used in Wuhan......

Back in April, we discussed why COVID-19 is worse than the seasonal influenza, whether or not you are pregnant......

Azithromycin is a broad spectrum antibiotic meaning it can kill bacteria from different classes. It belongs to a group......

COVID-wise, everyone is in a different place at the moment. Some people are working from home......

Back in early February of this year, my son came down with an illness. He had some coughin......

Also known as coagulation, blood clotting is a very important issue in connection with many medical.....

Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has been going on for some time, in all likelihood you are quite aware.....

Blood types are relevant to pregnancy and probably also to COVID-19. To delve into this topic, let’s begin.....

Blood types are relevant to pregnancy and probably also to COVID-19. To delve into this topic, let’s begin.....

If you are sick with COVID-19 and then you recover, does this mean that you protected against infecting.....

Even in the midst of a pandemic, life goes on—and biological clocks keep ticking. This is a particularly .....

As you may know, most vaccines can be given safely to pregnant women, while certain vaccines, .....

If ever there is a time to quit smoking, it’s prior to and after you become pregnant, and the same is .....

Many hospitals have placed pandemic-related limits on the number of support people that can.....

Of the various organs of the body that may pop into your brain when you think about pregnancy, or about.....

As we begin to come out of hibernation, many of us are—for now at least—beginning to breathe a little.....

If you’re on parental leave at the same time as many people are still staying at home due to the spread.....

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 causes cascades of events that disrupt various organ systems .....

The placenta is a temporary organ, basically a sac of blood vessels, that attaches to the inner wall of the .....

Historically, clinical researchers have not included pregnant or breastfeeding people in clinical .....

Keeping romance alive for your and your partner can prove to be difficult during quarantine. It can .....

Heat therapy is the exposure of the entire body or certain parts of the body to extreme heat in a bid .....

Maybe your baby is too little to remember lockdowns and the pandemic, or maybe you have older kids .....

This pandemic has been difficult in multiple ways, many being physical health-related. However, as .....

Immunotherapy is a form of treatment, most commonly used against cancer, that targets the body’s.....

We have had to change our lifestyles, the way we relate to our friends and family, and even the types....

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, scientists and physicians are finding out more about....

One thing many new Moms will have in common at the moment is that feeling of complete....

Undoubtedly, reporting on COVID-19 has its challenges. What we might know medically as....

White blood cells (WBCs) are a group of cells within blood that help protect you against infection....

Let’s face it, giving birth during a global pandemic was probably not what anyone had in mind....

As stressful as it may have been; getting through the experience of giving birth during a global pandemic....

Recently, on The Pulse, there was a nice review of vitamin D , explaining the importance ....

Many pregnant women across the globe are worrying about the same thing at the moment. What if I have to give....

You’ve no doubt heard a lot about wearing masks lately in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. From people saying....

Staying indoors when pregnant during the flu season is hard enough, but isolation indoors during COVID-19 is almost....

COVID-19 or not, the world keeps turning. If you have children, what this means is that they continue to grow, develop, and....

As I write this, the great majority of us, wherever we are, are homebound. Many are taking advantage of our time at home....

COVID-19 has rocked the world with more scary news and horrifying statistics every day than anything....

f you’re able to do your work from home during this pandemic, you might be feeling thankful. But if you have kids at home....

In a previous post, we talked about oxygen in connection with pregnancy and COVID-19, but oxygen is only half of the story of breathing.....

The COVID-19 pandemic has us reeling with all the changes in our daily lives that have come about as a result......

It’s a bit of an understatement to say we’ve had a lot on our minds lately, and much.....

Are there any medications that pregnant women can take if they become infected with COVID-19? As of mid-April, 2020.....

The Pregistry website includes expert reports on more than 2000 medications, 300 diseases.....

A half truth makes a great lie. Attributed both to Benjamin Franklin and, in a slightly different form, to a Yiddish proverb....

If you’re pregnant right now, or if you just had your baby, you are likely more isolated than you....

The world has been caught up in coronavirus concerns for a couple of months now. Reading about severe illness....

Being pregnant in the midst of a pandemic is scary. But there are steps you can take to protect yourself. First and foremost....

Every day scientists are discovering more about the effects of the novel coronavirus....

If you are taking blood pressure medication belonging to a category called ARBs....

In early April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an update on what we know....

Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot about using a drug called hydroxychloroquine in the fight against COVID-19. ....

Zinc is an element that occurs naturally in nature. It is an essential nutrient for humans....

What with social distancing, self-isolation, and worries about the coronavirus (COVID-19), it’s a tough time....

Being pregnant during the time of a pandemic like COVID-19 is stressful....

Note: The Pregistry website includes expert reports on more than 2000 medications, 300 diseases

I’m writing this the day after the Passover seder, which includes a retelling...

Anticipating your labor and birth can always be a bit anxiety-inducing, but during this COVID-19 pandemic...

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is a vaccine that is used to prevent tuberculosis.....

Pregnancy in isolation means a variety of different things- most of them difficult.....

Social distancing and isolation are hard for everyone. The immediate feeling of being alone coupled ....

In an earlier post, we discussed how COVID-19 can become so severe as to require that the patient....

Whilst many people across the globe are using this period of lockdown to learn a new skill, practice a hobby ....

The novel coronavirus, also known as SARS-CoV-2, is the virus that causes the illness we now know as COVID-19 ....

In the previous post on oxygen and pregnancy, we discussed how oxygen enters the body through the lungs.....

You know that oxygen is a gas that we must breathe all the time to stay alive, but what is the story of oxygen.....

According to a UK study, fever is the most frequent symptom of mild and moderate Covid-19. Fever or pyrexia is an immune response.....

Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is a highly contagious respiratory disease that is believed to have originated from Wuhan, China....

We are not accustomed to a world in which people routinely die of infection. That sort of thing happens in other times, other places; the seventeenth century, the Third World....

You’re hearing a lot about the coronavirus (COVID19) right now, and there is still that other virus to be worried about: flu....

Anticipating your labor and birth can always be a bit anxiety-inducing, but during this COVID-19 pandemic, it might feel like even more things are up in the air...

In an earlier segment, we considered some pandemics of the past, such as the influenza pandemic of 1918 and the Asian flu of 1956-58...

With COVID-19 on everyone’s mind, it might feel like a scary time to be alive and an even scarier time to be pregnant. If your anxiety is spiking as you worry about getting sick...

The Pregistry website includes expert reports on more than 2000 medications, 300 diseases, and 150 common exposures during pregnancy and lactation...

The decision on whether you will be tested for SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (CoViD-19)...

With many families being told to stay at home and self-isolate due to Covid-19, for 3 months if not, potentially more, one question on many...

It’s spring, 1954. Medicine has advanced considerably over the past two decades, but one health ...

To get perspective on a pandemic, such as the COVID-19 disease that is troubling humanity at the present time, sometimes its helpful to look back at ...

Like many pregnant women across the globe, you may have been asked to self-isolate for a substantial amount ...

Coronavirus, epidemic, pandemic, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, SARS, MERS, ICU, and the N95 mask –so many terms ...

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Millions of Americans use hand sanitizer every day believing they safely kill bacteria ...

Could getting COVID-19 now protect you from getting it again? Such a great question, with enormous ...

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