July 7, 2016 Puerto Rico urged to use aerial spraying to contain Zika virus The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday the Zika virus was spreading fast in Puerto Rico and urged the U.S. territory to conduct aerial spraying to control mosquito populations to reduce Zika-associated birth defects.
July 6, 2016 WHO urges use of polio detection systems to screen for Zika-linked disorder A neurological condition linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus could be targeted globally with existing national programs for detecting polio, a paper co-authored by World Health Organization researchers said on Tuesday.
July 5, 2016 NIH funds study of Zika infections in US Olympic athletes WASHINGTON (AP) -- Researchers will study some U.S. athletes for Zika during the summer Olympics and Paralympics in Brazil, to better understand how the virus infects.
July 5, 2016 Womb 'scratch' could greatly increase a woman's chance of giving birth A modern version of a procedure that used to be done after a miscarriage may dramatically boost fertility rates.
July 5, 2016 60-year-old woman wants to get pregnant: What are the risks? A 60-year-old women in England whose daughter died wants to use her eggs to get pregnant, and give birth to her own grandchild, but would such a pregnancy come with risks? In general, older women are at higher risk for complications during pregnancy compared with younger women.
July 5, 2016 High blood pressure in pregnancy linked to later health risks Women with slightly elevated blood pressure during pregnancy could be more likely to develop so-called metabolic syndrome later, Chinese researchers say.
July 5, 2016 Spain records first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus Spain has recorded its first known case of the Zika virus being sexually transmitted, after a woman contracted it from her partner after he returned from a Latin American country, health authorities in Madrid said on Friday.
July 5, 2016 Teens less likely to get pregnant if a friend has a baby Girls whose friends have experienced teen childbirth are less likely to get pregnant themselves, a new study suggests.
July 1, 2016 Zika fears are building among women in US Joey England, a physician specializing in maternal and fetal medicine in Houston, was at her optometrist’s office waiting for an exam when an employee there abruptly asked her, “Should I get pregnant?”
July 1, 2016 Woman a step closer to carrying dead daughter's child A 60-year-old woman from the UK who's been in a protracted legal battle to become pregnant using her dead daughter's frozen eggs has made some progress toward winning that fight, the BBC reports.