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July 1, 2016

Research suggests pregnant women may be more susceptible to mosquito bites

As the summer of Zika descends, pregnant women say they feel like they have a target on their back — and experts confirm that they may not be wrong.

July 1, 2016

Woman who had twins at 60 responds to backlash, shares her story

Psychotherapist Frieda Birnbaum, of Saddle River, NJ, garnered international media attention—and criticism—when, at age 60, she became the oldest American woman to give birth to twins.

June 30, 2016

Olympics will come and go but Zika is here to stay, scientists say

Battered by a presidential impeachment and the worst recession since the Great Depression, Brazil is getting a rare bit of relief as Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the Olympics: declining numbers of Zika infections.

June 29, 2016

Timeline: Zika's origin and global spread

The following timeline charts the origin and spread of the Zika virus from its discovery nearly 70 years ago: 1947: Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda's Zika Forest identify the virus in a rhesus monkey 1948: Virus recovered from Aedes africanus mosquito in Zika Forest 1952: First human cases detected in Uganda and Tanzania 1954: Virus found in Nigeria 1960s-80s: Zika detected in mosquitoes and monkeys across equatorial Africa 1969-83: Zika found in equatorial Asia, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan 2007: Zika spreads from Africa and Asia, first large outbreak on Pacific island of Yap 2012: Researchers identify two distinct lineages of the virus, African and Asian 2013-14: Zika outbreaks in French Polynesia, Easter Island, the Cook Islands and New Caledonia.

June 28, 2016

First baby with Zika-related birth defect microcephaly born in Florida

A Haitian woman in Florida has delivered the first baby in the state born with the birth defect microcephaly caused by the Zika virus, Florida's health department said on Tuesday.

June 27, 2016

Michigan woman sues doctor after unplanned pregnancy

A Michigan woman who was told she was unable to conceive is suing her doctor for wrongful conception.

June 27, 2016

5 surprising facts about egg freezing

A city in Japan has announced that it will pay a large part of the cost of egg freezing for women who live there, as part of a program aimed at raising the country's low birth rate.

June 23, 2016

When parents use egg donors, telling kids early may be best

When children learn at an early age that their parents used an egg donor, the disclosure process is easier than when the kids don't hear the facts until they're older, a recent study suggests.

June 23, 2016

North Carolina woman gives birth to rare identical triplets

A North Carolina woman recently welcomed three identical girls that she and her husband conceived naturally— a one in 1 million chance.

June 23, 2016

Brazil budget crisis slows supercomputer from studying Zika

Scientists will have to do without an ally in the race to combat the Zika virus.