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By the numbers: Health disparities in pregnancy
Approximately 700 women die each year in the U.S. as a result of pregnancy-related complications. American Indian/Alaska Native women and African American women are 2...
Women's Health
New treatments possible for a rare childhood cancer
Thanks to new research, children with the rare childhood cancer rhabdomyosarcoma, or RMS, may be able to receive more targeted treatment. Childhood RMS is a...
Cancer in Children
4 unique challenges of childhood cancer research
Treatments for several types of childhood cancer have improved over the past decades. For other types, progress has been limited. And many survivors of childhood...
Cancer in Children
Childhood sleep apnea linked to high blood pressure in teens
Children with sleep apnea have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure in their teens, a new study has found. High blood pressure is...
Sleep Apnea
Childhood cancer: By the numbers
Survival rates for most childhood cancers have improved in recent decades and improvement has been especially dramatic for a few types from 1975 to 2012: For acute...
Cancer in Children
Preeclampsia: What you need to know
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-related disorder in which the mother's high blood pressure reduces the blood supply to the fetus. This means the fetus may...
Women's Health
Mother spreads awareness after multiple preeclampsia diagnoses
When Mavis Stephens became pregnant with her first child in 1995, she expected a healthy pregnancy. She was young and active and had no reason to...
Pregnancy
The Children's Inn at NIH gives families hope for more than 30 years
For children and young adults with rare diseases, The Children's Inn on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Maryland, is a...
Cancer in Children
Migraines: What you need to know
Migraines are more than just a headache. They can sometimes cause vomiting, exhaustion, irritability, and intense pain that can make it hard to do daily...
Migraine
Learn about your genes with MedlinePlus
Most of us know that traits like eye color, height, and even some of our behaviors are related to our genes. But do you know...
Genetics
Reducing health disparities around pregnancy
Despite many medical advances and improvements in maternal health care, significant health disparities in the care of pregnant people still exist today. We talked with...
Pregnancy
Could eating fish help your migraines?
A diet high in fish fats and low in vegetable oils may help reduce the number and severity of migraines, according to a new study...
Migraine
Helping friends and family understand migraines
Many people with migraines experience stigma. For example, others may not believe their migraine pain is real or that bad, and may treat them negatively...
Migraine
The youngest patients, the toughest battles
The survival rate for children diagnosed with cancer has risen from just 10% in the 1950s to nearly 85% today. That's one of the most striking...
Cancer in Children
