Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) – such as chronic or pregnancy hypertension, preeclampsia and economha – belong to the main causes of the death of mothers and infants in the United States. In the years 2017–2019 16% of all American pregnancies were complicated by HDP diagnosisWith much higher indicators visible among non-Latin Black/African American and […]
With support from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is leading the implementation of Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and the Honorable Jennifer Wexton’s National Plan for the End Parkinson’s Disease Act (P.L. 118- 66), which entered into […]
Severe menstrual cramps can affect a woman’s mood and mental well-being. But a new study reveals a surprising twist: depression can actually trigger severe period pain, and lack of sleep makes it worse. Dysmenorrhea, or severe period pain, affects approximately 15% of women and usually appears just before menstruation and disappears after a few days. […]