Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Danielle Barron · 28 Nov 2014

Could more cancer patients consider having a family?

Progress in diagnosing and treating cancer patients is accelerating. Cancer Research UK recently announced that “half of new UK cancer patients can expect to live for another decade.” This means…

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Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Helena Harnik · 18 Nov 2014

Are doctors too afraid to treat pregnant women?

A leading figure in the battle to increase awareness about treating pregnant women, Dr. Gideon Koren believes urgent changes are needed in the field. He is the founder of Motherisk,…

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Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Helena Harnik · 30 Oct 2014

An HIV-free generation still out of reach

Across the globe, slowly but surely, improving treatments and information for pregnant women who are HIV positive are having an impact. The success can be measured in two ways: first,…

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Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Helena Harnik · 23 Oct 2014

Rheumatoid arthritis shouldn’t be a barrier to having children

Michelle and Kirstin, who both have rheumatoid arthritis, share their struggles and challenges during pregnancy. Michelle Braithwaite, 46, from Selby, UK I got my diagnosis when I was 19 and…

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Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Danielle Barron · 16 Oct 2014

Tough decisions, positive outcomes: cancer & life priorities

Did your cancer diagnosis change your life priorities? Faces of Courage and Hope tells a positive story of how chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a cancer of the white blood cells,…

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Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Helena Harnik · 9 Oct 2014

Anti-epileptic drugs & baby’s development: should a mom have to choose?

Keeping the risk of seizures down is primarily why women with epilepsy take anti-epileptic drugs. When pregnancy is put into the equation, they’re often unsure what to do with their…

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Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Danielle Barron · 1 Oct 2014

Fighting for two: cancer and pregnancy [Documentary]

Twelve years ago, when Caroline Swain’s son Max was still a baby, she noticed a lump on her breast and the worst was confirmed – she had breast cancer. This…

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Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Danielle Barron · 26 Sep 2014

Putting pregnant women at the heart of its advice

It’s no secret that women and men are different, which is why medical advice must always take these differences into account. So when the American Heart Association published its latest…

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Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Danielle Barron · 19 Sep 2014

The stigma of taking medications for sickness in pregnancy

A good friend of mine developed appendicitis at week 17 of her pregnancy. She had an anesthetic, the appendix removed via surgery, and then she was pumped full of both…

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