Kristie McNealy, MD

According to new research published in Nature Medicine, preeclampsia may be an autoimmune condition. Investigators were able to induce the symptoms of preeclampsia in mice by injecting them with autoantibodies obtained from women with preeclampsia. The most exciting thing about this research is that symptoms were prevented when

A new study conducted in Adelaide, Australia has demonstrated a link between two common viruses and pregnancy induced hypertensive disorders (PIHD) and preterm birth. Researchers used blood samples from newborn screening cards to test for the genetic material from different strains of the herpes virus, along with other common viruses like epstein-barr, varicella-zoster and [...]

Preeclampsia is a potentially deadly condition which occurs in about 10% of  pregnancies and is responsible for about 15% of premature births and 18% of all maternal deaths.  Preeclampsia causes dangerously high blood pressure, often accompanied by symptoms like swelling, weight gain, head aches and abdominal pain.  Unfortunately, some women suffer from rapidly advancing preeclampsia [...]