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

As you might have noticed, preeclampsia has been in the news a lot lately.  That’s a good thing, because it’s a dangerous condition for both mom and baby which has impacted the lives of many of our readers.  Now, you can read about a new study linking high blood pressure in pregnancy to certain viral [...]

All the way back in 1994, the March of Dimes began a campaign encouraging women to increase their folic acid intake to prevent neural tube defects. Then, in ‘96, the FDA approved the fortification of certain grain products like cereals and white bread with folic acid. By the year 2000, interventions begun by [...]