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We must be vigilant in keeping law enforcement out of exam rooms. Imagine you’re pregnant and excited for your new baby—tracking kicks, setting up the crib, picking out names. Then comes sudden, ...

On October 1, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), National Center for Health Statistics, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised the ICD-10-CM Official ...

Pregnancy care in the United States consists of prenatal visits that are purposeful, recurrent, and often celebratory. Postpartum, however, the mother’s support system often drops precipitously. For ...

Ambience Healthcare rolled out an ICD-10 clinical document integrity assistant for inpatient care, aiming to help hospitalists document more accurate clinical notes and reduce billing and coding ...

The Trump administration says Tylenol in pregnancy could be linked to autism. Major medical groups and medical experts are urging women to continue taking Tylenol as needed during pregnancy, citing ...

Nearly 75% of pregnant women will face gum problems at some point, and the consequences can go beyond tooth loss. Daniel Thunell, DDS, explains how pregnancy hormones change your body’s response to ...

Cuts to Medicaid and legal confusion around patient care post-Roe v. Wade may prevent improvements in the maternal mortality rate. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

For nearly four decades, I’ve served as a professional care partner, walking alongside elders, people living with dementia, and their families through some of life’s most vulnerable and sacred moments ...

Routine dental care is safe during all stages of pregnancy. Hormonal changes increase risk of gum disease during pregnancy. Second trimester is ideal for non-urgent dental treatments. Emergency ...