Maternal Health Articles & Analysis
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With her parents and sister being nurses, Gillian was inspired to pursue a career in Global Health Engineering. She was one of the first students at the University of Michigan to be a part of the Global Health Engineering program that Professor Sienko created. Following graduation, Gillian and fellow engineers created DIIME, Design Innovations for Infants and ...
2021 Optina, an innovative diagnostics company leading the field of Retinal Imaging, Brain Health and Systemic Diseases Diagnostics, announced today the closing of an CA$24.8 million Series A round of funding. ...
This can significantly impact a person’s health and well-being, and burden the healthcare system,” said Ken Blount, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Rebiotix and a study presenter. ...
Headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, Ferring is a leader in reproductive medicine and maternal health, and in specialty areas within gastroenterology and urology. ...
“C. difficile infection is a global public health threat that requires immediate action to halt the unrelenting cycle of recurrence. ...
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Alydia Health announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which, after the intended Merck spinoff of Organon, Organon will acquire Alydia Health. Alydia Health is a commercial-stage medical device company focused on preventing ...
“This collaboration with MyBiotics not only harnesses our collective expertise in developing live microbiota-based biotherapeutic technologies, but also reaffirms Ferring’s deep commitment to building families worldwide through innovations in reproductive medicine and maternal health.” The collaboration announced today also stands to add ...
Professor Zhou Chonggao, Vice Chairman of Neonatal Minimally Invasive Surgery Group of Professional Committee on Minimally Invasive Surgery for Women and Children. China Maternal and Child Health Association and Deputy Director of Neonatal Surgery in Hunan Children's Hospital. Professor Zhong Wei, Deputy Head of Neonatal Surgery Group of Pediatric Surgery Branch, ...
Ferring and Rebiotix, a Ferring Company, will present two oral abstracts describing translational studies of investigational microbiome-based therapeutics RBX2660 and RBX7455 for the treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection These data presentations strengthen the company’s leadership and scientific and clinical understanding of the two investigational ...
With health systems under increasing pressure due to viruses like COVID-19 and the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance, the need for new therapies is greater than ever. ...
The system also can assess evolving maternal factors that reflect health and labor progression. For both fetal and maternal abnormalities, the PeriWatch Vigilance platform was designed to provide timely and consistent recognition and notification to clinicians within their existing workflow regarding aberrant values and trends. ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has classified C. diff as an urgent public health threat, with limited options for treatment. RBX2660 was developed under Rebiotix’s investigational microbiota-based MRT™ drug platform with the goal of delivering standardized, stabilized formulations to meet unmet medical needs. ...
According to the study published today in Scientific Reports, approximately nine out of ten infants are missing Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (B. infantis) in their gut microbiome, a type of bacteria that plays a critical role in infant health and development. This specific type of gut bacteria has been widely documented as providing the most beneficial impact to infant ...
The partnership was established to expand the world’s knowledge about the connection between the human microbiome and personal health, and to create opportunities for the development of novel therapies in the areas of reproductive medicine and maternal health and gastroenterology. ...
Over the last 15 years, preventable maternal deaths and harmful postpartum health complications for mothers have increased precipitously in the U.S. due to undetected hemorrhaging, particularly in cesarean deliveries. ...
Providence Ventures, the investment arm of Providence Health & Services, the third largest not-for-profit health system in the United States, led the round, with participation from Jump Capital, a Chicago-based firm specializing in expansion stage and growth capital investments. ...
Neurotoxins related to mining and agricultural development and their impact on maternal and child health throughout the Caribbean will be examined from a hub based in Suriname. ...
Rapid population growth in high-fertility countries can exacerbate a range of existing problems–environmental (resource scarcity and pollution), health (maternal and child mortality), economic (unemployment, low wages and poverty), governmental (lagging investments in health, education and infrastructure), and social (political unrest and ...
Kelly Ferguson, a postdoctoral research fellow, and John Meeker, associate professor of environmental health sciences and associate dean for research at the School of Public Health, along with their team, tested urine samples from pregnant women and found an association between the presence of phthalates and increased levels of biomarkers of oxidative stress. ...
Program commitment over the next three years is $2.6 million for the expansion. "Improving maternal health is a main focus of Developing Health Globally™, and without access to safe anesthesia, maternal and infant mortality cannot be eliminated," said Deb Elam, President, GE Foundation and Chief Diversity Officer, GE. ...