Cuilin Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. Gestational diabetes is a disease that develops during pregnancy and affects how the body turns food into energy. In the U.S., about 6% to 9% ofRead More
A healthy pregnancy is one of the best ways to promote a healthy birth. Early and regular prenatal care can help prevent complications and educate women about things they canRead More
Andrea Edlow, M.D. Andrea Edlow, M.D., is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. When COVID-19 hit, her lab began researching the immune response in vaccinated pregnant and lactatingRead More
Norman Sharpless, M.D. In 1971, President Nixon signed the National Cancer Act as part of the War on Cancer. In honor of the act’s 50th anniversary, Norman Sharpless, M.D., directorRead More
Pregnant people are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 compared with nonpregnant people. Andrea Edlow, M.D., a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, says that’s whyRead More
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is excited to work with the National Library of Medicine on NIH MedlinePlus magazine to highlight research to reduce pregnancy-relatedRead More
Allyson Felix Rigorous training and preparation has helped Allyson Felix win 11 Olympic medals, two of which she won this past summer at the Tokyo Olympics. She now holds theRead More
A recent study has found that a drug may delay the start of type 1 diabetes in people who are high risk, such as people who have a family memberRead More
Judy Congdon is fair skinned, light eyed, and freckles easily. Those qualities alone are risk factors for many types of skin cancer. Years ago, as Judy studied for her firefighterRead More
The genetic blueprint material for SARS-CoV-2 is called RNA (yellow spirals). The RNA contains information to specify the amino acids that make up the proteins, which are the actual buildingRead More
Here’s a list of health terms to help you navigate the latest COVID-19 research and updates. Efficacy: How well something, like a vaccine or treatment, works in a clinical trial.Read More
Heading back to your workplace soon? Here are some tips from the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for staying safe during COVID-19. AlwaysRead More
The majority of children who get COVID-19 have mild disease. But a small percentage develop a serious complication called severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). MIS-C affects the heart, lungs, kidneys,Read More
Could a child’s personality hold clues to how well they will handle stressful events as a young adult? A recent study has found early risk factors that predicted anxiety inRead More
Susan Baker, Ph.D. Though the COVID-19 vaccine is an important tool in stopping the spread of the virus, treatments are still essential to saving lives during the pandemic. National InstitutesRead More
Racial and ethnic minority communities in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, meaning they have been hit harder by the pandemic than other groups. That’s why the National InstitutesRead More
Vaccines work by teaching your body’s immune system to recognize and fight back against germs, such as a virus, that can cause serious illness. By getting vaccinated, you develop protectionRead More
Patricia Flatley Brennan, R.N., Ph.D., leads the National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NLM’s hardworking experts and vast repositories of information have beenRead More
Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D. As the U.S. continues to battle COVID-19, some communities have faced more difficulties than others. This is especially true when it comes to diagnostic testing accessRead More
Anyone who has had COVID-19 can get Long COVID, regardless of age or prior health conditions. While most people with COVID-19 recover completely, thousands of people who survived COVID-19 areRead More
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is no stranger to pandemics or infectious diseases. He has served as NIAID’s director sinceRead More
We know that when we wear a face mask, we protect ourselves and others from the virus that causes COVID-19. A new study supported by the National Institutes of HealthRead More
“So many consequences of COVID-19 have made life extremely difficult for everybody in our country and across the world. Hardly anyone has been untouched,” says National Institutes of Health (NIH)Read More
Welcome to the NIH MedlinePlus magazine website! Written with health consumers in mind, the magazine shares emerging research and health updates from the National Institutes of Health. I am honoredRead More
Since the first news of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, surfaced, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has spearheaded research to help understand, treat, and protect people from theRead More