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Why Improving Women’s Health Around the World is Urgent

Women often provide for their families, communities, and the people around them. If women are healthier, it impacts everyone around them and eventually leads to healthier newborns, children, families, households, and communities. Leaders who prioritize women’s health can overcome gender inequality and improve the overall population’s health.

Study Reveals Networks of Genes Involved in Congenital Heart Disease

Over two million babies, children, and adults in the United States are living with congenital heart disease—a range of birth defects affecting the heart's structure or function

Stuttering; What Causes Braden Harrington’s Speech Disorder?

Roughly 1% of the world stutters. It is most common in children age 2–6, when language development occurs. Stuttering is five times more common in boys.

Is it Safe to Breastfeed my Baby? Breastmilk and Environmental Toxins

Despite toxins and chemicals being present in breastmilk, we strongly encourage all mothers to breastfeed their babies, especially in the first few days after birth