Extending Medicaid coverage to 12 months after childbirth increased postpartum health care utilization among women with pregnancy complications such as diabetes and hypertension, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings suggest that expanded postpartum Medicaid coverage can be leveraged to improve access to preventive care and reduce both immediate postpartum complications and long-term maternal health risks.

George Mason University’s Northern Virginia study is among the first to explore potential sources of PFAS exposure in children from primarily Central American families. 

And to truly understand the connection between genetic variants and disease and complex traits requires understanding how gene expression and splicing are controlled.

And to do that, you need a lot of data, more than previous studies have used, finds a recent study published in Science.