The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that consumers should not use certain pregnancy, ovulation, urine, UTI and breast milk test kits over concerns that the tests may not be safe and effective.
Between 1998 and 2018, prevalence of HCV among pregnant women shot up 16-fold, researchers found. That may be because the main risk factor for contracting hepatitis C is injection drug use.
A new blood test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can predict imminent preeclampsia, helping pregnant women who are at risk of this severe and sometimes deadly form of high blood pressure.
