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The deadly pregnancy complication you’ve never heard of

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Most women only learn what it is when they are diagnosed with it. However, preeclampsia is a top contributor to maternal mortality. Here’s what you need to know.In 2012, Koiwah Koi-Larbi was 25 weeks into her first pregnancy and all blown up. She and her family were excited about the swelling of her legs, feet, … Read more

As temperatures rise, dengue fever infections keep surging around the world

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This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. In Bangladesh, roughly 300,000 people have been infected with dengue this year during the country’s worst-ever outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted disease. … Read more