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A breakthrough drug is saving mothers with preeclampsia, a deadly pregnancy complication that kills 42,000 women worldwide each year. After 15 failed attempts, researchers in South Africa discovered the right dose that stabilized dangerously high blood pressure almost instantly.
A simple aspirin pill given at the first prenatal visit dramatically reduced dangerous preeclampsia cases among 18,457 pregnant women in Dallas. The breakthrough offers hope for saving maternal lives worldwide.
When Logan Hayes spotted a car sinking in a Florida pond, he dove in without hesitation and pulled a pregnant woman to safety. Hours later, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl on what also happened to be the mother's birthday.
Scientists in South Africa are launching three groundbreaking medical advances that could save thousands of lives across Africa and beyond. The projects include an HIV vaccine trial, the first potential preeclampsia treatment, and Africa-focused drug development.