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Can pet ownership help boost a baby’s respiratory health? In this week's Your Pregnancy Matters, discover how your furry friends may help lower a child’s risk of allergies and asthma.

African-Americans are genetically not predisposed to heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Recent UT Southwestern studies dispel conventional thinking around race, weight loss, and heart health and push for personalized, equitable patient care.

New research suggests that cervical cerclage, a procedure to hold the cervix closed to delay premature labor, may be useful in certain twin pregnancies. Learn more.

Family matters – especially when it comes to your future health. UT Southwestern discusses how to make a family medical history and how doing so can impact your health trajectory.

Having highly effective COVID-19 vaccines is only half the battle. UT Southwestern has devised successful strategies to break through the barriers to trust in communities of color, helping them feel more confident about getting vaccinated.

Pulmonary embolism in pregnancy is a rare but serious condition. Blood clots can form in the legs, travel to the lungs, and reduce blood flow or oxygen. In this week's Your Pregnancy Matters blog, explore PE symptoms, risk factors, and strategies to reduce your risk.

Using an advanced gene editing technology called CRISPR, our team of scientists at UT Southwestern has been able to stop the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in animals and human cells – a breakthrough that could ultimately change the prognosis for the most common fatal genetic disease in boys.

COVID-19 vaccines represent our best chance of ending the pandemic, but a strong current of resistance and disinformation is sabotaging the effort to protect people from the virus. UT Southwestern separates the vaccine myths from the realities.

Approximately 20% of pregnant patients have sleep apnea, which can increase the risk of health complications in pregnancy and long term. Learn the symptoms and treatment options in this week's Your Pregnancy Matters blog.

U.S #lungcancer rates have declined for decades, except in one group: Young adults who never smoked. UT Southwestern discusses what we know about the risks, as well as ongoing research to reveal more answers.