Every eye in the Las Vegas hotel conference room was fixed on the screen, watching the action broadcast [...]
Three months into her pregnancy, the woman in my office worried that her fetus might have Down syndrome. She [...]
Liberally coating Sonia's abdomen with ultrasound gel so cold it made her shiver, Dr. Erika Peterson made precise arcs [...]
The gynecology clinic is often a discouraging learning environment for medical students. Although those who [...]
When they work for health insurers - and help deny care - physicians are kicking aside the oath they pledged to uphold. [...]
Babies born at 23, 22, even 21 weeks gestation are testing the limits of modern medicine. As two local [...]
With a credit card and a few clicks of their computer mouse, consumers can now order a test for the BRCA1 [...]
Dr. Mark Migliori's approach to international surgical care is minimalist. With another surgeon, two anesthesiologists [...]
Public health officials warn that the US caesarean rate, now 33 percent, is alarmingly high. One obstetrician explores [...]
In his new book, Fragile Beginnings: Discoveries and Triumphs in the Newborn ICU, Wolfberg describes seeing his brand new daughter — she weighed 1 pound, 15 ounces, was connected to monitors and had a breathing tube stuck down her throat. [...]
The stories of extremely premature infants—the 2% born before 32 weeks of gestation—could have no better narrator than Wolfberg…
Publisher’s Weekly Non-Fiction Review
A page-turner for any parent of a premature infant.
If you’re a parent, “Fragile Beginnings” will mean a lot.
Terri Schlichenmeyer – Rockdale Citizen
He [Dr. Wolfberg] writes with a father’s compassion backed up by a physician’s knowledge and attention to detail.
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