Study Says Mothers’ Cardiovascular Health Is Linked to Pregnancy Outcomes in Lupus

Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD, is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Medicine. She is a freelance medical and science writer living in Bloomington, Ind.

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