Dr. Haller graduated from Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Germany, and completed his cardiac surgery training in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the University Hospital Freiburg, Germany, and the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the University Hospital Tübingen, Germany. Early in his career, he subspecialized in congenital heart surgery and completed clinical and research fellowships at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and University of Toronto. | SickKids
The rates of premature birth in the U.S. are high, especially in certain states. Experts worry that states restricting abortion have fewer maternal care providers than those with abortion access.| NPR
The device kept fetal lambs alive for about a month, allowing them to continue to mature. It has not been tested in humans, and some say the device raises ethical questions.| NPR
March of Dimes' annual report on infant and maternal health drops the U.S. from a C- to a D+, citing a 15-year high in the preterm birth rate. But it also offers some encouraging signs and solutions.| NPR
A new study from the New England Journal of Medicine says some very premature babies can survive if doctors treat them aggressively in an effort to try to save them.| NPR
My research has involved collaborations with imaging science, reproductive and neuroscience and child development and has focused on the relationship between cardiovascular physiology and brain development in the fetus and newborn, particularly in the setting of congenital heart disease and intrauterine growth restriction. The goal of this research is to develop neuroprotective strategies to mitigate against the adverse effects of abnormal perinatal cardiovascular physiology on the developi...| physiology.utoronto.ca
The Hastings Center Board of Trustees today announced that Vardit Ravitsky, PhD, a leading bioethicist whose career has focused on the ethical, legal, and| The Hastings Center for Bioethics
