Preeclampsia Has Existed for Roughly 5,000 Years, but There Is Still No Cure — Why Is It Called the “Disease of Theories”?

In the British TV drama Downton Abbey, many viewers were introduced to eclampsia, a life-threatening pregnancy complication, when Lady Sybil had a violent seizure after giving birth. The show brought the disorder into mainstream conversations, but Preeclampsia (PE) has been around long before Lady Sybil’s fictional ordeal took place in 1920, according to a study…

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