USC s Marlena Fejzo is one Time magazine s Women of the Year usc.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usc.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hyperemesis gravidarum, a rare pregnancy complication, involves devastating nausea and vomiting but is under-researched and often dismissed. For researcher Marlena Fejzo, also a patient, finding the cause became her life's work.
After enduring severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, the geneticist Marlena Fejzo made finding the cause of her condition, hyperemesis gravidarum, her life’s work.
News-Medical talks to Dr. Marlena Fejzo about a breakthrough in the understanding of hyperemesis gravidarum, and how it could improve maternal health around the world.