TTUHSC's Mommy Meds provides medication advice for expectant mothers

  • By labradle
  • August 7, 2015
KCBD - The app is called Mommy Meds. Even Daddys are using it to see what's safe and what's not when an expectant mother has a headache, bug bite, or any condition that needs some medicine. Mommy Meds normally costs $3.99 to download, money which stays here for research at the Health Sciences Center, but since this week is World Breast Feeding Week, the cost of the app has been reduced to just 99 cents.

What a bargain this week for an app that provides an instant resource during pregnancy. Read the full story >>

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