Gaps in NICU Care Put Black Infants at Risk But root of disparity difficult to disentangle Jul 30, 2019
Social Isolation, Loneliness Real for Midlife Minority Women Under-recognized difficulties in urban America May 22, 2019
Pregnancy Complication More Common With NAFLD But inability to measure bile levels in control group could limit strength of association May 21, 2019
Benzodiazepines in Early Pregnancy Up Miscarriage Risk Evidence of a potential dose-response effect also observed May 15, 2019
Hormones Tied to Increased Breast Cancer Risk for Trans Women Overall risk still lower than cisgender women, however, and small overall May 14, 2019
Elagolix Cuts Uterine Fibroid Bleeding, but at a Cost Therapy may not be worth the menopause-like side effects, expert says May 06, 2019
NPs and PAs Match Docs for Circumcision Outcomes Low complication rates for procedures performed by advanced practice providers May 06, 2019
Expectant Moms May Present Different Suicide Risk Profile Pelvic exams may also be triggering to many patients, expert says May 05, 2019
Omitting Chemo Feasible in First-Line HER2+ Breast Cancer? De-escalation showed mixed results in metastatic disease May 01, 2019
Marcia Cross of 'Desperate Housewives' Opens Up on Anal Cancer Actress discloses her survival story and wants to end the stigma Apr 18, 2019
FDA Loosens Alcohol Warning for Addyi But refuses drugmaker's demand to remove black box Apr 11, 2019
Vaccine Clears HPV-Infected Cervical Lesions Complete clearance in a fourth of precancerous CIN2/3 Apr 09, 2019
Good Old DMARDs Get Love in RA Biologics have their place ... at the back of the line, expert advises Apr 09, 2019
Pain Persistent after Sexual Assault First large-scale prospective study reports shows prevalence and pain severity Apr 07, 2019
Birth Control Pills Tied to Reduced Risk of Deadly Ovarian Ca Every 5 years of use linked with 32% reduction in risk of dying within 12 months of diagnosis Apr 04, 2019 video
More States Moving to Ban Early Abortions Two have enacted 6-week bans in the last three months Mar 28, 2019
HIV Exposure in Womb Tied to Metabolic Disease in Later Life Upped risk for immune dysfunction as well, possibly due to inflammation Mar 25, 2019
Hormone Tx May Not Compromise Fertility in Transgender Men Fertility potential preserved even after 1 year of testosterone therapy Mar 24, 2019
Potential Game Changer for Endometrial Cancer A 30% response rate in recurrent/advanced disease, 49% in MSI-H tumors Mar 20, 2019
Fertility Fraud; Pharma's 'Patient' Advocacy; Mass. Nursing Homes Fined This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 20, 2019
'We Have to Define Our Lane,' Leana Wen Tells Public Health Workers Planned Parenthood chief says it's important to resist pressure to narrow field's focus Mar 19, 2019
Early Data Send Strong Signal in Advanced Gyn Cancers Clinical benefit rate tops 90% in pair of single-center studies Mar 19, 2019
When PARP Inhibitors Fail in Ovarian Cancer Study identifies subgroup for whom another go could be worthwhile Mar 18, 2019
Avelumab Combo Falls Short in Advanced Ovarian Ca But showed promise in PD-L1-positive group Mar 18, 2019
Post-Stillbirth, When to Try to Get Pregnant Again? Conception within 12 months of a stillbirth was common and not tied to adverse outcomes, study finds. Mar 09, 2019
TB Preventive Therapy Safe in Pregnant Women 'Real world' study contradicts earlier work in HIV-infected women Mar 07, 2019
Lymphadenectomy Often Useless in Ovarian Cancer No survival benefit with normal nodes after complete macroscopic resection Mar 01, 2019
Vitamins in Early Pregnancy and Autism Risk Study suggests -- but far from proves -- benefit from folic acid shortly after conception Feb 27, 2019
Postpartum Readmissons: Racial Disparities Abound 'A critical public health issue that is gaining traction,' researcher says Feb 15, 2019
Higher Costs With Inducing Labor at 39 Weeks? It's Complicated Researchers say expectant management, not spontaneous labor, is proper comparison Feb 15, 2019
USPSTF: Counseling Best for Perinatal Depression Prevention Final recommendation statement affirms 2018 draft Feb 12, 2019
Orgasm, Desire, Pain: Discussing Women's Sexual Health Valentine's day Facebook Live discussion Feb 08, 2019 video
When Docs Sexually Violate Patients First of a three-part series on physicians who abuse patients and the institutions that enable them Jan 24, 2019
Does Johnson's Baby Powder Cause Cancer? Milton Packer says the $4.69-billion verdict is about anger, not medicine Jan 09, 2019
Study: Ondansetron Mostly Safe in Early Pregnancy Increased risk of oral clefts and ear malformations, however Dec 19, 2018
Levonorgestrel IUD Safe, Effective for 5 Years of Contraceptive Use Data from phase III trial finds low rates of unintentional pregnancy, acceptable safety profile Dec 06, 2018
Omega-3 and Vitamin D; Vein Grafts and CABG: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include benefits of CABG, vein harvesting, new exercise guidelines, and omega-3 and vitamin D supplementation Nov 17, 2018 podcast
AMA Urges Coverage for Added Breast Cancer Screening Resolution aimed at women with dense breasts Nov 13, 2018
Morning Break: Dead-Butt Syndrome; Last Word on Cellphone Radiation; States vs Pharma Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Nov 02, 2018
Kidney Docs Express Uncertainty About Women's Health U.S., Canadian nephrologists especially lack confidence in contraceptive counseling Oct 28, 2018
