Pregnancy-Related Deaths Have Fallen to Pre-Pandemic Levels, CDC Data Suggest About 680 women died in 2023 during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, provisional data show May 02, 2024
Why Don't Men Have Their Version of 'The Pill'? A focus on gender equity should include contraceptive equity too Apr 30, 2024
Fewer Postpartum ED Visits in Midwife Model Than in Obstetric Model Midwifery-model patients got more postpartum checkups and went to the ED less Apr 29, 2024
FDA Approves First Drug for WHIM Syndrome CXCR4 antagonist mavorixafor effectively boosts neutrophils and lymphocytes to reduce infections Apr 29, 2024
Supreme Court Justices Appear Divided on EMTALA Case Issue centers around an Idaho abortion ban with no exception for the pregnant person's health Apr 24, 2024
From Neurointerventional Radiologist to 'Grey's Anatomy' Sonographer A Q&A with a physician who got a taste of Hollywood Apr 23, 2024
Breast Milk Enema Helps Preterm Infants Pass Meconium Infants also moved to enteral feeding faster, randomized Chinese trial showed Apr 22, 2024
Trials Identify Better Way to Select Antibiotics for UTIs, Pneumonia in Inpatients Provider prompts reduced empiric use of extended-spectrum antibiotics, without affecting safety Apr 19, 2024
EDs Refused to Treat Pregnant Women, Leaving One to Miscarry in a Lobby Restroom It's happening even though there are federal mandates that women be treated Apr 19, 2024
As Syphilis Cases Soar in Newborns, ACOG Advises More Testing During Pregnancy Group now recommends screening three times instead of once Apr 19, 2024
Can Testosterone Aid Women's Menopausal Symptoms? Some physicians prescribe the hormone to women, while others call for more data Apr 16, 2024
After Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Mortality Risk Lingers for Decades 40 years of data connect preterm birth, other gestational problems to multiple causes of death Apr 15, 2024
Anesthesiologist Convicted; Oldest Conjoined Twins Die; 'Donald Trump Did This' Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Apr 15, 2024
Doc Fired After Deaths; Mass Shooting Blamed on Abortion Law; Record Drug Shortages Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Apr 12, 2024
New CDC Alert; Trump Disses Abortion Judgment; $10 Billion Long COVID 'Moonshot' Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Apr 11, 2024
Why Aren't Some Women Getting Screening Mammograms? Social Factors May Be to Blame Cost concerns, lack of transportation, and social isolation may all contribute, CDC study finds Apr 09, 2024
Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy Not Linked With Autism, ADHD Large Swedish cohort study with sibling analysis suggests previous ties were due to confounders Apr 09, 2024
D-Mannose Fails to Prevent Recurrent UTIs Supplement unlikely to curb antibiotic overuse, health system burden, researchers say Apr 08, 2024
Evidence Strengthens for De-Escalating Axillary Surgery in Breast Cancer Trial suggests axillary dissection can be avoided in some patients with early breast cancer Apr 03, 2024
Obesity in Pregnancy: Do Guidelines Recommend Too Much Weight Gain? Study suggests less gain may be safer and potentially beneficial for pregnant women with obesity Apr 01, 2024
Court Rules Against Pharmacist Who Refused Emergency Contraception Prescription Case will be appealed to state Supreme Court or returned to district court Mar 30, 2024
More Than 'Just a Pinch'? Patients Film Their Expressions Getting IUDs Doctors note there aren't clear guidelines for managing pain or discomfort during IUD insertion Mar 28, 2024
IG Live March 29: Maternal Mortality Remains 'Unacceptably High' Experts to discuss persisting racial disparities and offer solutions Mar 28, 2024
Hormone Drugs and Brain Tumors; Push to Ban Some Decaf Coffees; $10 Million Reward Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 28, 2024
Breastfeeding Tied to Reduced Childhood Leukemia Risk Lower pediatric ALL risk in Danish study when mothers exclusively breastfed for 3 months or more Mar 27, 2024
Controversial Travel Policy for Military Reproductive Care Rarely Used Policy used only a dozen times in 2023, unclear how many were for abortions Mar 27, 2024
Kate Middleton's Cancer: What to Know About 'Preventative' Chemotherapy And what abdominal surgery could mean in the context of cancer Mar 26, 2024
Texas Medical Board Doesn't Specify Abortion Ban Exceptions in Proposed Rules Critics call for further clarification around medical exceptions of Texas abortion ban Mar 25, 2024
More Medication Prescribed for Self-Managed Abortion After Roe Fell While in-clinic abortions fell, many found other ways to access care Mar 25, 2024
A Physician Guide to Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors Clear guidelines can provide a universal service for patients and unify our profession Mar 24, 2024
Trump Suggests He Would Support a National 15-Week Abortion Ban At the same time, he said, "It shouldn't be a federal issue, it's a state issue" Mar 20, 2024
Lenvatinib-Pembrolizumab Combo Misses on Survival in Endometrial Cancer Trial Combination in first-line fails to improve progression-free, overall survival versus chemotherapy Mar 20, 2024
Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Told "This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO Mar 19, 2024
The 'Best We Have' Isn't Working for Endometriosis Patients Increased women's health research funding is long overdue Mar 19, 2024
Decision Aid Improved Understanding of Tubal Sterilization Web-based bilingual tool explained the permanence of tubal sterilization, as well as alternatives Mar 19, 2024
Rucaparib Maintenance Boosts PFS in Metastatic, Recurrent Endometrial Cancer Use of the PARP inhibitor improved PFS by 19.4 months versus placebo in phase II study Mar 19, 2024
Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost Women's Health Research Says it's "the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to improve women's health" Mar 18, 2024
Safety of Less-Radical Surgery for Early Cervical Cancer Gathers More Evidence Growing body of data suggest it can be safe and effective in low-risk disease, says expert Mar 18, 2024
A New $16,000 Postpartum Depression Drug Is Here. How Will Insurers Handle It? Advocates worried over lack of coverage guidance Mar 17, 2024
Is the U.S. Overcounting Maternal Deaths? New Study Stirs Controversy The CDC counters that the methods used in the new study "produce a substantial undercount" Mar 15, 2024
