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As an Infertility Doctor, I Fear Alabama's Frozen Embryo Ruling Won't Be the Last

The decision felt like a personal assault on me, my fellow fertility experts, and our patients

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Published Data Show Why GSK Bailed on Its Maternal RSV Vaccine

Solid efficacy for protecting infants from serious RSV marred by 37% higher risk of preterm birth

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Beyond Kegels: Brittany Mahomes' Pelvic Floor Woes Post-Childbirth

An ob/gyn and a pelvic floor physical therapist weigh in

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HHS Aims to Lower Drug Costs, Fund Public Health Preparedness in Budget Proposal

Another goal of FY 2025 budget is to protect reproductive healthcare, behavioral health workforce

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Breastfeeding While Taking MS Monoclonal Antibody Drugs Appears Safe

No negative effects on early infant development or health seen

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Treating Kids' HCV Early May Boost Lifetime Health Outcomes and Save Money

Modeling study suggests benefits for treating at age 3 instead of age 6

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Kindness a Key Component of Treating Pregnant Patients With SUD, Experts Say

"They're expecting us to not treat them nicely"

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The Ethos of Emergency Medicine Hangs in the Balance

A Supreme Court ruling could impact how pregnant patients are treated in certain states' EDs

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Biden Defends Reproductive Rights, Touts Drug-Pricing Law in State of the Union

President says attacks on IVF, like January 6, are "another assault on American freedom"

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Leaked AAMC Emails Reveal Concern About ERAS Exodus

What AAMC calls "fragmentation," critics call "competition"

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Alabama Passes Law Protecting IVF Providers From Legal Liability

But lawmakers shied away from addressing legal status of embryos created in IVF labs

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Esketamine After C-Section Eased Postpartum Depression Symptoms

Symptoms were reduced a week after delivery, but effects faded rapidly

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IVF Helps Patients Trying to Build Families. An Alabama Court Put That in Doubt

"Every month that you're not pregnant feels like grief"

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Wonky Period After COVID Vaccine May Only Happen During One Phase

Observational data narrow down the temporary impact on menstrual cycle length

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Placenta Issues Linked to Newborns' Brain Aberrations in Congenital Heart Disease

Study supports hypothesis that placental abnormalities are intertwined with brain development

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A Global Meeting of the Minds at Davos: What's on the Horizon for Health?

A look at key takeaways from this year's meeting

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Extreme Heat Tied to Preterm Birth, but 'Greenness' Helps

Communities should "prioritize the planting of additional trees and grasses

CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease; Methods of Illegal Opioid Overdose

Also in TTHealthWatch: effectiveness of telemedicine abortion

FDA APPROVED cefepime-enmetazobactam (Exblifep) over a computer rendering of a urinary tract infection

FDA Approves Antibiotic Combination for Complicated UTIs

Cefepime-enmetazobactam beat piperacillin-tazobactam in phase III study

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Idaho Sees Exodus of Obstetricians After Abortion Ban

State lost 22% of its practicing obstetricians over a 15-month period

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Contraceptive Counseling: Providers Need More Training, Experts Say

Three-part discussion recommended

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Medication Abortion Via Telehealth Safe and Effective, Study Finds

No difference in results between patients who received care via video vs secure text messaging

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Hypertension, Diabetes in Pregnancy Affects Offspring's Heart Health in Adolescence

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes are both on the rise

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Home Induction Is Effective and Safe for Moms and Babies

However, noninferiority criteria between methods was not met

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Cervical Length Screening Did Not Reduce Rates of Preterm Births

Despite numerically lower numbers, no differences were statistically significant vs no screening

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Clear Opportunity to Identify Patients With Osteoporosis Commonly Missed

Hip surgeons could, but mostly don't, send at-risk patients for screening

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Umbilical Cord Milking in Non-Vigorous Infants Didn't Impact Neurodevelopment

MINVI trial follow-up shows comparable neurodevelopment with early cord clamping

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Novel Antibiotic Combo Bests Meropenem for Complicated UTIs

Cefepime-taniborbactam had sustained efficacy for up to a month after treatment

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Genome Sequencing Identified Variants in Fetal Structural Anomalies

Researcher touts identification of "high percentage of genetic disorders"

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Mental Health Exemptions Emerge in Abortion Rights Initiatives on State Ballots

While proposals in other states specifically exclude the exception

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Female Reproductive Factors Linked to COPD Risk

Age at menarche and menopause, number of children seem to play a role

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More Patients Rely on Early Prenatal Testing as States Toughen Abortion Laws

But testing early in pregnancy may be inaccurate

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Novel Oral Antibiotic Effective Against Uncomplicated UTIs

Gepotidacin could be first new class of oral antibiotics for uncomplicated UTI in over 20 years

Publisher Retracts Three Abortion Studies

Two of the studies were cited by a federal judge in the case against the abortion pill

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Prenatal Care Shouldn't Begin in the ED

We must address barriers to early and appropriate care

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Death of Baby Decapitated During Delivery Was a Homicide, Says Medical Examiner

Police are investigating, with the possibility of referring the case to prosecutors

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Small Decline Seen in Ob/Gyn Residency Applications in Abortion Ban States

Analysis of ERAS data reveals no differences in signaling, though

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High-Risk HPV in Women Heightens Risk of Heart Disease Death

Korean study finds over threefold greater mortality risk from ASCVD, ischemic heart disease

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Suicide Risk 8-Fold Higher After Common Reproductive Disorder Diagnosis

Young women carry the highest risk, study finds

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Exposure to Teratogenic Medicine Common Before Prenatal Care

Study also looked at how abortion restrictions limit options in these cases

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