How the Dobbs Decision Can Affect Cancer Patients What do exceptions for the life of the mother mean when she's a terminally ill patient? Sep 05, 2023
How to Help Patients Navigate a Newly Complex Vaccine Season The primary message should focus on the importance of the flu, RSV, and COVID vaccines Sep 05, 2023
Patient Develops Inflamed Rash After Double Mastectomy Incision sites were itchy, painful, red, and oozing and were not showing signs of healing Sep 05, 2023
MedPod Today: Texas Abortion Ban Fallout, Movie Docs, and Fall COVID Shots Three ทฌวัษ็ว๘ reporters discuss abortion care, doctors in movies, and fall boosters Sep 01, 2023 podcast
Moms With OUD: Improved Infant Care Seen With Use of Prenatal Addiction Meds Access for pregnant women is a "public health and policy imperative," study author says Aug 28, 2023
Does Cancer Screening Actually Extend Lives? A series of articles look at whether the benefits for the few warrant the harms for the many Aug 28, 2023
Gender Affirming Surgeries Nearly Tripled in the U.S. From 2016 to 2019 Breast and chest procedures most common, followed by genital reconstruction Aug 25, 2023
Ob/Gyn Switching to Independent System for Residency Applications This is the last year ob/gyn will use ERAS, despite helping to pilot the program Aug 25, 2023
What to Know About New Tools to Fight RSV Two vaccines and a monoclonal antibody aim to bring down the burden of RSV Aug 23, 2023
CDC: One in Five Women Mistreated During Maternity Care Report finds even higher levels among Black, Hispanic, and multiracial women Aug 22, 2023
RSV Vaccine Approved for Use in Pregnancy to Protect Infants Prescribing info has warning about the potential risk for premature birth Aug 22, 2023
Planned Parenthood of New Mexico Limits Non-Abortion Care Due to Surge From Texas Organization is prioritizing abortion, while nearby clinics take on more wellness exams Aug 18, 2023
FDA Grants De Novo Request for Neuromodulatory System for Urge Incontinence Three-fourths of patients had 50% reduction in incontinence at 6 months, 82% at 12 months Aug 18, 2023
Older Surgical Procedure for Pelvic Prolapse Repair Prevails in Randomized Trial Another study showed vaginal estrogen during prolapse repair did not affect surgical outcomes Aug 17, 2023
COX-2 Inhibitor Added to Levonorgestrel Improved Emergency Contraception Efficacy Findings "could potentially change practice and clinical guidelines," researchers suggest Aug 16, 2023
Later Prenatal Magnesium No Help for Kids' Cerebral Palsy Risk "Care must be taken to avoid therapeutic creep," say editorialists Aug 15, 2023
Residency: Long Hours and Lifetime Connections Adriana Wong on bonding with people who "become your friends throughout the years" Aug 15, 2023 video
Delayed Period After COVID Shot? It's the Same With COVID-19 Infection Temporary effect of about 1 day was similar for both, researchers say Aug 14, 2023
Women on the Pill Have Comforting CVD Outcomes Years Down the Line Oral contraceptive use not tied to excess cardiovascular disease, mortality Aug 11, 2023
Nurse Home-Visit Program Shows No Benefit for Prenatal Care Uptake "We need larger structural changes" to improve outcomes, researcher says Aug 09, 2023
Anti-Androgens Can Be Used for PCOS When Oral Contraceptives Can't "Individual circumstances and perspectives" must be considered, researchers say Aug 09, 2023
Low Regret, High Satisfaction Long Term After Gender-Affirming Mastectomy Satisfaction scores after 2 years higher than surgeries in other specialties Aug 09, 2023
Abortion Bans May Lead to More Neonatal Cardiac Defects, Model Suggests Researchers used theoretical modeling based on real proposed legislation Aug 07, 2023
'Conscience' Bills Let Medical Providers Opt Out of Providing a Wide Range of Care Protections for health workers may reduce standard of care, opponents say Aug 06, 2023
In a Golden Age of Cancer Care, PBMs Are Holding Us Back We must stop predatory and destructive behaviors Aug 05, 2023
FDA OKs First Pill for Postpartum Depression In one trial, more than twice as many women achieved remission after 2-week treatment course Aug 04, 2023
Neurodevelopment After Prenatal Exposure to Newer Epilepsy Drugs Tracked for 3 Years Commonly prescribed anti-seizure medications did not show worse outcomes Aug 04, 2023
AI-Backed Mammography Keeps Up With Docs for Cancer Detection But can AI capture relevant biological features of detected lesions? Aug 01, 2023
Multi-Cancer Early Detection: 20th-Century Fiction Becomes Reality These tests could soon become a valuable addition to current cancer screening tools Aug 01, 2023
FDA Approves New Frontline Endometrial Cancer Regimen, First in Decades Dostarlimab (Jemperli) approved with chemotherapy for dMMR or MSI-high cancers Jul 31, 2023
Video-Based Antenatal Care Education Helped Parents of Preemies Videos delivered via text message resulted in more knowledge, without spiking parental anxiety Jul 31, 2023
What's Wrong With 'Girl Dinner'? Experts say the trend highlights the best and worst of social media's messaging on healthy eating Jul 28, 2023
A Bright Future for Gender-Affirming Care "There is an absolute tidal wave of providers coming" to improve gender-diverse care Jul 27, 2023 video
Infant Boys Better at Resisting HIV Than Girls? Innate immune system differences in early life may be the key, researcher says Jul 26, 2023
Cervical Device Didn't Help High-Risk Pregnancies Trial findings could spell the end for intravaginal pessary in this setting Jul 25, 2023
Psilocybin for Anorexia Shows Promise in Early Trial 10-woman study found the psychoactive compound to be safe, positively perceived Jul 24, 2023
Near-Zero Risk of HIV Transmission With Low Viral Loads "These data provide a powerful opportunity to destigmatize HIV," researchers say Jul 23, 2023
Once the New OTC Birth Control Pill Is Available, What About Cost and Coverage? Do health plans have to cover the nonprescription pill? Jul 23, 2023
PPIs Linked to Worse Outcomes With Widely Used Breast Cancer Drug Concomitant use of proton pump inhibitors with palbociclib associated with shorter survival Jul 21, 2023
Hep C Infections in Pregnancy Skyrocketed Over the Past Two Decades Prevalence in pregnant women jumped 16-fold from 1998 through 2018 Jul 21, 2023