Shameful Outcomes Abortion is today's hot topic in women's health, but we're overlooking an equally important one Apr 28, 2023
Sperm Donor Banned Over Incest Fears; COVID Hampered Teen Sex; Jerry Springer Dies Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Apr 28, 2023
Kids' Epilepsy Tied to Group B Strep Meningitis, not Sepsis, in Infancy Risk more than 15-fold higher following invasive Group B Streptococcus meningitis Apr 21, 2023
Awareness of HPV's Link to Cancer Lags as Cases Continue to Increase Clear decline for cervical cancer, awareness of other cancers remains stagnant Apr 21, 2023
Who Are the Doctors Suing FDA Over the Abortion Pill? Four physicians are named as plaintiffs alongside the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine Apr 20, 2023
Many With Cancer Predisposition Diseases Unaware of Genetic Status Moreover, a significant proportion do not qualify for genetic screening under current guidelines Apr 19, 2023
Risks Outweigh Benefits for BSO at Benign Hysterectomy in Younger Women It's less clear-cut for postmenopausal women, study authors say Apr 18, 2023
Taxane, Anthracycline Combo Most Effective in Reducing Breast Cancer Recurrence Chemotherapy regimens with higher cumulative dose provide greatest benefit Apr 14, 2023
AAMC Warns of Possible Physician Shortage in States That Ban Abortion Report shows decline in students' residency selection, especially ob/gyn, in those 13 states Apr 14, 2023
Tranexamic Acid May Not Prevent Hemorrhage After C-Section Timing may have influenced trial results, however Apr 12, 2023
Hysteroscopy No Match for Standard Care in Incomplete Spontaneous Abortion Outcomes were mostly comparable for patients wanting to get pregnant again Apr 11, 2023
FDA Approval Authority in Jeopardy? TB Hits the Casino; Sen. Blumenthal's Surgery Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Apr 10, 2023
Local Anesthesia Before Breast Cancer Surgery Improves OS in Randomized Trial Intervention is inexpensive, easy to implement, researchers say Apr 07, 2023
Brain Injury Seen in Two Neonates Whose Mothers Had COVID Infants were born early in the pandemic, before COVID vaccines were available Apr 07, 2023
FDA Yanks Only Preterm Birth Drug, Effective Immediately Months after advisors recommended Makena's approval be withdrawn, FDA announces final decision Apr 06, 2023
ART Outcomes Mostly Better for Lesbian vs Heterosexual Couples Findings suggest it's not the treatment, but infertility factors that lead to adverse outcomes Apr 04, 2023
U.S. 'Flying Blind' When It Comes to Data on Substance Use in Pregnancy Limited data "makes people think that the problem doesn't exist" Mar 31, 2023
Mothers Face Broken Addiction Treatment System Lack of comprehensive care puts pregnant, postpartum people with substance use disorder at risk Mar 31, 2023
VTE Risk in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Increases With More Lines of Chemotherapy Prospective study in heavily treated population is warranted, researcher says Mar 30, 2023
Obesity's Impact on Uterine Cancer Risk Greater in Younger Age Groups Overall risk and risk of endometrioid subtype 20- to 30-fold greater in women younger than 35 Mar 30, 2023
Do Away With 'Lockout' Period in iPLEDGE, FDA Advisors Urge It's an "unduly high burden" on patients, says one advisory committee member Mar 29, 2023
Novel Strategies Show Winning Potential in Ovarian Cancer High response rates in small studies of immuno-oncology combination, neoadjuvant olaparib Mar 28, 2023
Isotretinoin REMS Still Needed, but Its Burden Could Be Reduced, FDA Staff Says Report suggests ways to lighten documentation rules for prescribing the severe acne treatment Mar 27, 2023
High Out-of-Pocket Costs Tied to Less Follow-Up After Initial Mammography Plans dominated by copays and deductibles are associated with higher out-of-pocket costs Mar 27, 2023
Embryo Development Delayed in Pregnancies Ending in Miscarriage Researchers stress the importance of embryonic health Mar 27, 2023
No Survival Benefit With CRT Versus Chemo for Locally Advanced Endometrial Cancer Long-running clinical trial failed to identify any subgroup that fared better with CRT Mar 27, 2023
CRT Regimen Boosts Complete Response Rate in Unresectable Vulvar Cancer Pathologic response rises to 73% versus 50% in historical control group Mar 27, 2023
CDK4/6 Inhibition Active in Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Responses in a fourth of patients, clinical benefit in up to 90% Mar 26, 2023
Neuromodulation of the Peroneal Nerve Safe for Overactive Bladder Was also as effective as solifenacin in the majority of assessed efficacy endpoints Mar 24, 2023
Despite Abortion Restrictions, Ob/Gyn Remains Competitive Residency Every slot filled in this year's Match, but some states more desirable Mar 23, 2023
Pregnant, Black? Here's Your Drug Test Black women 60% more likely to receive urine drug tests than white women Mar 22, 2023
Progestin-Only Birth Control Linked to Small Increase in Breast Cancer Risk But risk is similar to combined hormonal contraceptive use Mar 22, 2023
Admin Trumps Med Students: Anti-Abortion Group Allowed on Campus An Arizona medical school will now have a chapter of Medical Students for Life Mar 22, 2023
Early Postpartum IUD Placement Yields Low Complete Expulsion Rate Inserting contraceptive at 2 to 4 weeks postpartum noninferior to standard interval, study finds Mar 21, 2023
Doctor Charged With Performing Unnecessary Endometrial Ablations Mona Ghosh, MD, indicted on 13 counts of healthcare fraud Mar 16, 2023
Maternal Mortality Rose Significantly in 2021, CDC Says Rates increased in all racial/ethnic groups but were highest among Black patients Mar 16, 2023
How Overturning Roe v. Wade Changed Match Day 2023 Abortion restrictions are a physician workforce issue Mar 15, 2023
Treating Gender Nonconforming Youth Goes Beyond the Physical We must approach care for every patient from the lens of treating the entire individual Mar 15, 2023
Gender-Affirming Surgery Gets a Boost After California Law Kicked In Nondiscrimination law bars insurers from limiting benefits based on gender identity, expression Mar 14, 2023
Cardiac Arrest Growing More Common in the Delivery Room? National study suggests higher rates than previously estimated Mar 13, 2023
