HHS Announces Actions in Response to Texas Law Banning Abortions After 6 Weeks Agency increases family planning funds, reminds providers of need to treat medical emergencies Sep 17, 2021
Extended Letrozole Reduced Recurrence Risk in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer 5 years of the aromatase inhibitor improved disease-free survival vs 2-3 years Sep 17, 2021
As Safety Data on HPV Vaccine Improves, Why Is Parental Hesitancy Going Up? Findings suggest "an urgent need" to combat sentiment, restore confidence, researchers say Sep 17, 2021
Rechallenge With PARP Inhibitor Slows Relapsed Ovarian Cancer Benefits platinum-sensitive disease irrespective of BRCA, homologous repair status, study showed Sep 17, 2021
More States Seeing Uptick of Pregnant COVID Patients in ICUs Nearly all are unvaccinated, sources say Sep 15, 2021
Cell Therapy Safe and Effective in Women with Prior Urinary Incontinence Surgery Treatment of this subset of women is "the greatest unmet need Sep 12, 2021
Is Heparin-Based Thromboprophylaxis Necessary for Obstetric Patients? Time to reconsider its use to prevent VTE in pregnant patients, study suggests Sep 09, 2021
The Pill Linked to Higher Risk of Blood Clots After Knee Surgery Obesity and smoking added to risk Sep 07, 2021
Transgender Women Dying Faster Than General Population Biggest drivers were HIV, suicide, and heart problems Sep 02, 2021
Improved Survival With Surgery in Metastatic Breast Cancer Significant benefits in ER+, PR+, HER2+ disease, neoadjuvant vs adjuvant chemotherapy Aug 31, 2021
Benefits of Adjuvant Radiation in DCIS Persist Out to 15 Years Risk of ipsilateral breast recurrence more than halved in women with good-risk lesions Aug 27, 2021
Dense Breasts Linked to Increased Risk of Invasive Cancer in Older Women Breast density, life expectancy could be factored into considerations for continued screening Aug 27, 2021
Genentech Pulls Atezolizumab's Breast Cancer Approval Lack of FDA support amid "changes in the treatment landscape" cited in decision Aug 27, 2021
'Alarming' Number of Pregnant Women Admitted to Alabama ICUs The trend points to just how important it is for pregnant women to get vaccinated, physicians say Aug 24, 2021
Surgical Tray Recalled After Two Infant Deaths Class I recall due to missing instructions for surgical scalpel used for critically ill newborns Aug 20, 2021
FDA Warns on Contamination Risk With Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels Healthcare providers must toss all of company's gels and lotions, agency says Aug 19, 2021
Watch for Eye Problems in Kids Born to Mothers With Diabetes Any type of diabetes exposure in utero increased risk for high refractive error Aug 17, 2021
Gestational Diabetes Rates Climb Among All Racial, Ethnic Groups Variation in rates between subgroups highlight racial disparities, editorialists say Aug 17, 2021
Breast Cancer Control Similar With Intermittent, Continuous Endocrine Therapy Better quality of life with treatment break during extended adjuvant therapy Aug 11, 2021
Preterm Birth, Autism Link Cemented Big Swedish study documents "dose-response" relationship Aug 11, 2021
Urine Tests Before Surgery Blasted as Mostly Unnecessary Abundance of caution is way overdone, researchers suggest Aug 02, 2021
Third Dose a Charm in Israel? Door-to-Door 'Goons'; Cervids Catch COVID, Too! A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 30, 2021
Improved Survival in Metastatic Uterine Cancer With Hysterectomy Plus Chemo Data extend surgery's advantage from locally advanced to distant metastases Jul 29, 2021
Less-Invasive Tibial Nerve Stimulator Quiets Overactive Bladder Implantable, minimally invasive device relieved urgency incontinence in two-thirds of patients Jul 28, 2021
Gender Bias in the OR Is a Hazard to Patient Safety Conflict and toxicity can make teams more prone to errors Jul 21, 2021
Acceptance of Vaginal Ring and Oral PrEP Increasing in Young African Women Adherence to these HIV preventive measures should be encouraged Jul 21, 2021
Naked With Other Doctors One doctor's profound experience without the white coat -- or any clothes Jul 20, 2021
Vaginal Ring as Safe as Oral PrEP in Late Pregnancy Interim analysis of small open-label trial finds adverse outcomes are rare Jul 20, 2021
COVID-19 Lockdown in Uganda Increased Gender-Based Violence Sexual attacks, HIV exposure, and teen pregnancies all showed upticks, study found Jul 16, 2021
A Patient Care App Diagnosed Me With Cancer No one should receive a serious diagnosis this way -- not even a doctor like myself Jul 16, 2021
Keytruda Before, After Surgery Improves Outcome in TNBC Results from KEYNOTE-522 show "practice-changing" impact on EFS Jul 15, 2021
Raise a Glass? Study Tallies Cancer Cases From Booze Heavy drinking habits accounted for about half of new alcohol-associated cases Jul 13, 2021
Low-Weight Babies Delivered Early Do Worse in School Results highlight a need to assess long-term outcomes of obstetric interventions, experts say Jul 13, 2021
Empathy: The Most Critical Skill in Medicine Caring for a patient means putting yourself in their shoes Jul 09, 2021 podcast
'Can You Explain Why Youโre Sending Me to the ICU?' Doctor-turned-patient reflects on empathy in medicine after harrowing birth of her child Jul 09, 2021 podcast
Alzheimer's Biomarkers Tied to Endogenous Estrogen Exposure in Women Longer reproductive period linked to amyloid, p-tau in cognitively normal older women Jul 08, 2021
The Mental Health Toll of Not Matching Reports of suicides and unprecedented social media dialogue have turned a spotlight on the issue Jul 07, 2021
Is Confirmation Bias Guiding COVID Vaccine Recommendations? Policy must be based on indisputable evidence Jul 06, 2021
What's Driving Eating Disorders in Trans Patients? Proper care begins with understanding Jul 03, 2021
