Pain After C-Section: Are Opioids Really Necessary? Pain score postpartum lower in those receiving non-opioid analgesics versus opioid analgesia Feb 16, 2019
Postpartum Readmissons: Racial Disparities Abound 'A critical public health issue that is gaining traction,' researcher says Feb 15, 2019
Higher Costs With Inducing Labor at 39 Weeks? It's Complicated Researchers say expectant management, not spontaneous labor, is proper comparison Feb 15, 2019
Study Quantifies Dental, Jaw Risks With Denosumab 10-year data suggest oral issues common Feb 14, 2019
USPSTF: Counseling Best for Perinatal Depression Prevention Final recommendation statement affirms 2018 draft Feb 12, 2019
Orgasm, Desire, Pain: Discussing Women's Sexual Health Valentine's day Facebook Live discussion Feb 08, 2019 video
Body Weight and Heart Disease; New Osphena Indication; Tofu and Appetite News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 01, 2019
Cat Poop and Schizophrenia; Cannabis for a 4-Year-Old News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 30, 2019
Bespoke Babies to Prevent CF: Best Use Case or Ethical Bog? Bioethicist and pediatrician debate cystic fibrosis gene-editing Jan 28, 2019
When Docs Sexually Violate Patients First of a three-part series on physicians who abuse patients and the institutions that enable them Jan 24, 2019
Does Johnson's Baby Powder Cause Cancer? Milton Packer says the $4.69-billion verdict is about anger, not medicine Jan 09, 2019
Good News for Pregnant Women With Psoriatic Arthritis No adverse effect on birth outcomes, and many reported fewer joint symptoms during pregnancy Dec 22, 2018
Vaginal Estrogen Not Tied to Added Heart, Cancer Risks Study looked at 18 years of data on postmenopausal women Dec 20, 2018
Study: Ondansetron Mostly Safe in Early Pregnancy Increased risk of oral clefts and ear malformations, however Dec 19, 2018
Patients Say Quality of Life Suffered With Mastectomy for Early Breast Cancer Breast-conservation options were associated with better sexual, psychosocial outcomes Dec 07, 2018
SABCS: Axillary RT as Good as Surgery in Breast Cancer Radiation non-inferior to surgery after positive sentinel node Dec 07, 2018
Levonorgestrel IUD Safe, Effective for 5 Years of Contraceptive Use Data from phase III trial finds low rates of unintentional pregnancy, acceptable safety profile Dec 06, 2018
Low-Dose Tamoxifen Feasible Option in Breast Cancer Women appear to prevent recurrence in early stage cancers with 5 mg dosing Dec 06, 2018
Xeloda Disappoints in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer No improvement after standard chemo, though subset may derive some benefit Dec 05, 2018
T-DM1: A New Adjuvant Standard in High-Risk HER2+ Breast Ca? Substantial improvements in survival outcomes in KATHERINE trial Dec 05, 2018
SABCS: Translational Before It Was Cool Growing, evolving while adhering to founding principles Dec 03, 2018
Seizure Risk in Pregnancy Highest With Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Changes in antiepileptic drug metabolism during pregnancy may play a role Dec 03, 2018
Younger High-Risk Women Benefit From Mammography Yields in 30-39 age group at high risk comparable to 40-49 group with average risk Nov 30, 2018
Machine Learning Allows for Low-Dose Gadolinium Contrast Minimal loss of resolution with 10% Gd dose Nov 30, 2018
Digital Mammograms Show Vulnerability to Cyberattacks Two out of three radiologists couldn't tell that images were manipulated Nov 28, 2018
Implants May Still Hinder FFDM with Tomosynthesis Presence of breast implants tied to decreased recall rates and cancer detection rates Nov 26, 2018
Women 75 and Older Benefit from Annual Mammo Significant number of invasive cancers found Nov 26, 2018
Trauma May Up Risk for Menopause Symptoms in Older Women Study argues for awareness of prevalence of traumatic histories in this population Nov 19, 2018
Omega-3 and Vitamin D; Vein Grafts and CABG: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include benefits of CABG, vein harvesting, new exercise guidelines, and omega-3 and vitamin D supplementation Nov 17, 2018 podcast
Highlights from Molecular Targets Symposiuim Breast cancer gene expression, activity in GI, lung, and limited-mutation tumors Nov 16, 2018
IBT Plus Liraglutide Boosts Weight Loss in Obese Patients Adding pharmacotherapy also led to beneficial changes in appetite Nov 15, 2018
Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Vary According to Obesity Subtype Researchers identified four separate classes of obesity Nov 14, 2018
AHA: Neighborhood Violence Takes Toll on Heart Studies connect steady diet of violence to early heart disease Nov 14, 2018
AMA Urges Coverage for Added Breast Cancer Screening Resolution aimed at women with dense breasts Nov 13, 2018
Simple Ovarian Cysts Hold No Cancer Risk Malignancy extremely rare, don't need surveillance Nov 12, 2018
Heart Benefit with Dulaglutide; New Hot Flash Therapy; Diabetes Risks in Women News and commentary from the endocrinology world Nov 09, 2018
Soft Furniture Doesn't Protect Kids: Study Sofas and beds may be squishy, but falling from them still causes injury Nov 06, 2018
AAP: Armed Conflict Is a Pediatric Issue Group encourages clinicians to address impact on physical and mental health Nov 06, 2018
