Ob/Gyn and Women's Health News

• Immunotherapy Could Fill Unmet Need in Leptomeningeal Metastases Immunotherapy with pembrolizumab holds promise for improving the generally dismal outlook in patients with leptomeningeal metastases, a phase 2 trial suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, November 24, 2020
• Most Cost-effective to Use Immunotherapy First in Melanoma Up-front immunotherapy is the most cost-effective option for treating newly diagnosed unresectable stage III or IV melanoma with unknown BRAF mutation status, concludes a modeling analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, November 24, 2020
• Earnings for CRNAs, the Highest-Paid APRNs, Top $200K: Survey Pay increased last year for all APRNs. Again this year, fewer APRNs are working full time.
  Medscape Medical News, November 24, 2020
• Liquid Oxygen Recommended for Mobile Patients With Lung Disease A new guideline pushes for a change to reimbursements for portable oxygen systems.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2020
• IDSA Updates COVID Guidelines for Antibodies, Antivirals, Others Infectious disease experts critically review evidence for use of bamlanivimab, address new data on remdesivir and tocilizumab, and comment on new findings for the Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2020
• Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $120 Mln Damages in New York Baby Powder Case Johnson & Johnson has been ordered by a New York state judge to pay $120 million in damages to a Brooklyn woman and her husband, after she blamed her cancer on asbestos exposure from using the company's baby powder.
  Reuters Health Information, November 20, 2020
• Trump Releases Medicare Part B, Part D Drug-Cost Rules Trade groups and Democratic lawmakers raised doubts about whether these rules will take effect. President Trump's backing of these proposals might aid in future attempts to lower Medicare drug costs.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2020
• ASRM 2020 Patients With PCOS More Likely to Have Depression or Anxiety Referral for OSA diagnosis and treatment in those who screen positive may have added psychological benefits in this population.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2020
• Women Treated for Gynecologic Cancers Skip Doses of Oral Drugs Women being treated for these cancers have less than ideal adherence to such medications, a new study has found – with just over half reporting taking them exactly as prescribed.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2020
• Can a COVID-19 Vaccine Stop the Spread? Good Question. Data from the first two vaccines' phase 3 trials only show that they lessen or prevent disease, not whether they block transmission of the virus.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2020
• Add Delirium to Checklist of COVID-19 Symptoms in Seniors Among patients older than 65 years who presented to the emergency department, 28% showed signs of delirium, making this the sixth most common symptom overall. It is predictive of worse hospital outcomes, death.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2020
• AMA Takes On Vaccine Misinformation, Physician Vaccines, Racism The AMA House of Delegates recently issued multiple new policies on controversial topics that many clinicians face on a regular basis.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2020
• ASRM 2020 Studies Gauge Toll of Pausing Fertility Treatment During Pandemic The indefinite time frame for resuming treatment when the New York survey was conducted may have been a major source of distress for patients,
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2020
• Pfizer Files for FDA Emergency Use Authorization of COVID Vaccine The safety and efficacy data will also be reviewed by an FDA advisory committee before any decision is issued.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2020
• DPC 2020 Metformin Improves Most Outcomes for T2D During Pregnancy Women with type 2 diabetes require fewer insulin doses and have a lower birthweight baby if they take metformin during pregnancy, one of the first randomized controlled trials to assess this shows.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2020
• FDA Authorizes Baricitinib Combo for COVID-19 Baricitinib plus remdesivir reduced recovery time in a phase 3 clinical trial of 1033 patients. The treatment is meant for patients who need supplemental oxygen, mechanical ventilation, or ECMO.
  Medscape Medical News, November 19, 2020
• Sex Abuse Lawsuit vs Ex-UCLA Ob/Gyn Settled for $73 Million The class-action lawsuit could include more than 6600 patients of obstetrician-gynecologist James Heaps, a news report says.
  Medscape Medical News, November 19, 2020
• Widespread Lung Cancer Disparities Highlighted in ALA Report Racial disparities in lung cancer incidence and mortality across the US are documented in the newly published "State of Lung Cancer 2020 Report" from the American Lung Association.
  Reuters Health Information, November 17, 2020
• ACAAI 2020 Most Vaccines Can Be Given Safely, Even After Reactions
  Medscape Medical News, November 18, 2020
• Newborn Did Not Contract Virus From COVID-Positive Breast Milk An infant in Italy, born to a mother who tested positive for COVID-19 after delivery, didn't contract the coronavirus when fed breast milk before the mother knew she was positive, according to a new case report.
  Reuters Health Information, November 17, 2020