Ob/Gyn and Women's Health News

• Is the CDC Leading on COVID or Leading From Behind? Public health experts weigh in on the CDC's latest mask guidance, how they think the agency is doing, and where it should go next.
  Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2021
• Neonatal Outcomes After Uterine Transplant Reflect Gestational Age Infants delivered via cesarean section after uterus transplantation appear to have outcomes similar to what's expected for newborns of the same gestational age, a small study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 13, 2021
• Topical Corticosteroids in Pregnancy Have No Impact on Birth Weight Use of topical corticosteroids does not appear to increase the risk of newborns being small for gestational age or having low birth weight, according to a large cohort study from Denmark.
  Reuters Health Information, May 13, 2021
• New Invention Speeds Up Walking Pace Engineers are designing lightweight, torque-controlled ankle supports to help walkers defy their limitations and propel forward faster.
  Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2021
• BERENICE: Further Evidence of Heart Safety of Dual HER2 Blockade Final results were presented at ESMO Breast Cancer 2021 on dual HER2 blockade with pertuzumab and trastuzumab on top of anthracycline-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer.
  Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2021
• ECO 2021 Ultraprocessed Food Adversely Impacts Metabolome in Kids Analysis of molecular changes to the metabolome upon consumption of ultraprocessed foods shows concerning changes in midchildhood and adolescence known to be associated with overweight/obesity.
  Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2021
• Tech Giants Are Moving Into Healthcare The federal government is partnering with connectivity powerhouses like Apple, Google, IBM, and Microsoft to transform the way health information is shared.
  Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2021
• Among Asymptomatic, 2% May Harbor 90% of Community's Viral Load A study of more than 72,000 COVID-19 saliva samples collected among asymptomatic college students explores differences in viral load levels.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Once Fully Vaccinated, No Need to Mask Up in Most Places, CDC Says The CDC still advises travelers to wear masks while on airplanes, buses, and trains, and for all people to wear masks in some indoor settings such as hospitals.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• CVS Offers COVID-19 Vaccines Nationwide for Ages 12-15 CVS Health is now offering COVID-19 vaccines to ages 12-15 years at more than 5600 loca-tions across the country, the company announced on Wednesday.
  WebMD Health News, May 13, 2021
• AMA Announces Major Commitment to Health Equity The report, which was created by the association's Center for Health Equity, argues for both internal changes at the AMA and changes in how the association addresses race-based inequities in general.
  WebMD Health News, May 13, 2021
• BMD Measurement Can Help Improve Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease in Women Evaluation of bone-mineral density can improve risk stratification and guide clinical management of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in women, suggests a large retrospective study from South Korea.
  Reuters Health Information, May 12, 2021
• Disappointment: Screening for Ovarian Cancer Does Not Cut Deaths A huge British trial turned out negative: annual screening of healthy women for ovarian cancer did not reduce deaths from this aggressive cancer.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Brazil States Halt Vaccination of Pregnant Women After Rio Death Brazilian states halted vaccination of pregnant women on Tuesday after a death in Rio de Janeiro led health regulator Anvisa to warn against the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for expecting mothers.
  Reuters Health Information, May 11, 2021
• Alert CDC Recommends Use of Pfizer's COVID Vaccine in 12- to 15-Year-Olds Separately, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a statement recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 12 and older. FDA on Monday cleared use of Pfizer's shot in teens.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021
• Teens Getting COVID-19 Vaccines Ahead of CDC Recommendations Some states did not wait for the CDC's input before vaccinating younger teenagers.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021
• AAD VMX 2021 Reports Further Characterize COVID Vaccine Skin Reactions Delayed large local skin reactions after receiving one of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were the most commonly reported to the AAD–International League of Dermatological Societies registry.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021
• Tennessee to Require Fetal Remains Be Buried or Cremated The measure states that the pregnant woman "has a right to determine" the method and location for the final disposal of the fetal remains if desired.
  Associated Press, May 12, 2021
• Pneumococcal Vaccines Safe for Pregnant Women With HIV Pneumococcal vaccines PCV-10 and PPV-23 are equally safe and immunogenic in pregnant women with HIV, although PPV-23 administration might be more beneficial because it includes a wider range of serotypes, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, May 07, 2021
• Are More Non-MDs Trying to Compete With Docs? Naturopaths are licensed in 22 states, and in seven states, they can call themselves "physician." Is their field of practice gaining ground?
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021