Ob/Gyn and Women's Health News

• HIV/AIDS: Federal Strategy Includes QOL Indicators for First Time Indicators include mental health, stable housing, socioeconomic challenges, and food security.
  Medscape Medical News, October 05, 2022
• Nifedipine During Labor Controls BP in Severe Preeclampsia For women with preeclampsia with severe features who are undergoing induction of labor, initiation of long-acting oral nifedipine every 24 hours should be considered, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, October 05, 2022
• US Abortion Restrictions Mount After Overturn of Roe v Wade Thirteen states have begun enforcing abortion bans since the US Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v Wade, a swift and dramatic change after nearly 50 years of federal abortion protections.
  Reuters Health Information, October 04, 2022
• Lasker Awardee Pioneered Prenatal DNA Testing Winners of the $250,000 prizes honored for innovations in cell structure, COVID-19 data, and fetal screening.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Time for Universal Germline Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer New data suggest that existing restrictive criteria for germline genetic testing for breast cancer deny patients data-informed clinical management.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• In the Aftermath of Medical Errors: Podcast Dives Deep A new storytelling podcast explored shame among clinicians, in an effort to offer healthcare professionals space to explore their own experiences.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Will Real Meat Grown in a Lab Be Good for Us? Produced from a single animal cell, cultivated meat is hailed as a slaughter-free way to feed more people without the environmental harm — and it can be made healthier. But is it too good to be true?
  WebMD Health News, October 04, 2022
• Folic Acid Tied to a Reduction in Suicide Attempts Folic acid may provide a safe and effective approach for decreasing suicide attempts, putting the treatment 'squarely on the map as a potential for population-level prevention,' researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Online Tool Predicts Complications From Hysterectomy Researchers have developed multivariable logistic regression models to provide personalized risk estimates that aid in shared decision-making for patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign disease.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Planned Parenthood Plans Mobile Abortion Clinic in Illinois Leaders of the St. Louis Planned Parenthood office said that since June, the Fairview Heights clinic has seen a 30% increase in abortion patients.
  Associated Press, October 03, 2022
• Are Nasal Sprays the Future for the COVID Vaccine? China and India have approved nasal vaccines for use as a booster dose, but the availability of nasal vaccines in the United States and Europe may be years away.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2022
• High-Dose Folic Acid During Pregnancy Tied to Cancer Risk in Kids Prenatal exposure to high-dose folic acid is associated with a greater than twofold increased risk for cancer in children of mothers with epilepsy, according to Scandinavian registry data.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2022
• Gender-Based Violence Is a Cardiovascular Risk Factor Gender-based violence not only has psychological effects, but can also damage the heart, as a cardiologist reported at a recent conference.
  Medscape Medical News, September 30, 2022
• Why Private Practice Will Always Survive Although the majority of physicians are employed, many doctors are leaving employment to start a private practice. Seven physicians talk about why they chose private practice over employment.
  Medscape Medical News, September 29, 2022
• Physiatrist Group Issues First Guidelines for Long COVID in Kids The American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation issued two statements on how to assess and treat long COVID in kids, and to do the same for long COVID-related autonomic nervous system problems.
  Medscape Medical News, September 29, 2022
• Cost Paramount When Choosing Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment Differences in outcomes and quality of life across commonly used treatments for endocrine-refractory and triple-negative metastatic breast cancer were "razor-thin," leaving cost as a key factor.
  Medscape Medical News, September 29, 2022
• USPSTF: Screen At-Risk, Nonpregnant People for Syphilis Providers should continue screening sexually active, nonpregnant adolescents and adults for syphilis, according to a United States Preventive Services Task Force report.
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2022
• Do You Ask Your Patients About Recreational Cannabis Use? Many cannabis users do not consider it a 'real drug' and therefore may not tell their physicians that they use the substance.
  Medscape Reader Polls, September 28, 2022
• Poll: Do Doctors Come to Work Sick? Whereas physicians coming to work sick was fairly common in the past, has the COVID pandemic changed the culture of coming to work while feeling ill?
  Medscape Reader Polls, September 28, 2022
• Female Docs Rarely Earn Highest Drug, Device Payouts: Study A new study finds gender disparities common in industry payouts, resulting in female physicians earning less and having fewer opportunities to network and advance their careers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2022