Ob/Gyn & Women's Health Journal Articles

• Prognostic Value of Bedside Lung US in COVID-19 Patients What can the bedside lung ultrasound score tell us about the prognosis of COVID-19 patients?
  Critical Care, February 09, 2021
• Gene Mutations and Breast Cancer Risk in African Americans A better understanding of mutations in cancer predisposition genes and associated breast cancer risk among African American women could have important implications for genetic testing recommendations.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, February 09, 2021
• Sperm Function After Antioxidant Therapy in Infertile Men Could antioxidant treatment help improve sperm function in men with infertility?
  Clinical Endocrinology, February 05, 2021
• Delivering the 2020 USPSTF Preventive Care Recommendations Do the patient hours required to deliver the 2020 USPSTF recommended preventive care services place unrealistic expectations on already overwhelmed providers?
  American Journal of Public Health, February 04, 2021
• Essential Role of Rural FPs in Providing Cesarean Sections This policy brief highlights the need for adequate training of family physicians to provide cesarean sections in underserved rural communities.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, February 04, 2021
• Fertility Patients Under COVID-19: Psychological Reactions Most fertility treatments were suspended at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. What impact did this have on patients' attitudes towards treatment and general psychological well-being?
  Human Reproduction, February 03, 2021
• Timing of Intervention in Asymptomatic Valvular Heart Disease Timing of intervention in asymptomatic patients with valvular heart disease remains complex. Does new data challenge current guidelines?
  European Heart Journal, February 03, 2021
• Efficacy of Treatments for PCOS Management in Adolescents Learn more about the safety and efficacy of various treatment options for PCOS in the adolescent population.
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, February 02, 2021
• Managing Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients With Weight Regain Some patients may regain some of the weight lost after bariatric surgery. What strategies may help these patients keep the weight off?
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, February 02, 2021
• Cost-Related Nonadherence and Mortality in Chronic Disease How does nonadherence resulting from financial barriers contribute to mortality among patients with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, February 02, 2021
• Estimating Lifetime Benefits of Treatments for Heart Failure This study aimed to quantify estimated lifetime benefits of individual therapies for HFrEF, in terms of risk reduction as well as long-term survival.
  JACC: Heart Failure, February 02, 2021
• Radiological Case: Breast Cancer Metastasis to the Endometrium This patient with a history of Stage IIIB breast cancer presented with abnormal vaginal bleeding. What did imaging reveal regarding the unusual etiology?
  Applied Radiology, February 01, 2021
• Breaking Up Prolonged Sitting With Stair Climbing Exercises Might brief stair climbing exercise 'snacks' help mitigate the detrimental cardiometabolic effects of prolonged sitting?
  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, February 01, 2021
• GH Receptor Antagonism, Somatostatin, and QoL in Acromegaly A new study examines the quality of life impacts among patients with acromegaly treated with somatostatin analogs or GH receptor antagonists.
  Clinical Endocrinology, January 29, 2021
• Guidelines and Recommendations for the Management of SLE There are currently several clinical practice guidelines addressing the management of SLE. in what ways do these recommendations agree -- and how do they differ?
  Rheumatology, January 29, 2021
• Economic Burden of Legionnaires' Disease, U.S., 2014 A new report evaluated the lifetime economic impact of Legionnaires' disease in terms of healthcare utilization and productivity losses.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 28, 2021
• 14-3-3n Protein: Promising Marker in Rheumatoid Arthritis This study evaluated the diagnostic value of serum 14-3-3n protein levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Is there an association of this biomarker with osteoporosis in patients with RA?
  Laboratory Medicine, January 27, 2021
• Benefit of Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy Do donor oocyte recipients benefit from preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy?
  Human Reproduction, January 27, 2021
• Is Intermittent Brodalumab As Effective As Continuous Dosing? A new study suggests that an intermittent treatment regimen of a biologic may be as effective as continuous therapy in patients with psoriasis.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, January 26, 2021
• Acromegalic Arthropathy Progression in Controlled Acromegaly A new study observes the progression of arthropathy among well-controlled acromegaly patients. What have we learned?
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, January 26, 2021