New CDC Alert; Trump Disses Abortion Judgment; $10 Billion Long COVID 'Moonshot' Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Apr 11, 2024
Why Aren't Some Women Getting Screening Mammograms? Social Factors May Be to Blame Cost concerns, lack of transportation, and social isolation may all contribute, CDC study finds Apr 09, 2024
Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy Not Linked With Autism, ADHD Large Swedish cohort study with sibling analysis suggests previous ties were due to confounders Apr 09, 2024
D-Mannose Fails to Prevent Recurrent UTIs Supplement unlikely to curb antibiotic overuse, health system burden, researchers say Apr 08, 2024
Evidence Strengthens for De-Escalating Axillary Surgery in Breast Cancer Trial suggests axillary dissection can be avoided in some patients with early breast cancer Apr 03, 2024
Obesity in Pregnancy: Do Guidelines Recommend Too Much Weight Gain? Study suggests less gain may be safer and potentially beneficial for pregnant women with obesity Apr 01, 2024
Court Rules Against Pharmacist Who Refused Emergency Contraception Prescription Case will be appealed to state Supreme Court or returned to district court Mar 30, 2024
More Than 'Just a Pinch'? Patients Film Their Expressions Getting IUDs Doctors note there aren't clear guidelines for managing pain or discomfort during IUD insertion Mar 28, 2024
IG Live March 29: Maternal Mortality Remains 'Unacceptably High' Experts to discuss persisting racial disparities and offer solutions Mar 28, 2024
Hormone Drugs and Brain Tumors; Push to Ban Some Decaf Coffees; $10 Million Reward Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 28, 2024
Breastfeeding Tied to Reduced Childhood Leukemia Risk Lower pediatric ALL risk in Danish study when mothers exclusively breastfed for 3 months or more Mar 27, 2024
Controversial Travel Policy for Military Reproductive Care Rarely Used Policy used only a dozen times in 2023, unclear how many were for abortions Mar 27, 2024
Kate Middleton's Cancer: What to Know About 'Preventative' Chemotherapy And what abdominal surgery could mean in the context of cancer Mar 26, 2024
Texas Medical Board Doesn't Specify Abortion Ban Exceptions in Proposed Rules Critics call for further clarification around medical exceptions of Texas abortion ban Mar 25, 2024
More Medication Prescribed for Self-Managed Abortion After Roe Fell While in-clinic abortions fell, many found other ways to access care Mar 25, 2024
A Physician Guide to Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors Clear guidelines can provide a universal service for patients and unify our profession Mar 24, 2024
Trump Suggests He Would Support a National 15-Week Abortion Ban At the same time, he said, "It shouldn't be a federal issue, it's a state issue" Mar 20, 2024
Lenvatinib-Pembrolizumab Combo Misses on Survival in Endometrial Cancer Trial Combination in first-line fails to improve progression-free, overall survival versus chemotherapy Mar 20, 2024
Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Told "This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO Mar 19, 2024
The 'Best We Have' Isn't Working for Endometriosis Patients Increased women's health research funding is long overdue Mar 19, 2024
Decision Aid Improved Understanding of Tubal Sterilization Web-based bilingual tool explained the permanence of tubal sterilization, as well as alternatives Mar 19, 2024
Rucaparib Maintenance Boosts PFS in Metastatic, Recurrent Endometrial Cancer Use of the PARP inhibitor improved PFS by 19.4 months versus placebo in phase II study Mar 19, 2024
Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost Women's Health Research Says it's "the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to improve women's health" Mar 18, 2024
Safety of Less-Radical Surgery for Early Cervical Cancer Gathers More Evidence Growing body of data suggest it can be safe and effective in low-risk disease, says expert Mar 18, 2024
A New $16,000 Postpartum Depression Drug Is Here. How Will Insurers Handle It? Advocates worried over lack of coverage guidance Mar 17, 2024
Is the U.S. Overcounting Maternal Deaths? New Study Stirs Controversy The CDC counters that the methods used in the new study "produce a substantial undercount" Mar 15, 2024
As an Infertility Doctor, I Fear Alabama's Frozen Embryo Ruling Won't Be the Last The decision felt like a personal assault on me, my fellow fertility experts, and our patients Mar 15, 2024
Published Data Show Why GSK Bailed on Its Maternal RSV Vaccine Solid efficacy for protecting infants from serious RSV marred by 37% higher risk of preterm birth Mar 13, 2024
Beyond Kegels: Brittany Mahomes' Pelvic Floor Woes Post-Childbirth An ob/gyn and a pelvic floor physical therapist weigh in Mar 12, 2024
HHS Aims to Lower Drug Costs, Fund Public Health Preparedness in Budget Proposal Another goal of FY 2025 budget is to protect reproductive healthcare, behavioral health workforce Mar 12, 2024
Breastfeeding While Taking MS Monoclonal Antibody Drugs Appears Safe No negative effects on early infant development or health seen Mar 11, 2024
Treating Kids' HCV Early May Boost Lifetime Health Outcomes and Save Money Modeling study suggests benefits for treating at age 3 instead of age 6 Mar 11, 2024
Kindness a Key Component of Treating Pregnant Patients With SUD, Experts Say "They're expecting us to not treat them nicely" Mar 08, 2024
The Ethos of Emergency Medicine Hangs in the Balance A Supreme Court ruling could impact how pregnant patients are treated in certain states' EDs Mar 08, 2024
Biden Defends Reproductive Rights, Touts Drug-Pricing Law in State of the Union President says attacks on IVF, like January 6, are "another assault on American freedom" Mar 08, 2024
Leaked AAMC Emails Reveal Concern About ERAS Exodus What AAMC calls "fragmentation," critics call "competition" Mar 07, 2024
Alabama Passes Law Protecting IVF Providers From Legal Liability But lawmakers shied away from addressing legal status of embryos created in IVF labs Mar 07, 2024
Esketamine After C-Section Eased Postpartum Depression Symptoms Symptoms were reduced a week after delivery, but effects faded rapidly Mar 06, 2024
IVF Helps Patients Trying to Build Families. An Alabama Court Put That in Doubt "Every month that you're not pregnant feels like grief" Mar 05, 2024
Wonky Period After COVID Vaccine May Only Happen During One Phase Observational data narrow down the temporary impact on menstrual cycle length Mar 04, 2024