Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust Hospitals struggle to keep staff and facilities as births dwindle Jul 16, 2024
Tuskegee Syphilis Study Whistleblower Peter Buxtun Has Died at Age 86 Buxtun is revered as a hero to public health scholars and ethicists Jul 16, 2024
Healthcare a Minor Player in Monday Night's GOP Convention Proceedings But transgender issues, abortion, and COVID all made an appearance Jul 16, 2024
When Better Informed, More Women in Their 40s Want to Hold Off on Mammograms More than a third of women surveyed found information about overdiagnosis "surprising" Jul 15, 2024
Newborn Screening Downgrades Prevalence of SMA The first spinal muscular atrophy prevalence data based on screening came in lower than expected Jul 15, 2024
Broader Use of Cryoablation for Early Breast Cancer? High success rate, few adverse events in patients ineligible for initial trials Jul 15, 2024
Smartphone App Decreased Distracted Driving and Other Noteworthy Studies This Week This piece is devoted to four exceptional papers in JAMA Network Open Jul 13, 2024
Policy Experts Weigh Healthcare Elements of GOP Platform While light on substance and detail, the document includes clear signals for what's ahead Jul 12, 2024
Sen. Klobuchar Says She's Cancer-Free but Will Get Radiation for Small Calcification Early-stage breast tumor first found and removed in 2021 Jul 12, 2024
How Concerned Should We Be About Metal in Tampons? Tampons contain lead and arsenic, but some say the levels aren't anything to worry about Jul 11, 2024
Which States Could Have Abortion on the Ballot in 2024? Where voters will have their say Jul 11, 2024
Newborn Hep B Vax Refusal Rates Dropped During Pandemic, D.C. Study Finds Hospital setting may offer unique opportunity to increase vaccination rates Jul 11, 2024
Bad Air Quality in Pregnancy Hikes Cerebral Palsy Risk in Offspring Study finds yet another problem linked to fine particulate pollution Jul 10, 2024
Vibegron Benefit Extends to Men on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Meds Overactive bladder symptoms improved after 12 weeks of treatment Jul 10, 2024
Novel Image Analysis IDs Women for MRI After Negative Mammography AI tool quadruples cancer detection rates in early trial Jul 09, 2024
Setting the Record Straight on Abortion in the Wake of the Presidential Debate We should expect more from our elected officials Jul 09, 2024
Biden's Doc Says No Parkinson's; Overlooked COVID Symptom; STDs Spiked Among Seniors Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jul 09, 2024
Republicans Move at Trump's Behest to Change How They Will Oppose Abortion Trump seeks to steer clear of strict abortion language Jul 08, 2024
Maternal RSV Vaccine Appears Safe, Real-World Study Finds However, vaccine was associated with modest risk of maternal hypertensive disorders Jul 08, 2024
Beyond PMS: A Poorly Understood Disorder Means Periods of Despair for Some Women Premenstrual dysphoric disorder remains relatively unknown, even among healthcare providers Jul 04, 2024
What I Learned When My Research Project Got 'Scooped' This past week was probably the toughest of my research career Jul 04, 2024
There Is No 'Alternative' to IVF, Ob/Gyns Warn "Restorative reproductive medicine" is a political rather than a scientific concept, ASRM says Jul 03, 2024
In Wake of SCOTUS Ruling, Biden Tells Doctors to Provide Emergency Abortions Administration has argued that some new abortion bans conflict with 40-year-old EMTALA law Jul 03, 2024
Supreme Court Decision May Have Sweeping Effects on Healthcare, Experts Say Chevron ruling curbs federal power, could upend drug approvals, Medicare drug price negotiation Jul 02, 2024
Screening Mammography Performance Improved, Workload Decreased With AI Assistance How European data play out in U.S. mammography environment remains to be seen Jul 01, 2024
No Increase in Birth Defects With First-Trimester COVID Shot Experts call results from retrospective analysis "reassuring" Jul 01, 2024
Trump's False Comment; H5N1 Pandemic Unfolding in Slo-Mo? Researcher's Fraud Charge Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jul 01, 2024
Aspirin Overuse; Biotypes of Depression and Anxiety Also in TTHealthWatch: medications and the liver, and managing gestational diabetes Jun 30, 2024 podcast
Rate of Young Women Getting Sterilized Doubled After Roe Was Overturned Some women forced to find new doctors to perform the procedure Jun 30, 2024
Docs Unmoved by Supreme Court's Emergency Abortion Decision Case involving EMTALA, Idaho law changes little, they say Jun 28, 2024
Antibiotic Overuse in Preemies' Early Life Tied to Higher Risk of BPD, Death Findings suggest that early-onset sepsis concerns in those at low risk could have consequences Jun 28, 2024
A More Selective Enoxaparin Thromboprophylaxis Protocol May Be Safer for New Moms The risk-stratified protocol was associated with fewer wound hematomas in single-center report Jun 28, 2024
Biden, Trump Spar Over Abortion, COVID in Debate and Face Questions on Their Age Opioid crisis also briefly discussed Jun 28, 2024
Young Cervical Cancer, Leukemia Survivors at Greater Risk of Obstetric Complications Population-based study suggests reassurance for most, high-risk strategies for some Jun 27, 2024
SCOTUS Allows Emergency Abortions to Continue in Idaho, for Now Case will go back down to the lower courts for further adjudication Jun 27, 2024
Are Higher Initial Oxygen Concentrations Better for Very Preterm Infants? Yes, meta-analysis suggests, but the findings need to be confirmed in larger studies Jun 26, 2024
Oral and Emergency Contraceptive Use Fell in States With Abortion Bans Researchers call for better access to emergency contraceptives in abortion-restrictive states Jun 26, 2024
SCOTUS Appears Poised to Allow Emergency Abortions in Idaho for Now, Report Says Documents briefly posted online suggest a delay in resolving the case for good Jun 26, 2024
A Call to Action on Gestational Diabetes Women are failed at every point, and earlier screening and later follow-up are needed, group says Jun 25, 2024
Preeclampsia Can Be Fatal. New Blood Tests Aim to Determine Who Is at Risk. The tests could also help speed up the development of new treatments Jun 25, 2024
