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Docs in Abortion Ban States Find Workarounds to Deliver Care

A 麻豆传媒 survey reveals surprising trends in reproductive care 2 years post-Roe

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Telehealth for Medication Abortion Worked as Well as In-Person Visit With Ultrasound

Strategies were equally effective, with low rates of serious adverse events

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How Institutions Can Support Ob/Gyns in Abortion-Restricted States

A Q&A with ob/gyn Kavita Arora

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Donald Sutherland Dies; Can Viagra Benefit Women? Insulin Supply Affected by Wegovy

Health news and commentary gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Perinatal Depression Tied to Increased Risk of Midlife Cardiovascular Disease

Relationships most pronounced for hypertensive disease, ischemic heart disease, heart failure

FDA APPROVED durvalumab (Imfinzi), pembrolizumab (Keytruda) over an illustration of endometrial cancer.

Two New Immunotherapy-Chemo Options Approved for Endometrial Cancer

New indications for pembrolizumab and durvalumab in advanced disease

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Rise in Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy While Treatment Stagnates

Prevalence of condition among pregnant people doubled from 2008 to 2021

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'Alternative Facts' Should Not Guide Reproductive Decisions

Personal agendas have no place in healthcare

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Clear the Air: Protecting Expectant Mothers From the Hazards of Pollution

We must address this invisible risk to maternal health

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Mom Allergic to Breastfeeding? Rare but It Happens.

Only a handful of case reports have shown up in the literature

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Postpartum Readmissions Up With High Blood Pressures Lingering From Pregnancy

Concerns about BP thresholds for antihypertensive medication initiation

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Inside the Fight to Keep a Labor Ward Open at a Los Angeles Hospital

Across the country, communities are scrambling to save maternity care

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Republican Senators Block Bill to Federally Protect Contraception Access

Test vote won a 51-39 majority

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Senate Holds Test Vote on Contraception Access

Democrats try to get Republicans on record amid an election-year push on reproductive rights

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An Older Woman's Chronic Pain Is Not 'All in Her Head'

There are serious consequences of under-managed pain

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Lawmakers Square Off on Impacts of Dobbs Decision

Each side at a Senate hearing painted the other as extremist

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Here's What I'm Looking For in an Ob/Gyn Residency: Comprehensive Training

Access to abortion training in all states can help prevent the growing gaps in women's health

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U.S. Lags Behind All Other High-Income Nations on Maternal Mortality

What have other high-income nations figured out that the U.S. hasn't about maternity care?

Hypertension After Kidney Donation; Statins in Old and Very Old People

Also in TTHealthWatch: fluoride's effect on pregnancy outcomes

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Suicide Risk Higher for Women With Premenstrual Disorders

Risk highest for women diagnosed before age 25

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For Cancer Patients Facing Infertility, Access to IVF Is Paramount

Legislation can ensure all health insurance plans provide coverage

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Five Doctor 麻豆传媒 With the Most Burnout in 2024

Emergency medicine and ob/gyn top the list

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Louisiana Lawmakers Vote to Classify Abortion Pills as Controlled Dangerous Drugs

Classification would require doctors to have a specific license to prescribe the drugs

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Faster Complete Abortion With Reduced Interval Between Mifepristone and Misoprostol

However, the time from misoprostol to complete abortion is slightly longer

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Hot Flash Drug Succeeds in Two Pivotal Trials

Women had less severe and frequent vasomotor symptoms with the non-hormonal treatment

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Audio-Only Telemedicine Preferred by Spanish-Speaking Patients Seeking Contraception

And using interpreters was not perceived by patients as a barrier to care

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AAP OKs Breastfeeding for Some Moms With HIV on ART

New report reverses decades of recommending against breastfeeding for all moms with HIV

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Hospital Waterbirth Tied to Less Pain, Increased Patient Satisfaction

Ongoing trial tests giving birth in a filled inflatable tub versus land birth

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HPV Vaccination Program in England Was Effective Across Socioeconomic Groups

"It is vitally important to achieve high coverage in all sectors of society," researcher says

FDA APPROVED Human papillomavirus self-collection test over a photo of a woman holding a swab and sample container.

FDA Approves New Self-Collection Option for HPV Testing

Provides women a way to privately collect their own samples, says maker Roche

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Mail-Order Medication Abortion Effective and Acceptable to Patients

90.4% of participants said they would use mail-order dispensing again for abortion care

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Medical Residents Are Increasingly Avoiding States With Abortion Restrictions

Some concerned this will exacerbate the shortages of physicians in rural and underserved areas

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Sexual Harassment Rampant in Ob/Gyn Field, Despite Majority Female Workforce

Researchers suggest that power dynamics may be more critical than gender

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How Does FMF Affect Adolescent Females? Study Offers New Details

And proposes a treatment algorithm to manage the disease in this population

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Early Assessment Fairly Accurate for Flagging Cerebral Palsy

However, 3-4 month assessments didn't do a good job at predicting one aspect of the disorder

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Having a PCP Important in Cervical Cancer Screening, Especially for LGB Women

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual cisgender women with PCP more likely to be up-to-date with screening

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We Screen Postpartum Women for Depression. But What About PTSD?

We're not asking all of the right questions

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Pregnancy-Related Deaths Have Fallen to Pre-Pandemic Levels, CDC Data Suggest

About 680 women died in 2023 during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, provisional data show

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Why Don't Men Have Their Version of 'The Pill'?

A focus on gender equity should include contraceptive equity too

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Fewer Postpartum ED Visits in Midwife Model Than in Obstetric Model

Midwifery-model patients got more postpartum checkups and went to the ED less

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