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OB/Gyn

News, opinions and meeting coverage in obstetrics and gynecology.

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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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Acupuncture Reduced Hot Flashes Related to Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer

64% of women reported at least a 50% reduction in hot flash frequency and severity

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Infant Deaths Increased After Texas Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy

Estimates for neonatal deaths showed a similar pattern

Treating Advanced Breast Cancer After Progression on CDK4/6 Inhibitors

Results from postMONARCH offer one path

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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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Prenatal Maternal Distress During Pandemic Tied to Newborn Brain Development

Study highlights the importance of assessing stress, mental health of pregnant women

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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

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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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The Next Big Challenges for Medication Abortion

Anti-abortion states continue to fight; a possible Trump victory opens door to new strategies

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Early Menopause Tied to Higher Risk of Respiratory Mortality

Greatest risk observed for women with bilateral oophorectomy

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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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Health Groups, Others React to SCOTUS Decision on Mifepristone

But the battle over abortion is far from over, they say

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Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Pill

In unanimous decision, justices rule plaintiffs can't sue because they haven't been harmed

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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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Trump Tells Group That Wants to Ban All Abortions to Stand Up for 'Innocent Life'

Democrats want to make the issue a focus of this year's presidential election

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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

Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, LLD, and Sarah Wetter, JD, MPH

Here Are the Top Supreme Court Health Cases to Watch

A slew of cases this term could reshape health policy

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Sleep Disturbance Common in Postmenopausal Women With Troublesome Hot Flashes

Most reported trouble sleeping, staying asleep, and many said their sleep was of poor quality

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Study Shows No Link Between Paternal Valproate Use and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Risk of major congenital malformations also not observed with the anti-seizure drug

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Republican Senators Block Bill to Federally Protect Contraception Access

Test vote won a 51-39 majority

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Food Addiction Should Be Included in the DSM-6

Without an expanded diagnostic menu, many patients will struggle to get appropriate care

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ENDO 2024 Roundup: Teen GLP-1 Coverage; Novel CAH Drug; Hot Flash Risks

More research from the Endocrine Society's annual meeting

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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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Docetaxel Tied to Less Taxane Neuropathy in Black Breast Cancer Patients

Dose-limiting toxicity has been linked with worse outcomes specifically in this population

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New CDC Guidelines Recommend Doxy PEP to Prevent Bacterial STIs

Clinicians should offer doxy PEP to at-risk gay and bisexual men, transgender women

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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?

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Dual Immunotherapy Improves Response Rates in Gynecologic Clear Cell Cancers

Clear cell histology "is what yields the super response we see in these trials," expert suggests

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Co-Locating COVID Vaccines, Infection Testing With Syringe Services Shows Success

94% of people completed primary vaccination in this Baltimore-based initiative

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Daily Male Birth Control Gel Effective in Mid-Stage Trial

86% of men achieved 1 million/mL or less of sperm by week 15

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Creativity Not Influenced by Maternal Epilepsy

Prenatal exposure to high doses of anti-seizure drugs may influence executive function, however

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Lymphadenectomy Not Needed in Advanced Ovarian Cancer With Optimal Surgery

PFS was not significantly different for those who skipped lymphadenectomy

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Antibody-Drug Conjugate Picks Up Another Win in HR+/HER2-low Breast Cancer

Trastuzumab deruxtecan extended its superiority versus chemotherapy into HER2-ultralow

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