We Screen Postpartum Women for Depression. But What About PTSD? We're not asking all of the right questions May 05, 2024
Rare Pregnancy Problem Linked to Thiopurines, FDA Says Agency finds risk for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy mostly in IBD, lupus patients May 03, 2024
MedPod Today: Bird Flu Rundown; EMTALA at the Supreme Court; NEJM Embargo Changes ֱ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics May 03, 2024 podcast
Halle Berry's Menopause; Orangutan Treats Wound; Most Influential People in Health Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff May 03, 2024
Fresh and Frozen Embryo Transfers May Increase Risk of Childhood Leukemia However, overall cancer risk was not higher after fertility treatments vs natural conception May 02, 2024
Most Pregnant Women With HIV Don't Get Recommended Vaccinations Antenatal vaccines are "of utmost importance" in immunocompromising conditions like HIV May 02, 2024
New Lineage of Mpox Found in Congo's Biggest Outbreak Raises Concern Virus is adapting and could cause consequential outbreaks, expert suggests May 02, 2024
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 May 02, 2024
Arizona Lawmakers Vote to Undo Near-Total Abortion Ban Democratic governor is expected to sign the bill into law May 01, 2024
Trump Says States Should Decide on Prosecuting Women for Abortions Former president has no comment on the abortion pill May 01, 2024
Why Don't Men Have Their Version of 'The Pill'? A focus on gender equity should include contraceptive equity too Apr 30, 2024
First-in-Class Antibiotic Effective Against Urogenital Gonorrhea New antibiotics are desperately needed to combat multi-drug resistant gonorrhea, experts say Apr 30, 2024
Patients Hitting GLP-1 Plateaus? Here's How to Help Set expectations up front, and explore alternative approaches when necessary Apr 30, 2024
USPSTF Finalizes New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Biennial screening should begin at age 40, Task Force says Apr 30, 2024
Major Gaps in Cancer Screening at Federally Qualified Health Centers Breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening rates much lower than overall national rates Apr 29, 2024
Fewer Postpartum ED Visits in Midwife Model Than in Obstetric Model Midwifery-model patients got more postpartum checkups and went to the ED less Apr 29, 2024
FDA Approves First Drug for WHIM Syndrome CXCR4 antagonist mavorixafor effectively boosts neutrophils and lymphocytes to reduce infections Apr 29, 2024
New Reporting Requirements for Life-Saving Abortions Worry Some Texas Doctors "How can a physician feel protected enough to provide good medical care?" says Houston ob/gyn Apr 26, 2024
Tenn. Lawmakers OK Bill Penalizing Adults Who Help Minors Get Gender-Affirming Care Proposal is first in the nation Apr 26, 2024
ESR1-Driven Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Breast Cancer Thwarted by SERDs Time to next treatment reduced in mutant tumors with CDK4/6 inhibitor plus aromatase inhibitor Apr 25, 2024
Supreme Court Justices Appear Divided on EMTALA Case Issue centers around an Idaho abortion ban with no exception for the pregnant person's health Apr 24, 2024
No Best Nutrition Strategy for Most Preemies Waiting to Breastfeed Trial in moderate to late preterm infants comparing a variety of common methods finds no winner Apr 24, 2024
High-Dose Vit A Fails Again for Serious Lung Disease in Premature Infants Another trial of enteral supplementation is unable to reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia rates Apr 24, 2024
Bird Flu Found in Milk; Clinic Implanted Dead Embryos? Olympic Abuse Settlement Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Apr 24, 2024
A Closer Look at EMTALA, the Law at the Center of Supreme Court Abortion Arguments Law requires doctors to stabilize or treat any patient who shows up at an emergency department Apr 23, 2024
From Neurointerventional Radiologist to 'Grey's Anatomy' Sonographer A Q&A with a physician who got a taste of Hollywood Apr 23, 2024
HHS Issues Final Rule to Protect Privacy of Reproductive Healthcare Data "One thing Dobbs did not take away, and that is the right of Americans to their privacy" Apr 22, 2024
Breast Milk Enema Helps Preterm Infants Pass Meconium Infants also moved to enteral feeding faster, randomized Chinese trial showed Apr 22, 2024
Doc Killed in Murder-Suicide? New Human Bird-Flu Case; Olympics' Eating Disorders Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Apr 22, 2024
Paxlovid and COVID; Breast Cancer and Lymph Node Removal Also in TTHealthWatch: pragmatic model for chronic kidney disease Apr 20, 2024 podcast
Trials Identify Better Way to Select Antibiotics for UTIs, Pneumonia in Inpatients Provider prompts reduced empiric use of extended-spectrum antibiotics, without affecting safety Apr 19, 2024
EDs Refused to Treat Pregnant Women, Leaving One to Miscarry in a Lobby Restroom It's happening even though there are federal mandates that women be treated Apr 19, 2024
As Syphilis Cases Soar in Newborns, ACOG Advises More Testing During Pregnancy Group now recommends screening three times instead of once Apr 19, 2024
FDA Greenlights Imaging Agent to Detect Residual Cancer After Lumpectomy Pegulicianine used with an approved imaging system achieved overall diagnostic accuracy of 84% Apr 18, 2024
Immunotherapy During Pregnancy Just as Safe as Other Cancer Drugs However, use should be avoided "if possible" due to risk of rare immune-related adverse events Apr 17, 2024
Can Testosterone Aid Women's Menopausal Symptoms? Some physicians prescribe the hormone to women, while others call for more data Apr 16, 2024
Novel Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial Fourfold seroconversion rate of 100% in all active vaccine groups Apr 16, 2024
Many With Breast Cancer 'Systematically Left Behind,' Report Says Lancet Commission issues recommendations to address inequities in global breast cancer care Apr 15, 2024
Don't Rule Out Breast Cancer Surgery for 90-Year-Olds Retrospective study suggests survival benefit over conservative management Apr 15, 2024
After Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Mortality Risk Lingers for Decades 40 years of data connect preterm birth, other gestational problems to multiple causes of death Apr 15, 2024