OBGYN and Women's Health
Home OBGYN and Women's Health
Doctors Urged to Take Care With Electronic Communications
Sensitive information should be discussed in person or over the phone
Health of the Nation Presented in 40th Annual CDC Report
Report includes trends of data for past 40 years, with increase in life expectancy, drop in infant mortality
Lasting Negative Consequences for Anorexia Nervosa
Lower BMI, higher age at admission predict negative course of illness; motherhood tied to better outcomes
Mixed Results on Acupuncture for Incontinence, Infertility
Benefit seen in stress incontinence; no benefit for infertility in polycystic ovary syndrome
Dissolvable Microneedle Patch for Flu Vaccine Found Safe, Effective
Early results look promising for dissolvable microneedle vaccine
Rx Changes, Counseling, Regular Visits Can Cut Opioid Deaths
Doctors can help by not prescribing to certain patients and seeing patients every three months
Aspirin Effective in Pregnancies at High Risk for Preeclampsia
Odds of preeclampsia drop for high-risk women who take 150 mg of aspirin daily, researchers find
FDA Seeks to Increase Number of Generic Drugs on Market
Agency will now give priority reviews to new generic drugs until there are at least three available
Two-Step Irradiance Better for Condyloma Acuminatum
Two-step irradiance schedule significantly reduced patients' pain versus single-dose cold compress
Better Outcomes for Cardiology Care in Newly Diagnosed A-Fib
Reduction in stroke, death; increase in hospitalization for AF/SVT, MI
