Doctors Should Consider Financial Factors Before Career Change
Issues to consider include cost of career change, ability to use Internet to monetize skills
Adherence, Not Diet Type, Predicts Long-Term Weight Loss
Low-fat diets no more effective than higher-fat diets, researchers say
Sleep Patterns May Affect a Woman’s Diabetes Risk
Researchers say adding two or more hours of sleep each night might be a warning sign
Severe Obesity in Adults Costs Medicaid $8 Billion Annually
And health care expenses for heaviest adults is nearly $2,000 more a year per patient
New Electronic Health Record Regulations Released
New regulations modify Stage 2 of meaningful use program and finalize requirements for Stage 3
GDM Risk Higher With More Abdominal Fat in First Trimester
Higher levels of fat equal higher risk of developing diabetes at 24 to 28 weeks of pregnancy
Bemiparin Deemed Effective After Gynecological Operations
The drug appears to prevent venous thromboembolism after benign gynecological surgery
Benefits, Harms of HTN Drugs Should be Considered for Elderly
Untreated hypertension linked to morbidity, mortality; potential harms associated with treatment
Age at Menopause, Hormone Therapy Linked to BCC Risk
Increased risk with late age at natural menopause and with any use of menopausal hormone therapy
October 2015 Briefing – OBGYN & Women’s Health
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in OBGYN & Women's Health for October 2015. This roundup...
