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Pregnant women with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at increased risk for adverse maternal and offspring outcomes

Pregnancy Risks Upped in Women With Intellectual Disability

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Also, offspring at increased risk for preterm birth, small for gestational age
BRCA testing has shifted from being primarily used in cancer patients to being used in unaffected women

BRCA Mutation Testing Shifts to Unaffected Women

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From 2004 to 2014, greater percent of testing in unaffected women versus cancer patients
In a position paper published online March 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine

ACP Issues Challenge to Cut Task Burden and Put Patients First

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American College of Physicians details policy recommendations to reduce administrative burden
The volume of insurance advertisements during the first Affordable Care Act enrollment period correlated with change in uninsurance rates

TV Ads for ACA Enrollment Linked to Decline in Uninsured Rates

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Counties exposed to higher volumes of local insurance ads had larger drop in uninsurance
For women with stage I endometrial cancer

Lap, Abdominal Hysterectomy Equal for Early Endometrial CA

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Equivalent disease-free survival at 4.5 years for stage I endometrial cancer with TAH, TLH
Zejula (niraparib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adult women with recurrent epithelial ovarian

FDA Approves Zejula for Certain Female Cancers

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PARP inhibitor may help fight tumors affecting the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or peritoneum
For patients with breast cancer

Smoking Ups Long-Term Risks From Radiotherapy in Breast CA

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Risk associated with radiotherapy for breast cancer is substantially reduced with smoking cessation
Lowering salt intake could lead to fewer episodes of nocturia

Nocturia May Be Reduced by Cutting Daily Intake of Salt

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An easy way for patients to reduce nighttime urination and subsequent impact on sleep
From 1992 to 2014 there was a decrease in the rate of malpractice claims paid on behalf of physicians in the United States

Paid Malpractice Claims Cut in Half From 1992 to 2014 in U.S.

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But, increase in mean compensation amounts and percentage of paid claims exceeding $1 million
Inositol supplementation in early pregnancy does not prevent gestational diabetes mellitus in women with a family history of diabetes

Inositol Supplements Don’t Prevent Gestational Diabetes

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Findings among women with a family history of diabetes