Screening Mammograms Plummeted During COVID-19 Pandemic
Drop in breast cancer screenings at one safety-net hospital raises concerns for worsening of preexisting health disparities
Higher Maternal Lipid Profile Tied to Congenital Heart Disease in Offspring
Doubled risk seen for high triglyceride, total/high-density lipoprotein, and apolipoprotein-A1
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Maternal Diabetes Ups Offspring Risk for High Refractive Error
Offspring of mothers with diabetic complications have more pronounced increased risks than those of mothers with diabetes without complications
Higher Maternal Prenatal BMI May Harm Child Cognition
5-unit increase in maternal late-pregnancy BMI linked to lower WASI performance IQ, NeuroTrax scores at age 6.5 years
FDA: Stop Using Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels, Lotions
Health care providers, facilities should stop using and discard all ultrasound gels and lotions due to risk for bacterial contamination
Management Strategies Compared for Pregnancy of Unknown Location
Active management may be more effective than expectant management in resolving early nonviable pregnancy of unknown location
Childhood Parental Smoking Linked to Adult-Onset RA
Association seen among women even after controlling for adult personal smoking, with strongest association among ever smokers
Blacks Remain Underrepresented in U.S. Medical School Faculty
No medical specialty has Black faculty representation in proportion to current U.S. population estimates
COVID-19 Vaccines Well Tolerated Among Reproductive-Aged Women
Findings seen in large study of women who were pregnant, lactating, or planning pregnancy
