Groups Ask Supreme Court to Reinstate Restrictions on Abortion Pill Access
Restrictions effectively prevent distribution of mifepristone by mail and require more doctor visits to get the medication
High Refractive Error Risk Increased for Offspring Exposed to HDP
Risk increased for offspring born to mothers with hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, with highest risk seen for early-onset and severe preeclampsia
FDA Authorizes Spring COVID-19 Booster for Certain Americans
Original mRNA vaccines are being pulled from the market in favor of the bivalent vaccines, which target both the omicron variant and the original strain of COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Linked to Increased Risk for Diabetes
Fraction of incident diabetes cases attributable to SARS-CoV-2 infection was 3.41 percent overall, 4.75 percent among men
Later Risks Noted After BSO With Hysterectomy in Peri/Premenopausal Women
Women with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy younger than 45 years at surgery have increased risk for hospitalization for CVD, cancer, and death later in life
Dietary Supplement Use Common in the United States
Use higher for females than males for all except those aged 12 to 24 months; use increased with income and education among adults
2019 to 2021 Saw E-Cigarette Use Prevalence Increase in Younger Adults
Increase in prevalence mainly due to increase among never smokers, who accounted for 53 percent of younger adult e-cigarette users in 2021
Study Looks at Impact of Depression on Breast Cancer Outcomes
Patients with depression only in the prediagnosis period less likely to receive guideline-recommended treatment, have worse survival
COVID-19 Vaccines Do Not Increase Risk for New Retinal Vascular Occlusion
Rates within 21 days of vaccination extremely rare and similar to those with influenza and Tdap vaccines
Universal Masking in Health Care No Longer Seems Appropriate
Maintaining masking may offer marginal benefit in terms of reducing transmission, but impedes communication