Ob/Gyn and Women's Health News

• ESMO 2021 Sharp Increase in Cancer Incidence and Mortality From 2020-2040 Cancer incidence and mortality is expected to rise sharply in Europe between 2020 and 2040, albeit with wide variations between cancers, according to a new analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, September 20, 2021
• Premature Menopause a 'Warning Sign' for Greater ASCVD Risk Premature menopause has been linked to cardiovascular disease in women, but it may not carry as much weight as traditional risk factors in driving 10-year event risk, a cohort study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, September 20, 2021
• HPV Infection During Pregnancy Ups Risk for Premature Birth Persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 and HPV 18 infections during a pregnancy may be associated with an increased risk of premature birth.
  Medscape Medical News, September 20, 2021
• ESMO 2021 Six Months of Trastuzumab Effective in HER2+ Breast Cancer A large-scale data analysis has confirmed that 6 months of trastuzumab is just as effective as 12 months in HER2+ early breast cancer, but the question is whether it will be adopted, say experts.
  Medscape News UK, September 20, 2021
• ESMO 2021 New Standard of Care in Cervical Cancer The combination resulted in significant improvements in both progression-free and overall survival compared with chemotherapy (with or without bevacizumab) alone.
  Medscape Medical News, September 19, 2021
• ESMO 2021 BrighTNess Follow-Up Data Shed Light on TNBC Therapy Patients with triple negative breast cancer had improved event-free survival when carboplatin (but not the PARP inhibitor veliparib) was added to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
  Medscape Medical News, September 18, 2021
• Alert FDA Panel Backs Pfizer's COVID Booster for 65 and Older, High Risk Pfizer's application for a third dose of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine was earlier rejected by the panel for those 16 and over.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Congenital Syphilis Still Diagnosed Beyond Neonatal Period in US The annual number of congenital syphilis cases reported to the US CDC surged 183% from 2014 to 2018, and too many of cases are being missed at or before birth, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, September 16, 2021
• Online CBT-Based Workshop Reduces Postpartum Depression and Anxiety A 1-day, online cognitive behavioral therapy-based workshop along with usual care can improve postpartum depression and anxiety, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, September 16, 2021
• The Texas Abortion Law's Swift Impact, and Future Currently under the new law, abortions in Texas are now prohibited once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, usually around 6 weeks.
  Associated Press, September 17, 2021
• US Gymnasts Testify About Sexual Abuse by Larry Nassar They expressed frustration while recounting traumatic and graphic details during a Senate hearing on the FBI's mishandling of the investigation into former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's actions.
  WebMD Health News, September 17, 2021
• HPV Vaccine Safety Concerns Up 80% From 2015 to 2018 But adverse events after HPV vaccination actually decreased during the same period, researchers found.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Capsular Inflammation Linked to Silicone and Textured Implants Systemic symptoms have prompted women to seek removal of their breast implants.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• New Data Show COVID Telehealth Pivot by Patients, Physicians Psychiatrists, dermatologists, urologists, and primary care physicians were among the highest users of teleconferencing for patient visits 6 months after the start of pandemic, according to data.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Boost Vitamin D in Blacks Living at High Latitudes, Study Indicates Those of African-Caribbean descent who reside at higher latitude, lower UVB-exposure regions show vitamin D deficiencies. Supplementation can help.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• As Zika-Affected Babies Grow, Developmental Outcomes Vary At age 2 years and beyond, babies born with microcephaly after exposure to Zika virus in the womb often have more severe neurodevelopmental delays and slower growth rates than their peers, report researchers from Brazil.
  Reuters Health Information, September 15, 2021
• Congenital Syphilis Cases in the US Highest in 25 Years Syphilis in children is on the rise again in the United States.
  Reuters Health Information, September 15, 2021
• FDA Analysis Chills the Rush to Approve Boosters An FDA report released this week has added doubt to the outcome of an advisory committee meeting on Friday to consider a third booster dose for the Pfizer COVID vaccines.
  Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2021
• Realigned US HIV Panel Works to Rebuild Community Bridges Of the 20 members of the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, 10 are Black Americans, reflecting the disproportionate impact HIV has had on Black communities.
  WebMD Health News, September 16, 2021
• How Black Women Have Fought the HIV Epidemic for Decades It was people like Rashidah Abdul-Khabeer, PhD, a Black Muslim nurse in a headscarf who spent the early 1980s going to bars for gay Black men, teaching them to put condoms on with their teeth.
  WebMD Health News, September 16, 2021