Ob/Gyn and Women's Health News

• Power-Morcellation Hysterectomies Declined Containment bags are thought to limit the dissemination of potentially pathologic tissue, including unsuspected cancerous cells.
  MDedge News, August 09, 2022
• Women Receive More Unnecessary Treatments Than Men Do Factors related to gender, rather than sex differences, explain the discrepancy, according to a psychologist. The gender of the clinician does not affect the discrepancy.
  Medscape Medical News, August 09, 2022
• Hyperthyroidism Rebound in Pregnancy Boosts Adverse Outcomes Rebound after antithyroid drug discontinuation in pregnancy is common, and adverse pregnancy outcomes are high among these patients.
  Medscape Medical News, August 09, 2022
• NAMS Affirms Value of Hormone Therapy for Menopausal Women Recent research supports individualized care to maximize benefits and minimize risks.
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• How Well Do Vaccines Protect Against Long COVID? Kulick also is now vaccinated and boosted. Had a vaccine been available sooner, could it have protected her from long COVID?
  WebMD Health News, August 08, 2022
• When Abortion Laws and Emergency Care Mandate Conflict ED doctors say they — and their patients — are trapped between state antiabortion laws and the federal law requiring that care be delivered in emergency situations. Women's lives hang in the balance.
  Kaiser Health News, August 08, 2022
• Almost a Third of Patients Don't Take Drugs as Directed Patients prescribed medicines for asymptomatic conditions are far less likely to be adherent than those prescribed medicines for symptomatic conditions, according to a retrospective analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• Clinicians Can Help People With Severe ME/CFS, Even Unseen About a quarter of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome are homebound or bedbound, making medical office visits difficult, if not impossible. Some require tube feeding.
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• Indiana Becomes 1st State to Approve Abortion Ban Post Roe The ban, which takes effect Sept. 15, includes some exceptions.
  Associated Press, August 08, 2022
• Do You Have 'MD' on Your License Plates or Credit Cards? Some physicians like to have their credentials on their license plates or credit cards. What have you done and why?
  Medscape Reader Polls, August 08, 2022
• 'Systemic Disparities' Present in Residency Selection: Study An effort to increase diversity among medical residents is a must, says study co-author.
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• Does Cannabis Help With Menopause Symptoms? A new survey found strong interest in the drug for issues like hot flashes and mood changes, but experts caution that data on effectiveness are lacking.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• In California, Abortion Could Become a Constitutional Right. Proposition 1, the constitutional amendment that would enshrine abortion in California's constitution, would also lock in a less-noticed right: the right to "choose or refuse" contraception.
  Kaiser Health News, August 05, 2022
• Alert FDA Okays First Targeted Agent for HER2-Low Breast Cancer The targeted therapy led to longer progression-free and overall survival compared with chemotherapy.
  FDA Approvals, August 05, 2022
• My Patient Planned to Murder Me A physician is horrified when he learns of a patient's deadly intentions. Read about the doctor's terrifying ordeal and how he fought back.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• Death Risk Doubles for Black Infants With BPD Black infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia were significantly more likely to die or to have a longer hospital stay than infants of other ethnicities, based on data from more than 800 infants.
  MDedge News, August 05, 2022
• Consider Patient Preference When Offering CRC Screening Tests The greater preference for noninvasive screening tests over a colonoscopy may partly explain stagnant screening rates, experts suggest.
  MDedge News, August 05, 2022
• How Misinformation About COVID Vaccines and Pregnancy Took Root Before coronavirus vaccines were even released, a disinformation campaign used a moment of national and personal vulnerability to prey on those who were pregnant or who planned to become pregnant.
  ProPublica, August 05, 2022
• Breast Cancer: Transition to Post-Treatment Can Be Challenging The transition from breast cancer treatment to the post-treatment period is often challenging for survivors because the information conveyed to them can be conflicting and confusing.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• Physicians React: Burnout Rates Are Alarming Physicians express opinions and reactions about the extent of burnout in the medical profession, how it arises, and what combination of employer and community factors minimizes burnout.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022