Prospects brighten for an HIV vaccine
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – A new optimism regarding the possibility of creating a safe and effective HIV preventive vaccine was very much in evidence at the 21st International AIDS Conference.
“The HIV... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 23, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Prenatal Tdap vaccination prevents occurrence, reduces severity of pertussis in infants
Prenatal Tdap vaccination prevents the occurrence of and reduces the severity of pertussis in infants, two retrospective cohort studies showed.
In 2012, the Advisory Committee on Immunization... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 23, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Two novel DNA Zika virus vaccines set for human trials
The search is on for clinical trial participants to help verify whether two genetically based vaccines that lowered Zika virus viremia in infected primates will be effective in humans.
Although much... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 22, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Gonorrhea cluster shows increased antibiotic resistance
ATLANTA – A cluster of gonorrhea cases from the state of Hawaii has been identified as the first in the United States to show decreased susceptibility to ceftriaxone and azithromycin, the two most... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 22, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Legislators: Investigate Medicare fraud before paying doctors
Republican leaders in Congress are calling on CMS to impose stricter safeguards against fraudulent Medicare billing by physicians.
The chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee, the House Ways and... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 22, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Study eyes anastomotic failure in stapled vs. hand-sewn techniques
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – The risk of anastomotic failure among emergency general surgery patients requiring bowel resection and anastomosis stands at 12.5% and is similar between stapled and hand-sewn... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 20, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Oral HIV PrEP also protects against herpes
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Oral antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV also reduces the risk of acquiring herpes simplex virus type 2, according to research presented at the 21st... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 20, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Recommendations for Cancer Moonshot overlook a few issues, YSC says
Overall, the response to Blue Ribbon Panel recommendations for guiding the Cancer Moonshot initiative were well received, though some patient advocates say a few key issues were overlooked.
In early... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 20, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Decision Support in Medicine: Asthma in pregnancy
1. What every physician needs to know
Asthma is one of the most common potentially serious medical problems that occur during pregnancy, with an estimated prevalence of 3% to 12% of all... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 20, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Obstetric VTE safety recommendations stress routine risk assessment
Routine thromboembolism risk assessment and use of both pharmacologic and mechanical thromboprophylaxis is an important part of obstetrics care, according to new recommendations from the National... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 19, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
EHR woes will get worse before they get better: ONC chief
WASHINGTON – EHR woes may tick up as medical practices begin to move from fee for service to a value-based care model, according to the new federal health IT leader, B. Vindell Washington, MD.
“If... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 19, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
ASCO updates postmastectomy radiotherapy guideline
The 2001 American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline on postmastectomy radiotherapy has been updated to help clinicians and patients decide which cases of T1-T2 breast cancer... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 19, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Decision rule identifies unprovoked VTE patients who can halt anticoagulation
ROME – Half of all women who experience a first unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) can safely be spared lifelong anticoagulation through application of the newly validated HERDOO2 decision rule,... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 19, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Should I throw out my expired medications?
A 55-year-old patient requests new prescriptions at a routine appointment. She will be traveling internationally next month and wants to replace her emergency medication kit, as the medications in it... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 16, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Case-control study points to Zika virus as cause of microcephaly
A new study from Brazil demonstrates that microcephaly is strongly associated with congenital Zika virus infections, offering case-control evidence of a causal relationship.
“This is the first... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 15, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
