Smartphone app helps decrease depression symptoms in pregnancy
BETHESDA, MD. – A smartphone application helped decrease depressive symptoms and improve confidence in self care for low-income pregnant women in their third trimester, a pilot study has... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - August 6, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Malpractice cases serve to warn about careful use of EHRs
Buy our EHR. Come to a dinner and see our EHR. Our EHR is the best.
I hear that a lot, but am not rushing out to get one. Yes, I have an EHR, but it’s one I designed myself. It works very well for... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - August 4, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
NIH launches trial of Zika vaccine candidate
A clinical trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine for Zika virus is underway, with preliminary results from the multisite phase I trial expected by the end of 2016.
Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - August 3, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
U.S. to jump-start antibiotic resistance research
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is providing $67 million to help U.S. health departments address antibiotic resistance and related patient safety concerns.
The new funding was made... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - August 3, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Testosterone might counteract chemotherapy heart damage
SEATTLE – Adjunct testosterone improved short-term cardiac function in head, neck, and cervical cancer patients undergoing standard treatment in a small <a... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - August 2, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Zika virus RNA detected in serum beyond previously estimated time frame
This report adds to the existing evidence that Zika... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - August 2, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Oocyte donation may up risk of preterm birth
HELSINKI – The risk of preterm birth and low birth weight is higher following oocyte donation for in vitro fertilization, compared with autologous IVF, according to a review of more than 100,000... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - August 2, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
As Zika looms, are LARCs the answer?
In U.S. states where mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission is possible, adult women at risk for unintended pregnancy and sexually active high school girls are primarily using moderately effective... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - August 2, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Decision Support in Medicine: Zika Virus
1. What is the best treatment?
No specific therapies or vaccines currently exist.Treatment is supportive. For mild disease, symptoms can be alleviated with analgesics and... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - August 2, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
CDC warns pregnant women to avoid Miami neighborhood due to Zika risk
Health officials in Florida have identified 10 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infections in the neighborhood just north of downtown Miami where four other cases were reported... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - August 1, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Young age, tumor subtype linked in breast cancer survival
Younger age at diagnosis of breast cancer predicts poor survival only with certain molecular subtypes of tumor, according to a report published online Aug. 1 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
An... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - August 1, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
IVF freeze-all strategy shows promise for improving pregnancy rates
HELSINKI – A freeze-all strategy in women of advanced maternal age who are undergoing in vitro fertilization appears to increase the likelihood of pregnancy, according to findings from two... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 31, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Opioid overdoses falling at centers adhering to guidelines
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. – Mortality related to prescription opioids is still climbing nationwide but not in centers or regions where there has been widespread implementation of guidelines for... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 30, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
CDC confirms first cases of locally transmitted Zika in continental U.S.
Four cases of Zika virus infection in Florida have been confirmed as the first cases of local transmission of the Zika virus in the continental United States, the Centers for Disease Control and... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 29, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
The EHR Report: The vortex that sucks you in
Recently, a colleague of ours described the office electronic health record as “the vortex that sucks you in.” This statement occurred during a departmental meeting focused on physician burnout. When... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 29, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
