Law & Medicine: Discovery rule and statute of limitations
Question: In July 2002, a patient in California underwent surgery for a herniated T8-9 disk, but the surgeon instead removed the T6-7 and T7-8 disks. On Sept. 11, 2002, the surgeon discussed... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 29, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Triptorelin doesn’t prevent ovarian failure in young women treated for lymphoma
Protective treatment with the GnRH agonist triptorelin failed to prevent chemotherapy-induced premature ovarian failure in young women with lymphoma, according to a report published in the Journal of... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 28, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Risk of Zika virus remains low at Olympics
People attending the 2016 Summer Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro stand a low risk of contracting or spreading the Zika virus, says a new report in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Attendance at the... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 27, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Clinical value of costly ER/PR testing of ductal carcinoma biopsies questioned
Limiting hormone receptor testing of diagnostic core biopisies containing ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) could save up to $35 million in associated health care costs every year in the United... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 27, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Different approaches can combat negative online reviews
Like most physicians, Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith was used to receiving the occasional negative online review about her practice. But a biting post from several years ago was so wrenching that it nearly... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 27, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
To cut Zika microcephaly risk, delay pregnancy more than 9 months
Women and couples planning to get pregnant may want to delay that pregnancy more than 9 months if there is an ongoing outbreak of the Zika virus in their area of residence, although that measure... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 26, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Motivational interviewing for HPV vaccination well accepted by doctors
BALTIMORE – Motivational interviewing (MI) was well accepted by providers as part of a communication tool kit to improve human papillomavirus vaccine uptake, according to results of an eight-site... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 26, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Gestational diabetes ups risk for infantile hemangiomas
MINNEAPOLIS – Gestational diabetes and prenatal progesterone use were among the maternal factors associated with increased risk of infantile hemangioma, a benign vascular neoplasm whose incidence has... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 26, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
FDA updates warning label for systemic fluoroquinolones
The Food and Drug Administration has amended the boxed warning on labels for fluoroquinolone antibiotics, taken either orally or by injection, to reflect recent findings of the drugs’ alarming... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 26, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Late preterm, early term births declining in United States
Rates of late preterm (34-36 weeks) and early preterm (37-38 weeks) births declined significantly in the United States between 2006 and 2014, according to a report published online July 26 in... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 26, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
ACOG supports evidence-based decisions on planned home birth
Women who are interested in a planned home birth are entitled to make medically informed decisions about where to deliver their babies, according to an updated policy statement from the American... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 25, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
ACOG: Offer immediate postpartum LARC as option
Use of long-acting reversible contraception immediately post partum can help reduce the risk of unintended and short-interval pregnancy, according to a new policy statement from the American College... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 25, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
CDC updates Zika guidance for managing pregnant women
Updated guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outline how to diagnose suspected cases of Zika virus infection among pregnant women based on how quickly they present... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 25, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
ASCO: Always screen cancer survivors for chronic pain
All adult cancer survivors should be screened for chronic pain at every visit, according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s first clinical practice guideline for managing this patient... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 25, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Overweight, obesity increase risk of cardiotoxicity from anthracyclines
Being overweight or obese was significantly associated with a greater risk of developing cardiotoxicity among breast cancer patients treated with anthracyclines and/or trastuzumab, investigators... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - July 25, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
