USPSTF Updates Its Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
The updated document clarifies the previously published controversial recommendation against routine annual screening for women younger than 50 years. Medscape Medical News …read more
Evidence points to fallopian-tube origins of ovarian cancers
A new surgical approach that removes the fallopian tubes while sparing the ovaries may provide premenopausal women at high risk for ovarian cancer, particularly those with BRCA1/2 mutations, with a… …read more
Perinatal HBV: Timely Immunoprophylaxis Effective
Maternal antiviral therapy may be the next step for further decreasing perinatal HBV infections. Medscape Medical News …read more
Hepatitis B perinatal infection risk factors identified
Hepatitis B vertical infections are rare, but they are more likely if any of several risk factors are present, according to the results of a study led by Dr. Sarah Schillie. Dr. Schillie of the… …read more