8 weeks pregnant: your pregnancy week by week
What is happening in week 8 of your pregnancy? Your baby is now the size of a raspberry and is growing rapidly in all directions at a rate of one millimeter per day. …read more
Obstetric delivery for low-risk pregnancies does not improve birth outcomes, study finds
For low-risk pregnancies, birth outcomes do not differ depending on whether an infant is delivered by a family doctor or an obstetrician, according to new research. …read more
Researcher documents gender, class bias in enforcement of quarantine law
As the World War I military draft brought to the forefront the high rate of venereal disease among the civilian population, states began to enact measures to quarantine people and begin forms of… …read more
Reader Poll: What Do You Think of FDA Decision to Approve Flibanserin?
The approval of flibanserin (Addyi) as the first-ever drug aimed at boosting female libido has set off a firestorm of debate around the drug. Medscape Medical News …read more
Poll: More Coverage for Noninvasive Prenatal Testing?
Tell Us: Now that Anthem is covering noninvasive prenatal testing for low-risk patients, are you more likely to order the screen? Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
ACOG Warns Against First-Trimester Preeclampsia Screening
Available tests for preeclampsia have low positive predictive value and no data demonstrating improved outcomes, according to a committee opinion. Medscape Medical News …read more
American women use book club memberships in dating field
Study finds Irish women don’t use reading as status in dating searchesFor American women, a book club membership means more than having status as a reader, as it might pay dividends to them in… …read more
Polygamy and alcohol linked to physical abuse in African marriages
African women in polygamous marriages or with alcoholic husbands have a significantly higher risk of being physically abused by their husbands than women in monogamous marriages or women whose… …read more
Sharing child care responsibilities may lead to a better sex life
New research suggests that heterosexual couples who share child care responsibilities equally between themselves enjoy higher quality relationships and sex lives. …read more
FDA Warns About Safety Risks for Ingenol Mebutate (Picato)
Reports of severe allergic reactions and herpes zoster with application of Picato gel for treatment of actinic keratosis have prompted an FDA safety warning and label change. News Alerts …read more