Frailty risk lower in widowed than married older women
A new study shows that among older people, widowed women have a lower risk of frailty than married women, while among men, it is the married men who have a lower risk. …read more
1 in 6 Hospitals Have Cesarean Rates Above 33%, Report Finds
More than half of the US hospitals studied had cesarean delivery rates above the national target, and the rates varied widely, according to Consumer Reports. Medscape Medical News …read more
ACOG Releases Statement on Breast, Genital Surgery in Teens
Patient education on the wide variability of normal development is the best first step, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Medscape Medical News …read more
ACOG Releases Statement on Breast, Genital Surgery in Teens
Patient education on the wide variability of normal development is the best first step, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Medscape Medical News …read more
Infertility Treatment in the Age of Zika
Infertility specialists in Puerto Rico are struggling with how to advise women. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
Infertility Treatment in the Age of Zika
Infertility specialists in Puerto Rico are struggling with how to advise women. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
International law fails to protect pregnant women in war zones
Deaths from violent conflict and lack of available care are major causes of mortality among pregnant women in war zones, warn doctors in an editorial published in The BMJ. …read more
International law fails to protect pregnant women in war zones
Deaths from violent conflict and lack of available care are major causes of mortality among pregnant women in war zones, warn doctors in an editorial published in The BMJ. …read more
Cranberry Supplements Aren’t Equal for Preventing UTIs
Taking cranberry supplements has long been recommended to prevent urinary tract infections (UTI), but tests of seven popular cranberry-pill brands in the U.S. showed that most contained too little of the key bacteria-fighting ingredient to have any effect. Reuters Health Information …read more
Cranberry Supplements Aren’t Equal for Preventing UTIs
Taking cranberry supplements has long been recommended to prevent urinary tract infections (UTI), but tests of seven popular cranberry-pill brands in the U.S. showed that most contained too little of the key bacteria-fighting ingredient to have any effect. Reuters Health Information …read more