The FDA updated fluoroquinolone labeling to warn against routine use in patients with acute bacterial sinusitis, acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, and uncomplicated urinary tract infections. News Alerts …read more
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… …read more
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… …read more
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… …read more
Researchers claim to have answered the long-debated question about whether aging causes menopause or menopause causes aging; the latter appears to be true. …read more
The CDC urged health providers to test all women of childbearing age, especially pregnant women, for hepatitis C virus, as well as infants born to women with the virus. Medscape Medical News …read more
Recreational physical activity decreases the risk of coronary heart disease in young women. Activity did not have to be strenuous to be linked with reduced heart disease risk. …read more
Updated CDC interim guidance addressed testing and management of pregnant women with possible Zika virus exposure and Zika prevention by sexual transmission. Medscape Medical News …read more
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… …read more
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… …read more