Daily Archives: August 29, 2016

U.S. FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Zika Test – Roche

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued emergency authorization for a Zika diagnostics test from Swiss drugmaker Roche, skirting normal approval channels as the regulator moves to fight the disease’s spread. Reuters Health Information …read more

U.S. FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Zika Test – Roche

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued emergency authorization for a Zika diagnostics test from Swiss drugmaker Roche, skirting normal approval channels as the regulator moves to fight the disease’s spread. Reuters Health Information …read more

Zika outbreak forces better history taking, tracking

ANNAPOLIS, MD. – The definition of taking a thorough travel history has expanded with the spread of Zika. Physicians “need to focus not only on patients’ travel histories, but also the travel… …read more

Zika outbreak forces better history taking, tracking

ANNAPOLIS, MD. – The definition of taking a thorough travel history has expanded with the spread of Zika. Physicians “need to focus not only on patients’ travel histories, but also the travel… …read more

STUDY: C-section rates vary vastly by state

The overall rate of Cesarean sections decreased slightly to 33.7% from 35.2% during the 5-year period between July 2010 and June 2015, based on findings from a <a… …read more

STUDY: C-section rates vary vastly by state

The overall rate of Cesarean sections decreased slightly to 33.7% from 35.2% during the 5-year period between July 2010 and June 2015, based on findings from a <a… …read more

ACOG, SMFM Update Guidance on Severe Maternal Morbidity

ACOG and the SMFM have issued a joint consensus on severe maternal morbidity that instructs healthcare providers to screen and review cases that meet prespecified criteria. Medscape Medical News …read more