Romosozumab rapidly and dramatically reduces vertebral fractures compared with placebo in FRAME, and bone-enhancing effects continue after patients are transitioned to denosumab for a further year. Medscape Medical News …read more
A series of papers in The Lancet highlights disparities in maternal health care across the globe and details strategies to reduce maternal mortality. …read more
Women who experience menopause when younger than 45 “may be a group to target for proactive cardiovascular prevention strategies.” Heartwire from Medscape …read more
A Cancer Research UK study has found that cervical screening prevents 70 per cent of cervical cancer deaths and if all eligible women regularly attended screening this would rise to 83 per cent. …read more
A fascinating and potentially wide-reaching interaction between influenza, progesterone, and lung repair is unearthed in a landmark study. …read more
A new study from Brazil demonstrates that microcephaly is strongly associated with congenital Zika virus infections, offering case-control evidence of a causal relationship. “This is the first… …read more
There were 60 more pregnant women in the 50 states and the District of Columbia with laboratory evidence of Zika infection for the week ending Sept. 8, according to the Centers for Disease Control… …read more
A study of more than 70,000 women has identified a link between high intake of certain fatty acids and increased risk of type 2 diabetes. …read more
A seroma is a buildup of fluid where tissue has been removed, often occurring as after surgery or an injury. Learn about them and their treatment here. …read more
MUNICH – Pregestational maternal diabetes is even riskier for newborns than gestational diabetes, increasing the chance of neonatal hypoglycemia by 36 times over a normal pregnancy. Baby’s blood… …read more