Single case reports describe harrowing births and outcomes for women with COVID-19, but preliminary data suggest that overall, pregnant women do as well as the general public when it comes to COVID-19. Medscape Medical News …read more
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ACOG 2020 Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
The European Medicine Agency’s safety committee recommends updating information on HRT products to reflect new data on its association with an increased risk of breast cancer. Medscape Medical News …read more
Accurate diagnosis of COVID-19 may require clinical intuition as COVID-19 tests prove less reliable than desired and SARS-CoV-2 turns out to be more wily than initially suspected. Medscape Medical News …read more
Early data suggest that Abbott’s rapid test for COVID-19, currently being used to screen White House staff, may give false negative results. News Alerts …read more
Some obstetricians are reporting higher than usual rates of fetal demise at different stages of pregnancy. More data are needed to determine whether these events represent real trends. Medscape Medical News …read more
COVID-19 numbers are actual death counts, whereas rates of influenza deaths are estimated from algorithms. Comparing the two is dangerous and inaccurate, authors of a new perspective article say. Medscape Medical News …read more
Proponents of ‘herd immunity’ strategies need to be upfront about what that means : a lot of illness and death. Medscape Internal Medicine …read more
Two MEK inhibitors were tested against recurrent low-grade serous carcinomas of the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or peritoneum, but only one offered clinical benefit over standard care, say researchers. Medscape Medical News …read more
Five bone health organizations have published joint guidance for managing patients with osteoporosis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medscape Medical News …read more