New CDC Webpage Aims to Reduce Maternal Deaths
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is providing new online materials in a comprehensive campaign to reduce maternal mortality and postpartum complications. Medscape Medical News …read more
Stopping MS Med in Pregnancy Tied to High Disability Risk
Women with MS who stop taking natalizumab during pregnancy are at a significantly increased risk of relapse-related disability up to 1 year after delivery, new research shows. Medscape Medical News …read more
Endocrine Society and Others Ask FDA to Restrict Bisphenol A
A petition requests that prior approvals of the chemical contained in food packaging be removed, citing recent evidence of harm. Medscape Medical News …read more
Early Gestational Diabetes Screening Falls Short
Using the WHO 2013 diagnostic threshold for gestational diabetes for an oral glucose tolerance test is not sensitive or accurate enough for early screening at gestational week 12-15. First Look …read more