Many factors influence a person’s life expectancy after a stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis, including age, sex, and response to treatment. In this article, learn more about survival rates, treatment, and remission. …read more
A trilogy of new articles details the many shapes and forms of discrimination and bias experienced by ob-gyn practitioners and suggests strategies to help tackle them. Medscape Medical News …read more
The unusual appearance and enigmatic smile of the Mona Lisa may be because she suffered from hypothyroidism following a pregnancy, say two experts in a new analysis of the famous painting. Medscape Medical News …read more
Vabomere combines meropenem and vaborbactam for treatment of complicated UTIs and other infections; Xerava (eravacycline) is for complicated intra-abdominal infections. Medscape Medical News …read more
The last week of a birth control pill pack often contains placebo pills. These are inactive pills containing no hormones. Learn if people need to take these pills or if they can skip them to miss their period. …read more
Nausea, a missed period, and breast changes are all common early signs of pregnancy. Learn more about these and other signs that you should take a pregnancy test. …read more
Clinicians should counsel women that maintaining a healthy weight may help prevent urinary incontinence now or later in life, the authors suggest. Medscape Medical News …read more
Many symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and early pregnancy are similar, such as mood changes, breast tenderness, and fatigue. However, other symptoms are specific to pregnancy. Learn to tell the difference here. …read more
Women given alternatives to first-line cephalosporins showed a higher risk of surgical site infections, abscess, cellulitis, and other adverse outcomes. Medscape Medical News …read more
More patients are recording doctor’s appointments with or without permission. Medscape Reader Polls …read more