Predictors of risk for COPD exacerbations in patients using inhaled medications
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), being female, and certain scores on the St. …read more
Not All Women With Dense Breasts Need Extra Imaging
Cancer diagnosis in the year after a negative mammogram was only increased in women with dense breasts if they were also at high risk according to other factors. Medscape Medical News …read more
Maternal Hypothyroidism Identified as Possible Autism Risk
Subclinical maternal hypothyroidism in a high-risk pregnancy cohort is associated with certain characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in offspring. Medscape Medical News …read more
Metoclopramide and Diphenhydramine Blunt Pregnancy Headaches
The two-drug combination is more expensive than codeine for reducing headaches in pregnant women, but is more effective and worth the cost, say researchers. Medscape Medical News …read more
Are birthing centers a safe alternative for women?
Yes: Time to design seamless care …read more
An Overlooked Antiseptic Reduces Surgical Infections
A topical antiseptic applied to nasal mucosa before spinal surgery resulted in a significant decrease in postoperative surgical-site infections, a new study has shown. Medscape Medical News …read more
Antipsychotics Appear to Pose Minimal Risk in Pregnancy
Women taking atypical antipsychotics were not at greater risk for complications, including gestational diabetes, preterm birth, or having infants with extremely high or low birth weight. Medscape Medical News …read more
Anemia distorts regular method of diabetes diagnosis and questions its reliability
The use of glycated haemoglobin (sugar-bound haemoglobin, or HbA1c) is now in almost universal use to assist doctors in the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. …read more
Challenges of developing obstetric medicines discussed in scientific opinion paper
The development of new drugs for use in obstetrics is long overdue. A Scientific Impact Paper (SIP) published by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) addresses the reasons for… …read more
Single mothers at risk of poorer health later in life, study suggests
New research suggests that single motherhood between the ages of 16 and 49 is associated with poorer health in later life in certain countries. …read more