Ultrasound First, Not CT, for Women’s Pelvic Pain
Research backs ultrasound for its lack of radiation, lower cost, and reliable results, but CT is often the go-to choice. Medscape Medical News …read more
VIDEO: Don’t forget folate for women on antiepilepsy drugs
WASHINGTON – Only 20% of women of childbearing age taking antiepileptic drugs also received a folate prescription, a small study revealed – but a brief intervention helped boost the rate above… …read more
Big Jump in Breast Cancer Cases by 2030
More ER-positive and in situ cancers and fewer ER-negative cancers are expected, which has implications for research priorities, researchers say. Medscape Medical News …read more
Employed Ob/Gyns Much Happier With Pay Than Self-Employed
However, the pay gap between the groups is small. Overall, the number who would choose obstetrics-gynecology if they could do it all again dropped from 53% to 40% during the last 4 years. Medscape Medical News …read more
SLU research finds text messages a good way to support mothers with postpartum depression
Study author notes mom’s mental health has an impact on the child’s well beingThis is a sample of one of the supportive texts messages sent to study participants. Credit: Matthew Broom, M. …read more
Young women objectify themselves more when browsing Facebook and magazines
Though it is widely believed that the media objectifies women, women further diminish themselves by constantly comparing their bodies to others’. …read more
USPSTF Updates Its Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
The updated document clarifies the previously published controversial recommendation against routine annual screening for women younger than 50 years. Medscape Medical News …read more
Evidence points to fallopian-tube origins of ovarian cancers
A new surgical approach that removes the fallopian tubes while sparing the ovaries may provide premenopausal women at high risk for ovarian cancer, particularly those with BRCA1/2 mutations, with a… …read more
Perinatal HBV: Timely Immunoprophylaxis Effective
Maternal antiviral therapy may be the next step for further decreasing perinatal HBV infections. Medscape Medical News …read more
Hepatitis B perinatal infection risk factors identified
Hepatitis B vertical infections are rare, but they are more likely if any of several risk factors are present, according to the results of a study led by Dr. Sarah Schillie. Dr. Schillie of the… …read more