‘The study population, which includes approximately 58% nulliparous females, provides important information about safety and efficacy of a hormonal IUS in a typical population of US females,’ note the study authors. Medscape Medical News …read more
An internist’s cancer diagnosis triggers pointed questions from her two young children, who evidently have been overhearing a lot about medicine for years. Medscape Medical News …read more
Exposure to famine in utero predisposes women to early menopause and premature ovarian failure later on in life, a unique new study indicates. Medscape Medical News …read more
Exercise reduced abdominal visceral fat, a risk factor for cardiometabolic disease, but not when obese patients received tocilizumab, an anti-arthritis drug that blocks IL-6 receptors, in a new study. Medscape Medical News …read more
New products, technology, and laws affecting contraception will change practice in the upcoming months. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
The US has the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed countries. The bill features $50 million to help states investigate each death and reverse the trajectory. Medscape Medical News …read more
The Miris Human Milk Analyzer can help clinicians make nutritional decisions for newborns and young infants at risk for growth failure due to prematurity or other medical conditions. FDA Approvals …read more
A decade after delivery, women who did not breastfeed their infants beyond 6 months had a larger waistline than other women, and this central obesity is tied to greater cardiovascular risk. Medscape Medical News …read more
Fibrocystic breast disease causes a person to have lumpy, and sometimes painful, breasts. It is a very common condition and not harmful. Learn more in this article. …read more
Alarmingly high infertility rates and challenges in other reproductive health areas documented in a new report. Medscape Medical News …read more