Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis: A New Estimate in NEJM
The overdiagnosis of breast cancer via mammography screening is “larger than is generally recognized,” concludes a new study of SEER data from 1975 to 2012. Medscape Medical News …read more
Pregnancy and Depression: What’s the Connection?
Depression can have an effect on mother and baby both during and after pregnancy. Learn about the symptoms, treatment, and prevention with this article. …read more
Breast Arterial Calcification Potential Marker for CVD
Breast arterial calcifications on mammograms appear to be a marker for cardiovascular disease in women, researchers suggest, and could eventually be included in cardiovascular prediction tools. Medscape Medical News …read more
New PARP Drug ‘Could Benefit Most Ovarian Cancer Patients’
Patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer, regardless of their BRCA mutation status, showed extended progression-free survival with the new PARP inhibitor niraparib. Medscape Medical News …read more
Mitochondrial Manipulation, Zika Controversy at ASRM 2016
Debate about spindle nuclear transfer and the birth of a ‘three-parent baby’ and discussions on how best to deal with the reproductive consequences of the Zika virus promise a lively meeting. Medscape Medical News …read more
Watching stem cells change provides clues to fighting osteoporosis in older women
For years, scientists have studied how stem cells might be used to treat many diseases, including osteoporosis. …read more
Women’s Superior Verbal Memory Skills May Mask Alzheimer’s
Women’s superior verbal memory skills throughout life may keep them from receiving an early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, so researchers are calling for sex-adjusted diagnostic tests. Medscape Medical News …read more
Night shift work ‘does not raise breast cancer risk,’ study finds
Contrary to a review from the World Health Organization in 2007, a new study finds no link between night shift work and increased risk of breast cancer. …read more
Botox May Top Neuromodulation in Overactive Bladder
Episodes of urinary urgency were slightly lower after onabotulinumtoxinA injections, but the treatment led to more urinary tract infections and self-catheterizations in a randomized controlled trial. Medscape Medical News …read more
Breast Cancer Deaths Increasing for Black Women
Researchers have known for years that African-American women die of breast cancer at higher rates than white women. Now a new study finds that the rates vary from city to city and the disparity is getting worse, not better. WebMD Health News …read more