DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – HIV-infected women who remained on antiretroviral therapy throughout the postpartum period reduced their risk of clinical stage 2 or 3 HIV disease events by 53%, compared with… …read more
ANNAPOLIS, MD. – Febrile infections occurring in the second trimester appear to pose the greatest risk to the neurodevelopment of the fetus, a population based cohort study has shown. In a review of… …read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued emergency authorization for a Zika diagnostics test from Swiss drugmaker Roche, skirting normal approval channels as the regulator moves to fight the disease’s spread. Reuters Health Information …read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued emergency authorization for a Zika diagnostics test from Swiss drugmaker Roche, skirting normal approval channels as the regulator moves to fight the disease’s spread. Reuters Health Information …read more
ANNAPOLIS, MD. – The definition of taking a thorough travel history has expanded with the spread of Zika. Physicians “need to focus not only on patients’ travel histories, but also the travel… …read more
ANNAPOLIS, MD. – The definition of taking a thorough travel history has expanded with the spread of Zika. Physicians “need to focus not only on patients’ travel histories, but also the travel… …read more
The overall rate of Cesarean sections decreased slightly to 33.7% from 35.2% during the 5-year period between July 2010 and June 2015, based on findings from a <a… …read more
The overall rate of Cesarean sections decreased slightly to 33.7% from 35.2% during the 5-year period between July 2010 and June 2015, based on findings from a <a… …read more
ACOG and the SMFM have issued a joint consensus on severe maternal morbidity that instructs healthcare providers to screen and review cases that meet prespecified criteria. Medscape Medical News …read more
ORLANDO – The traditional view that women who are hemophilia carriers are unaffected by the disease may not be accurate, because many hemophilia carriers experience abnormal bleeding, a hemophilia… …read more