Ultrasounds for women with gestational diabetes overestimate the risk for large-for-gestational-age infants and, regardless of the infant’s actual weight, increase the odds of cesarean delivery. Medscape Medical News …read more
A genetic variant near the KLF14 gene regulates hundreds of genes that govern how and where women’s bodies store fat, which affects their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to research… …read more
Women, and especially younger women, are much less likely than men to have good relief of chronic, non-cancer pain with long-term opioid use, with only one in five women reporting low levels of… …read more
Some women were found have a stronger (or more effective) natural barrier against HIV and other sexually transmitted infectionsResearchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have… …read more
Laparascopic hysterectomies are less invasive than abdominal ones, with fewer perioperative morbidities and faster recovery, but, in some cases, the uterus cannot be removed without prior… …read more
Influenza is known as an infectious respiratory disease, but a study published on October 8th in PLOS Pathogens suggests that infected cells in breast tissues could play a role in virus transmission… …read more
The FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel tests for 14 bacterial, viral, and yeast pathogens, and provides results in 60 minutes. FDA Approvals …read more
The number of hospitals implementing a majority of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, a global standard for hospital care, nearly doubled from 2007 to 2013, the Centers for Disease Control… …read more
The US Endocrine Society’s new guidelines on the treatment of menopausal symptoms favors HRT in carefully selected women who are both bothered by their symptoms and who want to take it. Medscape Medical News …read more
An analysis of more than 11,000 women undergoing BRCA genetic testing reveals that most do not get genetic counseling by trained genetics professionals. Medscape Medical News …read more