Sex- and Gender-Informed Medicine: Why It Matters
Dr JoAnn Manson highlights key health and disease differences influenced by sex and gender. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
First US Trial to Test Aerosolized Chemo in Advanced Cancers
A team of US researchers is investigating whether pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy (PIPAC) can benefit patients with advanced cancer and peritoneal carcinomatosis. Medscape Medical News …read more
Gene Testing for Patients With Breast Cancer and Second Cancer
All breast cancer patients who develop a 2nd primary cancer should undergo multigene panel testing. The authors note that women with breast cancer have a 4%-16% lifetime risk of a second primary cancer. Medscape Medical News …read more
One in 10 Pregnant Women Test Positive for COVID-19
One of every 10 pregnant or recently pregnant women in hospital was diagnosed with COVID-19, yet up to three-quarters were asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. Medscape Medical News …read more
ASBMR 2020: Sequential Osteoporosis Meds, AI, Bone Cancer, and More
The virtual meeting will provide the latest information about basic research and clinical treatment of bone disease, from sequential osteoporosis therapy to AI to bone cancer. Medscape Medical News …read more
AstraZeneca Pauses COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
Researchers temporarily paused their multicenter phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial to investigate a condition that arose in one participant. Medscape Medical News …read more
Exercise and Diet Are More Important Than Ever
The double challenge of protecting our health, including our immune systems, while battling unhealthy temptations “is a struggle everyone is dealing with,” says Dr. David Kilgore. Kaiser Health News …read more
EMA Panel Backs Revoking Authorization of Ulipristal for Fibroids
A PRAC review confirms that ulipristal acetate for uterine fibroids can cause liver injury, including the need for a liver transplant. News Alerts …read more
Solutions to Reduce Maternal Health Disparities
If America wants to reduce excess deaths among Black women and their babies, it can be done, says a prominent ob/gyn. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
Hair Dye and Cancer Study ‘Offers Some Reassurance’
The largest study of its kind found that, with the exception of breast and ovarian cancers, there is no tie between use of permanent hair dye and cancer. Medscape Medical News …read more