Medical Licensing Exam Scores Sent to Residency Programs After Switch to Pass/Fail Numerical scores from the COMLEX Level 1 mistakenly shared with ob/gyn programs Oct 11, 2024
Study Details Perinatal Risks of Blood Cancers Diagnosed in Pregnancy Likelihood of severe maternal morbidity more than 20 times higher versus the general population Oct 11, 2024
The Real 'Danger' Is Reclassifying Abortion Pills as Controlled Substances Louisiana's new law threatens the health and safety of pregnant women Oct 08, 2024
Can Women Living With HIV Safely Breastfeed? Research on HIV viral landscape in breast milk gives insights for breastfeeding guidelines Oct 07, 2024
Hormonal Contraception Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1 Carriers Higher risk for ever use, increasing duration of use but no increase in BRCA2 carriers Oct 07, 2024
Catholic Hospital Offered Bucket, Towels to Woman It Denied an Abortion California AG suing hospital for allegedly violating state laws Oct 07, 2024
Women Should Not Have to 'Just Deal With' Gynecological Pain Expectation setting and open discussions are key Oct 05, 2024
Ob/Gyn Applications Stable in First Year of Independent Residency System The number of applicants is strong, but are applicants still applying to too many programs? Oct 03, 2024
Where Are Trump's Medical Records? New Sunscreen Under Review; Why Condoms Are Nixed Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 03, 2024
Can HPV Self-Tests Truly Replace Pap Smears? Many patients may prefer a self-collected swab over a speculum Oct 02, 2024
Study Finds More Heart Defects in Kids Conceived With ART But does this trend have more to do with multiple gestations? Sep 30, 2024
The Disease of Nine Months: Caring for Women Before and After Roe An excerpt from Hern's new book, Abortion in the Age of Reason Sep 30, 2024
IG Live September 27: Court Adjourned, Healthcare Overturned Decoding recent SCOTUS decisions and their potential impact on healthcare Sep 25, 2024
Ob/Gyn Accused of Catfishing Women Ethicists weigh in on whether actions taken a decade ago are relevant today Sep 25, 2024
An Action Plan for Hypertension in Pregnancy The prevalence is unacceptably high, especially in Black women Sep 24, 2024
Younger Patients Have More Regrets About Hysterectomy Survey indicates persistent pain and re-intervention may play a role Sep 23, 2024
EPA Scientists Say They Were Pressured to Downplay Health Harms From Chemicals And a watchdog found they were retaliated against Sep 22, 2024
A Georgia Woman's Death After Delayed Abortion Care Was Preventable. Who's to Blame? Physicians need more clear guidance and protocols from their healthcare systems Sep 20, 2024
Flu Shots Appear Safe in Successive Pregnancies No increased perinatal risks found with flu vaccines, even in closely spaced pregnancies Sep 19, 2024
California Pledges to Halve Maternal Mortality By Late 2026 But how will the state with the lowest maternal mortality rate do it? Sep 18, 2024
Senate Republicans Again Block Legislation to Guarantee Women's Rights to IVF Democrats say Republicans who insist they support IVF are being hypocritical Sep 18, 2024
Novel Plant-Based Estrogen Cuts Menopause Symptoms E4Comfort II trial also found improvements in quality of life and markers of bone health Sep 17, 2024
Reproductive Rights Central to Wisconsin Ob/Gyn's Run for Congress Medicare physician pay, healthcare-for-all also central to Kristin Lyerly's campaign Sep 16, 2024
Hormone Therapy Use for Menopause Has Remained Low Since 2007 Despite renewed spotlight on menopause, use by insured still hasn't rebounded Sep 13, 2024
Feds Rarely Punish Hospitals for Turning Away Pregnant Patients Inquiries are "slow, insufficiently staffed," and get pushback from hospitals, said one expert Sep 13, 2024
More Women Had Their Tubes Tied After Roe v. Wade Was Overturned Biggest increases were in states that ban abortion Sep 12, 2024
FDA Advisors Question Potential Role of Novel Oral UTI Antibiotic Concerns about patient selection, antibiotic resistance dominated the discussion Sep 10, 2024
Dobbs Has Fundamentally Changed Obstetric Care, Study Finds Report details real examples of how abortion bans have led to poor medical care Sep 09, 2024
FDA Reviewers Voice Concerns Over Novel UTI Treatment Oral antibiotic has potential for inappropriate use, agency says Sep 06, 2024
Physician Who Punched Officer During Capitol Riot Sentenced to Prison "I accept full responsibility for my actions that day," said Massachusetts doctor Sep 06, 2024
America Is Trying to Fix Its Maternal Mortality Crisis With Government Programs Experts say getting maternal mortality under control requires tailoring to communities Sep 05, 2024
Pregnancy After Tubal Ligation May Be More Common Than Expected Information on contraceptive choices "particularly salient" in the wake of Dobbs Sep 04, 2024
Predicting COVID Outbreaks Via Wastewater; New Medicine for Menopause Also in TTHealthWatch: myocarditis after COVID vaccination Aug 31, 2024 podcast
Trump Calls for Universal Coverage of IVF, Without Specifics on How Plan Would Work And his comments on Florida's abortion ballot initiative stirs confusion Aug 30, 2024
More Mosquito-Linked Deaths; Historic Cannabis, Hallucinogen Use; Vandy Doc in Space Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 30, 2024
Experts: Don't Say 'Heartbeat' to Describe Ultrasound Findings in Early Pregnancy Ob/gyns, radiologists, and emergency docs convened to unify first-trimester language Aug 29, 2024
Congresswomen Press FDA on Delayed Proposal to Ban Hair-Straightening Chemicals Agency has delayed the target date twice Aug 29, 2024
We're Missing Opportunities to Help Pregnant Patients Navigate Environmental Threats As physicians, we play an essential role in the climate crisis Aug 27, 2024
Maternal PCOS Linked to Growth Restriction in Newborns Association was more apparent when additionally adjusting for BMI Aug 27, 2024
Did the Dobbs Decision Impact Maternal Death Rates? A dip in maternal deaths may have had more to do with COVID than abortion bans Aug 27, 2024
