Monthly U.S. Abortions About the Same as Before Roe Was Overturned, Report Finds #WeCount report says numbers down in states with bans, up in states without Feb 28, 2024
Why Discarding Embryos Is Inherent to the IVF Process Here's why some Alabama IVF clinics have paused operations after a state court ruling Feb 28, 2024
In TNBC, Pathologic Complete Response May Vary by Race/Ethnicity Compared with white women, Black women less likely and Hispanic women more likely to achieve pCR Feb 27, 2024
Oregon Pathologist Reportedly Missed Cancer Diagnoses One patient received the news that she had cancer a year after breast biopsy Feb 27, 2024
Do Antiseizure Meds During Pregnancy Influence Kids' Epilepsy Risk? Analyses suggest heritability, other factors are more to blame than the drugs themselves Feb 26, 2024
Extreme Heat Tied to Preterm Birth, but 'Greenness' Helps Communities should "prioritize the planting of additional trees and grasses Feb 26, 2024
CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease; Methods of Illegal Opioid Overdose Also in TTHealthWatch: effectiveness of telemedicine abortion Feb 24, 2024 podcast
FDA Approves Antibiotic Combination for Complicated UTIs Cefepime-enmetazobactam beat piperacillin-tazobactam in phase III study Feb 23, 2024
Idaho Sees Exodus of Obstetricians After Abortion Ban State lost 22% of its practicing obstetricians over a 15-month period Feb 23, 2024
Study Identifies Ways to Improve Gender-Affirming Healthcare Interviews with transgender adults yields provider- and systems-level guidance for better care Feb 23, 2024 video
Wendy Williams' Dementia; 48% Back 16-Week Abortion Ban; Hospital Sues Quadriplegic Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Feb 23, 2024
Another COVID Toll: Over 134,000 Undiagnosed Cancers During Height of Pandemic Diagnosis rates remained low throughout 2020, with mortality increase projected Feb 22, 2024
Major Alabama Hospital Pauses IVF Procedures After Court Ruling University of Alabama at Birmingham assessing whether patients, docs could face criminal charges Feb 22, 2024
Death by Gila Monster; Alabama Hospital Halts IVF Treatments; E-Bike Head Traumas Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Feb 22, 2024
Alabama's Frozen Embryo Ruling: What It Could Mean for Fertility Treatment "No court -- anywhere in the country -- has reached the conclusion the main opinion reaches" Feb 21, 2024
Contraceptive Counseling: Providers Need More Training, Experts Say Three-part discussion recommended Feb 21, 2024
Annual Breast Cancer Screening Starting at Age 40 Best, Modeling Study Says Estimates suggest mortality was reduced by 42% with annual screening for this age group Feb 20, 2024
Medication Abortion Via Telehealth Safe and Effective, Study Finds No difference in results between patients who received care via video vs secure text messaging Feb 20, 2024
Abortion Rights Opponents, Supporters Seize on Report That Trump Pushes 16-Week Ban Trump's campaign called the report "fake news" Feb 20, 2024
Frozen Embryos 'Children' in Ala.; GLP-1s for Opioid Addiction? New E.Coli Outbreak Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Feb 20, 2024
Hypertension, Diabetes in Pregnancy Affects Offspring's Heart Health in Adolescence Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes are both on the rise Feb 16, 2024
Home Induction Is Effective and Safe for Moms and Babies However, noninferiority criteria between methods was not met Feb 15, 2024
Hot Flashes, Migraine Tied to Higher Risk of Stroke, Heart Disease However, risks were nullified with control of blood pressure, cholesterol levels Feb 15, 2024
Cervical Length Screening Did Not Reduce Rates of Preterm Births Despite numerically lower numbers, no differences were statistically significant vs no screening Feb 15, 2024
Clear Opportunity to Identify Patients With Osteoporosis Commonly Missed Hip surgeons could, but mostly don't, send at-risk patients for screening Feb 15, 2024
Shooting at Super Bowl Parade; Accidental Incest; Chronic Fatigue After COVID Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Feb 15, 2024
Umbilical Cord Milking in Non-Vigorous Infants Didn't Impact Neurodevelopment MINVI trial follow-up shows comparable neurodevelopment with early cord clamping Feb 14, 2024
Novel Antibiotic Combo Bests Meropenem for Complicated UTIs Cefepime-taniborbactam had sustained efficacy for up to a month after treatment Feb 14, 2024
Oldest Patient 'Cured' of HIV Still in Remission 5 Years After Transplant for AML But it's unlikely stem cell transplants will ever be large-scale cure for HIV, says expert Feb 14, 2024
Genome Sequencing Identified Variants in Fetal Structural Anomalies Researcher touts identification of "high percentage of genetic disorders" Feb 14, 2024
Mental Health Exemptions Emerge in Abortion Rights Initiatives on State Ballots While proposals in other states specifically exclude the exception Feb 14, 2024
Female Reproductive Factors Linked to COPD Risk Age at menarche and menopause, number of children seem to play a role Feb 13, 2024
Child Protective Services Is Being Weaponized Against Our Black Patients HHS must institute more oversight of medical professionals making repeated calls Feb 13, 2024
One in 10 People With COVID During Pregnancy Will Develop Long COVID This appears to be less than the general adult population, researcher says Feb 13, 2024
More Patients Rely on Early Prenatal Testing as States Toughen Abortion Laws But testing early in pregnancy may be inaccurate Feb 13, 2024
Novel Oral Antibiotic Effective Against Uncomplicated UTIs Gepotidacin could be first new class of oral antibiotics for uncomplicated UTI in over 20 years Feb 12, 2024
Amid Surge, CDC Unveils New Syphilis Testing Guidance First "one-stop shopping" resource for info on syphilis tests Feb 08, 2024
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Shows Some Benefit After Breast Cancer Irradiation However, most women declined the therapy in this study Feb 08, 2024
Publisher Retracts Three Abortion Studies Two of the studies were cited by a federal judge in the case against the abortion pill Feb 08, 2024
Prenatal Care Shouldn't Begin in the ED We must address barriers to early and appropriate care Feb 08, 2024