Neratinib-Based Combo Shows Efficacy in HR+, HER2-Mutant Metastatic Breast Cancer Objective response rate of 42% in patients previously treated with CDK4/6 inhibitors Dec 12, 2021
Benefits of Ovarian Suppression Persist in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Aromatase inhibitor-ovarian suppression tops tamoxifen strategies at 12-13 years Dec 09, 2021
Highly Mutated Breast Cancer Responds to Immunotherapy Nivolumab-ipilimumab combination associated with durable response in small study Dec 09, 2021
Ribociclib's OS Benefit in Breast Cancer Seen Regardless of Metastatic Site Second analysis shows OS benefit consistent across some intrinsic subtypes as well Dec 09, 2021
No Benefit With Metformin in Early Breast Cancer, Regardless of ER/PR Status However, there could be improved outcomes in HER2-positive patients Dec 08, 2021
Small PFS Boost With HDAC Inhibitor for Advanced HR-Positive Breast Cancer Chinese study contradicts U.S. trial that showed no benefit with entinostat add-on Dec 08, 2021
Black Women Most at Risk for Post-Surgical Lymphedema Black women seemed to have triple the odds of swelling after axillary lymph node dissection Dec 08, 2021
TROP2-Directed ADC Promising in Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Datopotamab deruxtecan turns in solid phase I results Dec 08, 2021
Novel Endocrine Drug Slows Previously Treated HR-Positive Breast Cancer Elacestrant led to significant improvement in all patients, ESR1-mutant subgroup Dec 07, 2021
In First 'Best Hospitals for Maternity' List, Not All States Have High Performers While eight states had 10 or more top-rated facilities, nine states had none Dec 07, 2021
Artificial Intelligence Tool Gets High Marks in Reading Mammograms Breast cancer screening results show AI's mettle in real-world dataset Dec 02, 2021
SCOTUS Oral Arguments in Major Abortion Case Touch on Liberty, Viability Standard Contraceptive effectiveness and "safe haven" laws also discussed Dec 01, 2021
Brain Changes Found in Fetuses of Alcohol-Using Moms Differences seen in two areas when compared with brains of non-drinking mothers Dec 01, 2021
Fetal Brains Appear Unaffected by Mom's Milder COVID Small MRI study involving pregnant women with mild to moderate infection revealed no problems Nov 30, 2021
Common STIs Linked to Higher Risk of Preterm Birth Large, diverse observational study finds an association Nov 29, 2021
Preimplantation Genetic Testing Fails to Improve IVF Birth Rates Testing not necessary for women with good chance of live birth, experts say Nov 24, 2021
Bisphosphonate Therapy and Fracture Prevention: How Long Does It Take? Meta-analysis determined minimum treatment time needed to see gains Nov 22, 2021
Late Hysterectomy Start Times Tied to Longer Hospital Stays Surgeries starting later in the day also associated with higher blood loss, but lower costs Nov 18, 2021
Minimally Invasive Myomectomy on the Rise for Uterine Fibroids But racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in surgical approaches persist Nov 17, 2021
Mom's High BP Not a Driver of Offspring's Cardiometabolic Woes in Adulthood Mendelian randomization analysis supports greater role of environmental factors Nov 17, 2021
Obesity Negatively Affected Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy Higher BMI linked to longer operating times, greater blood loss, and increased costs Nov 17, 2021
Tumor Spill Common in Minimally Invasive Hysterectomies for Endometrial Cancer Few surgeons in survey reported changing post-op management after spillage Nov 16, 2021
Ovarian Endometriomas May Up Risk for Surgical Complications in Cystectomy Patients undergoing oophorectomy, however, did not face higher risk Nov 16, 2021
Tranexamic Acid Eased Blood Loss During Myomectomy Treatment should be strongly considered for patients with a large fibroid burden, researcher says Nov 15, 2021
AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Women "We have to stop looking at this as an 'us versus them'" situation, says delegate Nov 15, 2021
Med Students Call for 'Virginity Testing' Ban in U.S. AMA needs to "make a concerted effort to educate patients and their families about such harm" Nov 15, 2021
More Support Needed for Abortion Training for Med Students, Say AMA Delegates "Termination of pregnancy is a critical aspect of caring for our patients" Nov 14, 2021
Preterm Birth Drug Tied to Cancer Risk in Those Exposed in Utero Mothers who took 17-OHPC for miscarriage in the 1950s and 1960s had offspring at greater risk Nov 12, 2021
Which Med 51³ΙΘΛΆ―Βώ Have the Worst Lifestyles? Long hours, difficult patients, and lower wages Nov 11, 2021
California Couple Sues Fertility Clinic After 'Heartbreaking' Embryo Mix-Up Baby girls had to be swapped months after their births Nov 09, 2021
Some Babies Get Bad Start on Obesity Risk From Mom Obesity plus comorbid conditions linked to greater adiposity, study showed Nov 08, 2021
Lean Body Mass Level Predicts Cardiac Output in Women Resistance training may help improve oxygen consumption, study showed Nov 05, 2021
Midlife Women With Declining Eyesight: Are They Also Looking at Future Depression? Varying degrees of visual impairment tied to depressive symptoms Oct 27, 2021
Low-Quality Mammography Leading to More Deaths in Black Women, Says Expert In cities like Chicago, Black women face higher breast cancer mortality versus white women Oct 26, 2021
No Survival Benefit for Internal Mammary Node Irradiation in Breast Cancer Women with medially or centrally located tumors may be candidates, however, says researcher Oct 26, 2021
More Evidence for Safety of Accelerated Radiation in Early Breast Cancer Studies show low toxicity with few recurrences Oct 25, 2021
Illinois Ob/Gyn Gets 3 Years in Prison for Sexual Assaults Dozens of patients allege Fabio Ortega, MD, abused them while hospital system turned a blind eye Oct 22, 2021
How Does Advancing Paternal Age Impact IVF Outcomes? After adjusting for mom's age, no effect seen on pregnancy or neonatal outcomes Oct 22, 2021
Analysis Confirms Benefits of CDK4/6 Inhibition in Early Breast Cancer Reduced risk of recurrence, distant relapse with adjuvant abemaciclib Oct 20, 2021
Sexual Assault Tied to Infertility Risk Among Veterans Sexual violence over the life course, during military service, both had an effect on fertility Oct 20, 2021
