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Larger Study Supports Safety of Tetracyclines During Early Pregnancy

Jury is still out, however, without more rigorous evidence

Nov 14, 2024
Adding HIPEC Boosts Survival in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

Results "signal a paradigm shift," expert says

Nov 14, 2024
Opinion
We Cannot Provide Care With Our Hands Tied Behind Our Backs

What a second Trump administration could mean for physician autonomy

Nov 14, 2024
Birth Control and Abortion Pill Requests Have Surged Since Trump Won the Election

One company saw a 966% increase in sales of emergency contraception after the election

Nov 14, 2024
Opinion
We Cannot Provide Care With Our Hands Tied Behind Our Backs

What a second Trump administration could mean for physician autonomy

Birth Control and Abortion Pill Requests Have Surged Since Trump Won the Election

One company saw a 966% increase in sales of emergency contraception after the election

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Retinal Tumor Risk Incidentally Detected at 29 Weeks' Gestation

Finding poses clinical and ethical dilemma for parents and clinicians

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Healthy Young Woman Experiences Heart Palpitations in the Last Month of Pregnancy

Pregnancy can cause a range of changes in cardiac function and ECG findings

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Treating Uterine Fibroids While Preserving Fertility

Myomectomy or uterine artery embolization? The debate continues...

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Air Pollution Tied to Preterm Birth Risk

Extreme heat, wildfire smoke identified as risk factors

Nov 13, 2024
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STI Epidemic Slows as New Syphilis and Gonorrhea Cases Fall in the U.S.

Cases of the most infectious stages of syphilis fell 10%

Nov 13, 2024
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Gender-Affirming Care Isn't Just for Adults, Say AMA Delegates

One pediatric endocrinologist called it "lifesaving" for her patients

Nov 12, 2024
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Lifestyle and Parkinson's Risk; Air Cleaners and Illness; Stockpiling Birth Control

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Nov 12, 2024
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Year in Review: Early Breast Cancer

USPSTF screening recommendations, broader indication for ribociclib, OS win for pembrolizumab

Nov 12, 2024
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Early Intratracheal Budesonide Didn't Improve Outcomes for Preterm Infants

Added corticosteroid had no benefit on survival free of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Nov 11, 2024
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Anti-Abortion Groups Press Trump for More Restrictions as Abortion Pill Sales Spike

Advocates look to undo Biden administration's policies

Nov 11, 2024
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Who Needs a Defibrillator After MI? FDA Recs on Inferior Vena Cava Filters

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Nov 09, 2024
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Opinion
What the Astronomical Rise in Incarceration Means for Women's Health

Health disparities, such as high rates of cervical cancer, in this population deserve attention

Nov 09, 2024
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Trump Likely to Undo Several of Biden's Executive Orders on Health

Orders restoring WHO membership, aiding reproductive health access likely on the chopping block

Nov 08, 2024
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FDA Panel Backs Cryoablation in Early Breast Cancer as Alternative to Surgery

ProSense device would be indicated with adjuvant endocrine therapy for some low-risk patients

Nov 08, 2024
FDA ADCOMM ProSense cryoablation system over a computer rendering of the device freezing a breast tumor.
Opinion
Your Patient Is in Pain. Hear Their Cry.

Systemic injustices drive us to view some patients as more believable than others

Nov 08, 2024
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Year in Review: RSV

Another vaccine option, updated ACIP recommendations, and data on a new monoclonal antibody

Nov 08, 2024
2024 YEAR IN REVIEW RSV over a computer rendered cross section of a respiratory syncytial virus.
Very Early Abortion Non-Inferior to Standard Medication Abortion Timing

Trial confirms what previous observational studies have found

Nov 06, 2024
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