Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviews Aleha Aziz, MD, an ob/gyn at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center in New York. Dr. Aziz was one of many fellows involved with caring for patients during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City earlier this year.
The pandemic’s profound impact on the industry has only heightened with staffing shortages and health care legislation complexities.
Laparoscopy remains the gold standard for diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
With growing public endorsement of the potential benefits of marijuana, it is important for health care providers to effectively counsel patients regarding its effects on fertility and future offspring.
Experts discuss management of women’s health including chronic pelvic pain resulting from endometriosis and heavy menstrual bleeding from uterine fibroids. They also discuss ways to help improve patient-provider communications and overcome the normalization associated with non-malignant gynecological conditions.
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a rare but potentially fatal condition characterized by hepatic failure.
A study published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine compared prenatal care in women with various disabilities.
Apology laws limit the admissibility of apologetic statements.
What every OB/GYN needs to know to manage this complication.
This diverse group of women came together to explore the challenges in treating mental illness in patients who identify as female.
Strategies practices can use to attract skilled workers to their open positions.
As the pandemic forces health care to adapt, virtual Well Woman visits can be offered as a safe approach to timely care.
His mother’s past medical history is significant for preeclampsia, previous opiate, and cocaine abuse, and current tobacco use, and she was incarcerated during the pregnancy. What's the diagnosis?
Fact vs myth when it comes to babies breathing during breastfeeding.
Although hospitalizations due to urinary tract infections have increased, there are some investigational antibiotics in clinical trials. Here is a review of some of these therapies in the pipeline.
This Consult discusses the management of pregnancies achieved with in vitro fertilization and provides recommendations based on the available evidence.
A 4-week-old boy presents with creamy white patches on his lips, right and left buccal mucosa, palate, and tongue.
Women with the highest PTSD symptoms level experienced significantly worse rates of change regarding learning and working memory.
Although it may be hard for us to admit, physicians face the same types of mental health conditions as our patients.
Compared with tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors were revealed to be more effective in reducing the rate of recurrence in ER+ breast cancer among premenopausal women receiving ovarian suppression.
The study results — which were presented during the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium — indicated that elacestrant, a selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), led to a 30% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death compared with standard of care in the study population.
Experts discuss management of women’s health including chronic pelvic pain resulting from endometriosis and heavy menstrual bleeding from uterine fibroids. They also discuss ways to help improve patient-provider communications and overcome the normalization associated with non-malignant gynecological conditions.
Curbside Consults delivers expert perspectives from physicians outside of the OB/GYN specialty to provide insight into various health issues affecting pregnant women. This new section is the brainchild of Editorial Advisory Board member Christine Isaacs, MD.
Experts discuss the trajectory of CMV awareness and vaccine development efforts.
It is time for gender-sensitive first-episode psychosis services.
Cleveland Clinic begins charging for doctors’ time spent responding to some electronic messages.
Endometriosis experts describe their takeaway points messages on the management of endometriosis.