Digital tools are helping to find and fill unused capacity in the health care system.
Protocol 18: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
The addition of trastuzumab to chemotherapy for the treatment of early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer helps to reduce disease recurrence and can potentially reduce the mortality from breast cancer by a third worldwide.
The risk of congenital heart diseases in offspring was increased among mothers with preconception previous hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading quickly, jumping continents with infected travelers. Here’s the latest on what global health officials know about it.
Cesarean delivery is the most commonly performed surgery in the United States, with over 1 million infants delivered this way each year. Maternal morbidity and mortality rates in this country are higher in women undergoing cesarean delivery. To improve these outcomes, experts make a case for the application of several ERAS principles to obstetric-specific issues.
Here’s why we should be paying special attention to women’s depression treatment.
Redesigned spaces for perinatal and infant health were created through a unique collaboration with the Children’s Museum and established through a philanthropic gift.
An analysis of data from 3 European countries provides insight into the apparent increase in risk of atrial fibrillation associated with preterm births as well as LGA or SGA births.
Over the last year and a half, physicians around the world have been focused on managing patients, their teams, and themselves through the COVID pandemic. This has not been an easy time for physicians.
Dr. Don S. Dizon discusses how cancer centers can be more inclusive to the LGBTQ+ community, from the naming of the institutions to the types of magazines found in the waiting rooms.
Consensus group discussion resulted in a shift from results-based to risk-based management for cervical cancer screening.
The agency is considering dispensing mail-back envelopes with outpatient opioid analgesic prescriptions.
State legislation that allows adolescents to choose to receive the HPV vaccine without parental interference would elevate immunization rates, according to a new study.
It is essential to expand access to all available, effective cervical cancer screening options for the most vulnerable populations. The targeted use of any particular screening modality in higher-risk populations is not supported by evidence-based guidelines; any effective screening is the priority.
Anemia in pregnancy should be treated due to its connection to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.
In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Melissa K. Frey, MD, discussed findings from implementing web-based health information collection of family history in patients with gynecologic cancers.
Laparoscopy remains the gold standard for diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
Intravenous immunoglobulin shows promise as a treatment option for pregnant patients with SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and other respiratory viruses.
Experts evaluate 3 clinical scenarios and determine the appropriate course of action.
Experts evaluate 3 clinical scenarios and determine the appropriate course of action.
Violence against women and resulting traumatic brain injuries increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Breaking down barriers through patient selection, new devices, and the latest techniques.
Postpartum psychosis is experienced by 1 to 2 women every 1000 deliveries.
In this consult series, experts from SMFM discuss the evaluation and management of soft ultrasound markers for aneuploidy.
What every OB/GYN needs to know to manage this complication.
Following some improvement, excess death rate returned to 1999 levels for Black men and 2005 levels for Black women
The FDA has granted a regular approval to dostarlimab-gxly (Jemperli; GSK) for adult patients with mismatch repair–deficient, recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer that has progressed on or after a prior platinum-containing regimen in any setting and who are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation.
In this consult series, experts from SMFM discuss the evaluation and management of soft ultrasound markers for aneuploidy.