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What to look for this week on Contemporary OB/GYN®

It was a very busy week for the Contemporary OB/GYN® team.

The Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology (SASGOG) recently announced its call for abstracts for the 2021 Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held virtually on April 9, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST.

In honor of Cervical Cancer Awareness month, Contemporary OB/GYN® will publish weekly slideshows with factual information, statistics, and more.

The COVID-19 vaccine, and the speed at which it was developed, is the medical breakthrough of our lifetimes.

Diagnosis and treatment of “the great imitator” that has resurged.

An effective option for refractory cervical insufficiency.

“Reaching these women is critical to reduce cervical cancer rates.”

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) 2021 Annual Pregnancy Meeting will be held virtually throughout the month of January, with core meeting activities taking place Jan. 25-30. SMFM’s President, Judette Louis, MD, MPH, and Program Committee Chair, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MSc, tell readers what they can expect in the new online format.

What to look for this week on Contemporary OB/GYN®

It was a very busy week for the Contemporary OB/GYN® team.

Pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib induced a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival, progression-free survival, and objective response rate compared with chemotherapy in patients with advanced endometrial cancer after prior systemic therapy in the phase 3 KEYNOTE-775/Study 309 trial.

Join Senior Editor Angie DeRosa with a look back at this year's cover designs and feature stories.

High signal intensity on T1-weighted magnetic resonance images (MRI) and low diffusion coefficient values can accurately differentiate uterine leiomyosarcoma from benign leiomyoma, according to a meta-analysis in the Journal of the Belgium Society of Radiology.

A study in the journal Vascular Health and Risk Management has found significant differences in the metabolite profiling of altered amino acid and lipoprotein metabolism in participants with atherosclerosis and osteoporosis, compared with those in healthy menopausal women.

A case study on diagnosis and management. Could you recognize this rare condition?

General surgeons and ob/gyns are the most likely physicians to get sued, according to data from the American Medical Association’s 2016 Physician Practice Benchmark Survey.

Curbside Consults delivers expert perspectives from physicians outside of the ob/gyn specialty to provide insight into various health issues affecting pregnant women, about which they are experts. This new section is the brainchild of Editorial Advisory Board member Christine Isaacs, MD.

While there are myriad apps available in digital storefronts hosted by Apple, Google and Amazon, it can be difficult to choose an effective app that also keeps patient health data safe.

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.

Elizebeth Harmon, MD, MBA, FACOG shares her thoughts on an article from Contemporary OB/GYN®'s November issue.

What to look for this week on Contemporary OB/GYN®

It was a very busy week for the Contemporary OB/GYN® team.

Snapshot: Protocol 18 - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Protocol 18: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

According to the COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor for December 2020, 71 percent of respondents say they would definitely or probably get a COVID-19 vaccine if it was deemed safe by scientists and was available for free on-demand.

The study also examined whether exposure to inhaled nitric oxide improved the outcomes for African American infants who had early hypoxemic respiratory failure.