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This question is being asked increasingly often as more physicians go electronic, according to American Medical News (10/13/08). Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, approved by the US Supreme Court in December 2006, not only make electronically stored data discoverable in a trial but render physicians vulnerable to several new liabilities inherent in the detail electronic data provide.

A woman sued those involved in delivering her twins claiming the obstetrician took too long delivering the second twin by C/S.

Preventing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas infection in ob/gyn patients requires vigilant handwashing, nasal swabs for select patients, and decolonizing ob patients.

Here's expert advice to find the best medical software for your handheld computer.

A woman with a history of depression was treated with an injection of leuprolide, allegedly causing her to attempt suicide 11 day later.

An infant had a shoulder dystocia and was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy.

A woman underwent laparoscopic removal of a retained fibroid following a prior hysterctomy and removal of multiple fibroids.

A woman, 20 weeks' pregnant, presented to the hospital with uterine contractions. A fetal fibronectin test was positive and she was admitted and given steroids for fetal lung maturation.

Although pay-for-performance saves the agency money and improves quality of care, financial rewards for most participating physicians are small.

A Kansas appeals court ruled that a noncompete clause in the contract of a doctor employed by a practice of 200 multispecialty physicians was enforceable.

The Missouri Supreme Court voted 5 to 2 to leave intact a state law allowing certified professional midwives to practice without physician or state oversight.

Medicare stopped paying hospitals for the added cost of treating patients who are injured in their care.

The number of women with stage II to IVA cervical cancer treated in the US with chemotherapy more than doubled during the period 1997 to 2001.

BMD alone and in combination with the Gail score helps to quantify the risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women.

By 2006, more than 1 in 5 women with breast cancer being treated at the Mayo Clinic received preoperative MRI.

The influenza vaccine in pregnant women can decrease risk of influenza in their infants up to 6 months of age and offer protection against febrile respiratory illness in both mothers and infants.

In women with vulvodynia, topical gabapentin brings significant pain relief.

Pelvic floor disorders such as urinary and fecal incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse affect nearly 25% of US women.

Among all patients with osteoporosis, pharmacologic treatment should be offered to reduce fracture risk.

While absent nasal bone and increased nuchal folds are both markers for Down syndrome, nasal bone hypoplasia is a more efficient test.

Worldwide, at least 500,000 women a year die of pregnancy-related complications, with developing countries bearing most of the burden. Dr Lockwood recommends that hospitals and medical schools in richer nations pair up with major hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa and other afflicted areas to address their specific training and financial needs.

This analysis from the North American Menopause Society reviews OCs and a controversial form of estrogen/progesterone therapy.

Counsel obese patients that losing weight before pregnancy ups the odds of getting pregnant and can spare them and their child serious risks and complications.

Shoulder dystocia can be hard to defend, even when expert testimony and documentation support the actions of the physicians involved. When plaintiffs claim excessive force was applied, clinicians often settle to avoid excessive trial damages.

While universal coverage sounds like a great idea on the surface, those who champion the cause have yet to answer many complex social, economic, and ethical questions.

Evaluation of recurrent early pregnancy loss, based on this expert's algorithms, should include not only an array of tests but cytogenetic analysis of the products of conception.

Bioabsorbable staples for skin closure

Surgical mesh for treating urinary stress incontinence.

Health-care products available at ob/gyn offices.

The FDA has approved a douching device that gently cleanses.