Combining a PHR with a patient's electronic medical record (EMR) can help ob/gyns better manage complications, improve patient safety and perhaps increase practice revenue. Dr Lockwood's editorial outlines the obstacles to acheiving this electronic panacea.
PCOS is challenging to diagnose-and easy to miss-in teenagers especially because symptoms like acne and irregular periods are common in normal teens.
Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Slower delivery of the infant's head and no pushing reduces anal sphinter ruptures.
A finding from the cochrane neonatal Review Group shows that supplementation with probiotics significantly reduces the risk of sever necrotizing enterocolitis and mortality in preemies.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist urge support of ACOG's "Health Care for Women, Health Care for All" campaign.
Some physicians believe that peer review of expert witness testimony is essestial to keep the judicial system fair.
A positive association exists between serum uric acid (UA) and insulin resistance in older women.
SSRIs effectively treat premenstrual symptoms.
Body fat may not be as helpful at protecting against hot flashes as once thought.
Stopping douching products after menstruation may reduce risk of bacterial vaginosis.
Asking medical students to perform "intimate" exams on anesthetized patients without their consent is a violation of basic human rights.
Maternity practices that could interfere with breastfeeding are common in US hospitals.
An appreciation for Michaelangelo's Pieta can help doctors find a balance between their professional and personal lives.
When a abdominal hysterectomy causes a nicked ureter, a flexible defense strategy proves effective.
Selecting the appropriate time to deliver near term twins is critical to avoid unnecessary mortality and minimize neonatal complications.
Majority of physicians do not use EHRs.
In Ohio and Michigan, physician defendants were entitld to new trials because of lawyers' misconduct.
After laparoscopic surgery, a simple pulmonary recruitment maneuver reduces shoulder pain.
Regular use of multivitamin supplements containing folic acid cuts the risk of ovulatory infertility by half.
Treatment of infertility in women with polycyctic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
There are updated guidelines for treating thrombosis in pregnant patients.
High degrees of insulin resistance in women may increase their rates of pregnancy and birth complications.