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It's been a busy week for the Contemporary OB/GYN® team.

UnitedHealthcare’s newly launched virtual first plan is one part of a push by the industry.

Seqirus’s FLUCELVAX® cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine has been approved to expand the age indication to children as young as 6 months of age by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Contemporary OB/GYN® covers a wide range of topics for the practicing ob/gyn.

In this episode, Angie DeRosa spoke with Michael Krychman, MD about how physicians are coping with COVID-19.

Analysis of data from 83k matched pairs suggests statin initiation could increase a patient's odds of diabetes progression, including need for new glucose-lowering medications and new insulin use.

A pair of studies provide insight into the increased risk of dysglycemia among women with PCOS and the potential influence of combined oral contraceptive pills on this risk in a population-based cohort.

In an analysis of SWAN data, investigators found changes in menstrual cycle length within the 5 years preceding a woman's final menstrual period was associated with changes in carotid intima-media thickness and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity.

Data analytics allows providers to gain insights from performance management measures and metrics that hold the clues to financial viability under risk-based and pay-for-performance contracts. By embracing advanced analytics, hospitals and health systems can accelerate their path to value.

Here's what to look for this week on Contemporary OB/GYN®.

Telehealth has become increasingly popular as a result of the pandemic, which makes accurate coding for such visits more important than ever. A session at the virtual 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition covers appropriate coding.

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

Telehealth offers a whole new way to reach out to adolescent patients for critical conversations on sexual health, according to a session at the virtual 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.

Researchers examined the effects of severe acute respiratory infections on pregnancy and reported some concerning findings.

Gloria A. Bachmann, MD, MMS sat down with Michael Krychman, MD, at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting to talk about telemedicine and her work providing trauma-informed care to women in prison.

Kara L. Marlatt, PhD, MPH, tells Contemporary OB/GYN® about the exciting new anti-obesity and weight loss drugs to watch for.

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.

The Texas abortion ban was reinstated Friday after the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a temporary injunction made by a federal judge earlier that week.

As the landscape continues to shift, 3 experts offer guidance on how to advise patients who may want to use this substance.

Analyzing the relationship between data from patient self-reports and clinician ratings of vulvovaginal tissue health following cancer can help provide better sexual function treatment for patients, according to a recent study.

At the virtual 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI, FACAAI, division director, Allergy and Immunology, and fellowship training program director, Allergy and Immunology at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida presents a session on best practices for preventing food allergies in newborns and infants.

As physicians, our goal is to provide appropriate, expert medical care—the highest quality—to our patients. Increasingly, external policies and legislation encroach on our ability to provide this care.

Get ready for content you don't want to miss, including an update on Texas' abortion ban, a visual reference on the impact of marijuana in pregnancy, an expert's insight into collaborative care, and a new practice management column.

Here's what you missed this week.

According to new survey data from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), 44% of U.S. adults are unsure or do not plan to get the flu vaccine during the 2021-2022 flu season. The results also showed nearly 1 in 4 (23%) of people at high risk for flu-related complications, such as pregnant women, did not plan to get vaccinated.

In the United States, maternal mortality is an outlier, and you may understand better what this means if you have read Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success.

The most restrictive anti-abortion legislation in the U.S., SB 8 bans almost all abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of sexual assault, rape, and abuse. The ruling blocks enforcement of SB 8 temporarily and it is unclear how long it will be in effect.

A study has found that women with a diagnosis of endometriosis have significantly greater depressive symptomatology, sexual distress, and catastrophizing than age-paired healthy women.