Gynecologic Care Needs to Improve in Women With Down Syndrome
April 12th 2021A team of investigators has found that women with Down Syndrome received gynecologic care at lower-than-recommended rates and at substantially lower rates than other forms of health care. The investigators have called for efforts to improve gynecologic care for this vulnerable population.
Take Note: Lessons from a Doctor
April 9th 2021A young general practitioner in New York was on the front lines of an epidemic that was as mysterious in its pathology as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Some patients would develop only mild symptoms, but others would get the worst of it, ultimately succumbing to the disease, as medical professionals and other scientists rushed to understand how the disease was being spread.
S3E5: LARC in the time of COVID-19 and telehealth: Part 2
April 7th 2021This video interview features Rachael Phelps, MD, Medical Director at Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, and of the Rochester LARC Initiative; and Amber Truehart, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning and Contraceptive Research at the University of Chicago.
Moderna, Pfizer vaccines shown safe and effective in pregnant & lactating women
March 26th 2021Since pregnant and lactating women were excluded in the initial trials for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, a team of researchers now has released study results that show the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are indeed safe and effective for this population. It is the first data to substantiate the use of mRNA vaccines in pregnancy.
Hominis surgical robot receives De Novo marketing authorization
March 23rd 2021The privately held medical device firm Memic Innovative Surgery Ltd. announced in early March that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted De Novo marketing authorization for its Hominis, a robot-assisted surgical platform for use in single site, natural orifice laparoscopic-assisted transvaginal benign gynecologic procedures, including benign hysterectomy.
Nextstellis combined oral contraceptive and endocrine markers
March 23rd 2021Limited changes occur in endocrine markers with the combined oral contraceptive Nextstellis (Mayne Pharma), according to a prospective study presented at the virtual annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH) in March.