Ob/Gyn and Women's Health News

• The Rocky Path to Parenthood During Cardiology Training An international survey found significant variation in parental leave policies, including scant time off for trainees in the US and Asia vs other countries.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Response Robust in Young Children Much anticipated findings from Pfizer/BioNTech suggest three doses of COVID-19 vaccine protect kids ages 6 months to 5 years old.
  WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
• How Could Abortion Be Prosecuted in the United States? The US Supreme Court is expected to strike down the Roe v. Wade ruling that established a nationwide right to an abortion, clearing the way for the procedure to be banned or tightly restricted in 26 states.
  Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2022
• Fewer Teens Giving Birth, but Cases Are More Complex Rates of obesity, mental health conditions, diabetes, and delivery complications have increased among teens giving birth.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Florida Suspends Abortion Clinic After Hospitalizations An abortion clinic that serves women from all over the US South had its license suspended this weekend under an emergency order from Florida health officials after two women were hospitalized this year.
  Associated Press, May 23, 2022
• Multiple Mental Health Woes? Blame It on Genetics A genetic analysis of 11 major psychiatric disorders offers new insight into why comorbid mental illnesses are the norm, not the exception.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Warning Against Increased Lingual Frenotomy in Infants An increase in lingual frenulum surgeries in children after their discharge from maternity clinics has troubled clinicians. Some cite a lack of quality data about the procedure.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• How to Manage Drug Interactions With Paxlovid for COVID Some drugs can be held or reduced for the 5-day course. IDSA has published an online guide. Availability in pharmacies has greatly increased in recent weeks.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy During Pregnancy Appears Safe for Babies Maintaining allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) during pregnancy shows no evidence of raising the risk of congenital malformations or other adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a nationwide study from Sweden.
  Reuters Health Information, May 19, 2022
• Oklahoma Bill Would Ban Almost All Abortions at Fertilization That goes beyond what other states have done in shortening the time period in which women could legally obtain abortions.
  WebMD Health News, May 20, 2022
• Oklahoma Lawmakers Pass Near-Total Abortion Ban Oklahoma lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would ban nearly all abortions and would allow private citizens to sue anyone who helps women terminate a pregnancy.
  Reuters Health Information, May 19, 2022
• Here's How Abortion Clinics Are Preparing for Roe to Fall 'I think at this point, we all know the stark reality that we’re facing in Tennessee. We are going to lose abortion access this year,' said Jennifer Pepper, CEO, Memphis Center for Reproductive Health.
  Associated Press, May 20, 2022
• AACE 2022 Debate Continues on Combination Therapy for Hypothyroidism Clinicians shouldn't dismiss patients who complain about residual symptoms despite TSH normalization with levothyroxine, say thyroid experts who have rekindled a long-running debate at the AACE meeting.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• CDC Signs Off on COVID Boosters in Children Ages 5-11 An advisory panel also called for stepped-up efforts to make sure children get their initial vaccines.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• Estrogen Treatment Linked to Reduced COVID Mortality Women who went on hormone replacement therapy with estrogen within 6 months of catching COVID-19 had a reduced risk of dying, a new study says.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• New Image-Based Risk Model Helps Predict Future Breast Cancers An automated risk model using digital breast tomosynthesis images can identify women at high risk for developing cancer before their next screening exam.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• Shift to HPV Testing Will Require Public Education HPV testing has major advantages over Pap cytology for primary cervical cancer screening. But the effort to change testing procedures is expected to encounter initial resistance.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• Patients' Bad Behavior Provokes Burnout in Physicians: Study Mistreatment and discrimination by patients increase the risk of physician burnout; for 1 in 5 physicians, patients refused care because of the physician's appearance.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• Hypertension + Advanced Age Linked to More Cesarean Deliveries The link, while not new, can be helpful in counseling women at risk about delivery options, experts said.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• Hormones Account for 10% of Lipid Changes After Menopause The transition to menopause is accompanied by a proatherogenic shift in lipids and other metabolites, and new research directly implicates the hormonal shift at this stage of life to some of these changes.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022