Women's Health
From the Journals
Proposed triple I criteria may overlook febrile women at risk post partum
Incidence of adverse clinical infectious outcomes was 12% among the suspected triple I group, comparable with 10% in the isolated maternal fever...
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Danish study finds reassuring data on pregnancy outcomes in atopic dermatitis patients
PARIS – Birth complications are uncommon for women with atopic dermatitis in pregnancy.
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Gender, racial, socioeconomic differences found in obesity-depression link
“Though major lifetime depression is less prevalent among African Americans, those who are obese should be screened for depression at similar...
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For pelvic pain, think outside the lower body
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Poor-prognosis cancers linked to highest suicide risk in first year
Pancreatic and lung cancer patients had high rates of suicide in comparison to the general population, while breast and prostate cancer patients...
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Cerebral small vessel and cognitive impairment
Flu season intensifies in the last week of 2018.
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Endometriosis surgery: Women can expect years-long benefits
LAS VEGAS – Be confident in the results of laparoscopic endometriosis excision.
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Miscarriage after myomectomy depends on fibroid number, uterine incisions
LAS VEGAS – There was no statistically significant difference in miscarriages depending on the type of procedure.
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Aspirin appears underused to prevent preeclampsia in SLE patients
Approximately a quarter of pregnant women with lupus took aspirin, although half had at least one traditional preeclampsia risk factor.
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FDA expands Essure’s postmarketing surveillance study
The study now will run for 5 years, and the cohort will be expanded to include any woman who receives the device before it’s pulled from U.S....
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Beware “The Great Mimicker” that can lurk in the vulva
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