Women's Health
Primary Care Medical Abstracts
Abstract: Divergent Responses to Mammography and Prostate-Specific Antigen Recommendations
The authors, from the Cleveland Clinic, explore the reasons for divergent responses to recent guideline recommendations against screening for...
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Elagolix shows long-term efficacy
AUSTIN, TEX. – A new oral treatment could greatly improve life for women with severe endometriosis pain.
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VIDEO: The effect of removing pregnancy drug category labeling
AUSTIN, TEX. – Taking away the letter categories (A, B, C, D, and X) influenced prescribing decisions.
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VIDEO: Promoting upright and mobile labor could save over $700 million yearly
AUSTIN, TEX. – A new analysis finds over 60,000 cesarean deliveries would be averted among nulliparous women with upright and mobile labor.
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Structured PPH management cuts severe hemorrhage
AUSTIN, TEX. – The checklist-driven approach yielded reductions in other morbidity surrogates as well.
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VIDEO: Few ob.gyns. asking in detail about sexual behavior
AUSTIN, TEX. – But patients are open to talking, and physicians would like to learn more.
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MDedge Daily News: Do HPV vaccines really cut cancer risk?
And Zika's had a costly effect on blood donor screening.
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Texas pharmacies restrict access to morning-after pill
TORONTO – Despite federal legislation stating otherwise, almost half of Texas pharmacies restrict access to levonorgestrel based on age and put up...
Primary Care Medical Abstracts
Abstract: Coffee consumption and health: umbrella review of meta-analyses of multiple health outcomes
Studies examining the benefits versus harms of coffee consumption have yielded conflicting results.
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Annual ob.gyn. visit a ‘powerful opportunity’ to talk heart health
Women are at greater risk than men are of cardiovascular mortality, ACOG and the AHA note in a newly published joint advisory.
From the Journals
Emotional regulation training lowers risk of adolescents having sex
Emotional regulation training helps adolescents understand feelings and, in turn, better control them.