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MDedge Daily News: Where doctors stand on Medicaid work requirements
And asthma is flourishing in a surprising location.
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VIDEO: Indocyanine green finds more sentinel lymph nodes
NEW ORLEANS – Indocyanine green surpassed isosulfan blue for mapping sentinel lymph nodes in stage I endometrial or cervical cancer in pivotal...
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Pot peaks in breast milk 1 hour after smoking
The mean concentration of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in breast milk peaks 1 hour after smoking, with infants ingesting around 2.5% of the...
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Study: Preop EKGs have little utility for benign hysterectomy
ORLANDO – Preoperative EKGs had no effect on management or complications in women undergoing benign hysterectomy at a single medical center.
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Estrogen patch counters eating disorders in women athletes
CHICAGO – When women athletes are proud of training so hard they stop their periods, getting them on estrogen therapy may be a hard sell.
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Complication rates rise after decline in uterine fibroid morcellation
The increased rate of open abdominal hysterectomies for the treatment of uterine fibroids is associated with an increased rate of major...
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Zika virus: Sexual contact risk may be limited to short window
Infectious Zika virus in the semen of symptomatic infected men appears to be uncommon and limited to the first few weeks after onset of illness....
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Transgender women on HT have lower bone density, more fat mass than men
Bone density was lower than reference men and similar to reference women.
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VIDEO: Interventions target opioid overprescribing after gynecologic surgery
NEW ORLEANS – Two studies document opioid overprescribing after gynecologic surgery and introduce interventions to address the problem.
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MDedge Daily News: Time to let more pregnant women into drug trials?
And health IT under-users still outnumber super-users.
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FDA orders new restrictions on sale, distribution of Essure
The FDA has restricted the Essure contraception device to providers and facilities that inform patients about its risks and benefits.