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Study: Half of doctors sued by age 55
Who wins when cases go to court?
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Cerclage plus progesterone for preventing preterm births
DALLAS – A study compared cerclage plus progesterone with progesterone alone for singleton pregnancies with very short cervixes.
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Congress extends CHIP, funds opioid crisis response following temporary shutdown
Bill also addressed controversial Medicare payment panel.
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An intervention to track fetal movement attempts to prevent stillbirth
DALLAS – The AFFIRM study intervention resulted in significant increases in labor induction and cesarean sections.
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Get ready for certolizumab for psoriasis
KAUAI, HAWAII – Women of childbearing potential may prefer it.
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders incidence exceeds previous estimates
Only 2 of 222 children found to have a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in a new study had previously been diagnosed with this type of a disorder...
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Aspirin blunts early stroke risk from preeclampsia
Aspirin use dampened the rise in early-onset strokes seen after preeclampsia.
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Ambulatory BP monitoring shows hypertension prevalence 1 year after preeclampsia
Office blood pressure equipment isn’t sensitive enough.
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Barbed sutures shorten cesarean closure time, reduce blood loss
DALLAS – Though physicians appreciate the easier closure, are the advantages clinically significant?
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These amniotic biomarkers predicted pPROM in women undergoing fetal surgery for spinal cord defect
DALLAS – A team at Cornell examined amniotic fluid samples for five potential biomarkers, finding that two may have utility.
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USPSTF: Screen all pregnant women for syphilis
The draft recommendation reaffirms advice issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in 2009.