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Cesarean delivery reduces some risks, raises others
Incontinence, prolapse are less likely after cesarean, but children have increased chance of asthma, obesity.
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Gonadotropins succeed where clomifene fails
Live births are significantly more likely among women who take gonadotropins, whether accompanied by intercourse or intrauterine insemination.
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CHIP out of cash amid government shutdown
Congress, President bicker while 9 million children lose insurance coverage.
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STUDY: More mammograms after cost-sharing elimination
The elimination of cost sharing for mammograms under the ACA was associated with increased rates of using the service among older women, according...
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New multi-analyte blood test shows promise in screening for several common solid tumors
Newly developed CancerSEEK utilizes combined assays for genetic alterations and protein biomarkers and has the capacity to identify the presence...
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HHS creates new religious freedoms division
The Trump administration has announced a new division within the U.S. Health & Human Services Department that aims to protect health care...
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Preterm intervention underused in at-risk women
A retrospective study showed that use of progesterone was limited to less than a third of women with a previous preterm birth or a current short...
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Fetal fibronectin testing is infrequent
Testing in women with suspected preterm labor was associated with higher maternal health care costs, but longer time to delivery.
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Iodine deficiency linked to delay in pregnancy
“The significant delay in time to pregnancy in that group raises serious concerns,” wrote James L. Mills, MD, of the NICHD.
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HIPEC shows survival benefit for advanced ovarian cancer
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy showed survival benefit without increasing risk for side effects in phase 3 study.
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Hydroxychloroquine use rising in SLE pregnancies
Initiation “remains low” in pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus.