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Postpartum sepsis risk persists after 6 weeks
PARK CITY, UTAH – The findings help identify a group of women who are likely to need especially close follow-up after delivery.
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FDA moves to guard against abuse of ‘orphan drug’ program
Of about 450 drugs that have won orphan approval since 1983, more than 70 were first approved by the FDA for mass-market use.
From the Journals
Surgeons strongly influenced chances of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy
Only 4% of patients elected CPM when their surgeons were among those who least favored it overall.
From the Journals
Postpartum NSAIDs didn’t up hypertension risk in preeclampsia
An adequately powered trial is still needed to settle the question of the safety of NSAIDs for women with preeclampsia.
Conference Coverage
Capillary leakage predicts hysterectomy in postpartum group A strep
PARK CITY, UTAH – Capillary leakage proved to be a much more effective marker for adverse outcomes than were uterine and cervical motion...
From the Journals
WHI hormone trials offer reassurance on long-term mortality risk
New data from the WHI trials suggest that the use of conjugated equine estrogens alone or with medroxyprogesterone acetate is safe for 5-7 years...
From the Journals
Ten-year outcomes support skipping axillary lymph node dissection with positive sentinel nodes
Ten-year overall survival was 86.3% in the sentinel lymph node dissection group, compared with 83.6% in the axillary lymph node dissection group,...
Conference Coverage
Incidental hip CT scans could serve as osteoporosis screen
DENVER – Bone mineral density and femoral strength calculated from CT scans that had been taken for another purpose performed better than did DXA...
Guidelines
USPSTF backs away from cotesting in cervical cancer screening
In a draft recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, cotesting with cytology and high-risk HPV test is no longer recommended....
News from the FDA/CDC
Sleep issues vary by menopausal status
Report examines sleep duration and quality in women aged 40-59 years.
Conference Coverage
Domperidone appears safe galactagogue for mothers and infants
A retrospective study is reassuring for the drug’s use in breastfeeding support, though it remains unapproved in the United States.