Ob/Gyn and Women's Health News

• Which Patients With Early TNBC Can Avoid Chemotherapy? Stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte levels may help determine which patients with stage I TNBC can skip chemotherapy, findings from a recent registry analysis suggested.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• AIDS 2024 Twice-Yearly PrEP Gives 'Huge' 100% Protection Final results of the highly anticipated PURPOSE 1 trial of lenacapavir show the shots prevent new infections without many side effects.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• Slow-Release Buprenorphine Safe in Mild OUD Withdrawal Extended-release buprenorphine medication was deemed safe for patients with mild opioid withdrawal.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• Common Eye Disorder May Be Linked to Maternal Hypertension Children whose mothers have a hypertensive disorder in pregnancy are at increased risk for strabismus, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• Louisiana: Abortion Now Controlled Dangerous Substances Louisiana lawmakers have added mifepristone and misoprostol to the state's list of controlled dangerous substances.
  KFF Health News, July 25, 2024
• Pfizer's Gene Therapy Cuts Hemophilia A Bleeding Rate in Late-stage Trial Pfizer's gene therapy for hemophilia A significantly cut the number of annual bleeding episodes in patients with the rare disorder in a late-stage study and performed better...
  Reuters Health Information, July 24, 2024
• New PCSK9s Nearing Market Will Help Meet Cholesterol Targets Different formulations and dosing schedules are expected to help many more patients reach LDL goals.
  Medscape Medical News, July 24, 2024
• Will Treating High Blood Pressure Curb Dementia Risk? Evidence is mixed or lacking, but experts say it makes sense to treat hypertension to lower dementia risk, particularly in middle age.
  Medscape Medical News, July 24, 2024
• Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Sliced Deli Meats Two people have died from an outbreak of the bacteria listeria linked to deli-counter sliced meat, and dozens more have been sickened.
  WebMD Health News, July 23, 2024
• GLP-1 Prescribing Shifts From Type 2 Diabetes to Obesity Major indication shift is seen since 2020, with semaglutide topping the list.
  Medscape Medical News, July 23, 2024
• Merck's RSV Shot Helps Protect Infants in Mid-to-late Stage Study Merck's antibody-based shot met the main goal of a mid-to-late stage trial, when tested to protect infants against a disease caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),...
  Reuters Health Information, July 23, 2024
• AIDS 2024 Remembering HIV Leaders Shot Down in Plane HIV researchers and activists were killed when a missile hit their passenger airplane over Ukraine 10 years ago in the deadliest shoot-down incident to this day.
  Medscape Medical News, July 22, 2024
• Will Mesometrial Resection Become a New Standard Treatment? Total mesometrial resection shows improved recurrence-free survival and overall survival compared with standard treatment for patients with early-stage cervical cancer.
  MDedge News, July 22, 2024
• Could an EHR Nudge Reduce Unnecessary Biopsies? A nudge intervention using electronic health records could help decrease the number of unnecessary sentinel lymph node biopsies in older women with early-stage breast cancer.
  MDedge News, July 19, 2024
• Polygenic Risk Scores: New Frontier in IVF or Just a Hype? Experts said risk profiling of embryos for genetic anomalies is not ready for "prime time."
  Medscape Medical News, July 19, 2024
• Canadian Pharmacies Emerge As 'First Stop' for Primary Care Recent data from Nova Scotia suggest that pharmacist-led clinics contributed to a nearly 10% decline in emergency department visits for nonurgent or less-urgent care.
  Medscape Medical News, July 19, 2024
• Intervention Eases Shift from Postpartum to PCP Engagement A relatively low-resource behavioral intervention may help postpartum women transition to engagement with primary care.
  MDedge News, July 18, 2024
• Genetic Analysis Confirms Two-Way Link Between BMI and PCOS Increased BMI contributed to a higher risk for PCOS, and conversely, the severity of PCOS affected the BMI in an analysis of genome-wide association data.
  Medscape Medical News, July 18, 2024
• ACOG Advises Clinicians on Cannabis for Gynecologic Pain An increasing proportion of people are using cannabis products for pain, including that associated with gynecologic conditions.
  MDedge News, July 18, 2024
• Flu and MI Risk: A Sixfold Increase, More If No CVD History The link between flu and myocardial infarction reinforces the value of the influenza vaccine and raises the possibility of prophylactic anticoagulation to reduce risk.
  Medscape Medical News, July 18, 2024