Apr 01, 2019

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by anti-abortion activists to narrow a Planned Parenthood lawsuit accusing them of i...

Apr 01, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in OBGYN & Women's Health for March 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles...

Apr 01, 2019

MONDAY, April 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Women at risk for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who are not screened or diagnosed are more likely to experience stillbirth than women who undergo screen...

Mar 29, 2019

By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Georgia's Republican-controlled legislature on Friday passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the United States, outlawing abort...

Mar 29, 2019

FRIDAY, March 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A simple point-of-care urine test can rapidly detect preeclampsia, according to a study published in the February issue of EClinicalMedicine. Kara M. Rood, ...

Mar 29, 2019

FRIDAY, March 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Having a shorter reproductive span is associated with an increased risk for dementia in women, according to a study published online March 28 in Neurology. ...

Mar 29, 2019

FRIDAY, March 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A higher prenatal omega-6:omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio in cord plasma is associated with a higher attention-deficit/hyperactivity diso...

Mar 21, 2019

Abortion is a reliably contentious topic, and social media abounds with longstanding and ongoing arguments between those who self-identify as “pro-choice” and those who identify as “pro-life.”...

Mar 20, 2019

A 2015 study indicates that physician burnout increased from 45.5% to 54.4% between 2011 and 2014, paralleling the rate in my specialty (obstetrics). Medscape’s 2018 OB/GYN Lifestyle Report revealed...

Mar 20, 2019

By Saumya Joseph (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Sage Therapeutics Inc's drug for postpartum depression, marking the first approval o...

Mar 20, 2019

WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Zulresso (brexanolone) injection has been approved for intravenous (IV) use in the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD) in adult women, marking the fi...

Feb 25, 2019

MONDAY, Feb. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Several unique characteristics are linked with depression at different time points before and after giving birth, according to a study published online Feb. 5...

Feb 11, 2019

Studies and news articles about the importance of the relationship between physicians and patients are prolific; the take away is always the same: better, more frequent communication and deeper empath...

Jan 29, 2019

TUESDAY, Jan. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) report, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Pregnancy Clinical Care Pathway, was published onlin...

Jan 18, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Women going through menopause may have fewer symptoms of depression when they get treatment for insomnia than when they don't, a recent...

Dec 20, 2018

By Andy Skean Senior Editor   The incidence of eosinophilic esophagitis has increased significantly over the past 2 decades and is a leading cause of upper gastrointestinal morbidity. Symp...

Dec 10, 2018

New research was presented at SABCS 2018, the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, from December 4-8. The features below highlight some of the studies that emerged from the conference. &...

Nov 06, 2018

Join us Thursday, December 6 at 9:00pm ET for a live, interactive tweetchat with Narjust Duma, MD, on representation of minorities, women, and the elderly in clinical trials, inspired by Dr. Duma's pa...

Oct 08, 2018

New research was presented at ID Week 2018, the combined annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, HIV Medicine Association, and Ped...

Sep 28, 2018

As more targeted therapies and immunotherapies are continuing to reach the oncology market, there has been an increasing number of clinical trials. These new therapeutic options have helped improve ad...