May 05, 2016

Congratulations to Kathleen M. Schmeler, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital for being the winner of the“Heroes in Medicine” award from Phys...

Sep 01, 2015

Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that serious adverse outcomes appear to be less common in the second pregnancies of women with preexisting diabetes. The investigators note, however, that ...

Jul 07, 2015

Nearly 20,000 physicians across 25 specialties responded to Medscape’s 2015 Compensation Survey. Check out our infographic! The top three earners this year are Orthopedics (421k), Cardiology (376...

Jun 15, 2015

A woman in California is suing her obstetrician because he performed an episiotomy that she had specifically requested not be done. A relative of the patient shot a video of the entire delivery, Showe...

Mar 16, 2015

To a physician, any disease-related death is one too many. But death is a certainty of life; and despite best efforts, deaths from cancer, heart disease and/or Alzheimer's are more readily understood,...

Jul 11, 2014

The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued new controversial clinical guidelines recommending against screening pelvic examinations in asymptomatic, nonpregnant, adult women. Just published ...

Apr 04, 2014

Source: BestMedicalDegrees.com Modern medicine has helped lead to a surge in average life expectancy, which was only about 36 in the late 1800s. With humans routinely living into their 100s, advanc...

Sep 03, 2013

As one of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide, pre-eclampsia does not distinguish between social status, and its causes are poorly understood. Hypertension higher than 140 mmHg systol...

Jul 02, 2013

The Particulars: Screening mothers during their first trimester enables clinicians to detect if fetuses are at risk for major congenital heart disease (CHD) early. The value and applicability of fetal...

Jul 01, 2013

Minneapolis, MN: Researchers have announced the results of a retrospective 5-year study, which shows that echocardiography can be useful in identifying new strategies for combatting the growth failure...

May 16, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO — Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy may signal future arrhythmia and heart failure risk in middle age, a population-based study affirmed. Heart failure risk was 88% higher among w...

Apr 23, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Diclegis (doxylamine succinate and pyridoxine hydrochloride) to treat pregnant women experiencing nausea and vomiting. Diclegis is a delayed-rel...

Apr 22, 2013

A friend called me to say that his wife had just received a rather concerning message after a visit to her gynecologist. They had been away and returned to find this registered letter. Dear Patient, ...

Mar 07, 2013

A research review from the AHRQ suggests that few studies have explored strategies for reducing cesarean births in low-risk women. Available at www.ahrq.gov, the review notes that no single strategy w...

Mar 06, 2013

The Particulars: Identification of HIV infection before or during pregnancy allows for interventions that can reduce perinatal transmission risk to less than 1%. Prenatal HIV testing rates among comme...

Feb 26, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Osphena (ospemifene) to treat women experiencing moderate to severe dyspareunia (pain during sexual intercourse), a symptom of vulvar and vaginal a...

Feb 11, 2013

Some researchers from Milan, Italy [it had to be from Italy] say that women with the most severe form of endometriosis are also the most attractive. Their study involved three groups of 100 women--...

Jan 28, 2013

Purpose: Low-dose warfarin throughout pregnancy (≤5 mg/day) was suggested to be safe in patients with mechanical heart valve prosthesis (MHVP). Being only shown in selected small low-risk groups, we...

Jan 22, 2013

The Particulars: Women with an abnormal placenta sometimes undergo cesarean section to reduce risks of hemorrhage during pregnancy. These women, however, are still at risk for excessive blood loss and...

Dec 26, 2012

Thromboembolism is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States. The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is increased four-fold during pregnancy and another five-fold for ...