Victoria Gladstone

In a recent survey, nearly 18% of OB/GYN residents reported that the Dobbs decision impacted their plans for practice or fellowship.

The recommendation that people living with diabetes should avoid carbohydrates is misguided, according to a speaker at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference.

The safety of cephalosporins for patients with confirmed penicillin allergies has not been well studied, but they appeared to be safe in a small study.

Among women with hypertension, the use of blood pressure medications may reduce their risk for newly diagnosed fibroids.

Anti-obesity medications may need to be used on a long-term basis intermittent therapy can also lead to weight loss and health benefits, a speaker said.

Patients who use cannabis and experience acute asthma attacks had greater risks for mortality and mechanical ventilation, researchers reported.

Following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, rates of vasectomy and tubal sterilization rose, according to data presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress & Expo.

After participating in a 12-week lifestyle intervention followed by 72 weeks of tirzepatide, adults with obesity lost a mean of 24.3% of their body weight, researchers reported.

Responses to epinephrine nasal spray were comparable to those from injected epinephrine, researchers said.

Women with less access to mammogram screening and women with obesity had higher breast cancer mortality rates, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.