Practice Management News

A surveillance network monitoring maternal, infant and child outcomes tied to medication for opioid use disorder during pregnancy showed different sociodemographics between medication for opioid use disorder and those without, data show.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 against President Joe Biden’s proposed student debt relief program, a decision that could impact health care professionals with significant student loans, an expert said.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action programs during admissions processes at colleges and universities, potentially reducing the number of underrepresented students in medical education, experts said.

From a curious child playing with a microscope to molecular physiology professor, Holly A. Ingraham, PhD, leads a career in molecular processes with a recent focus on how endocrine signals shape female physiology.

Underrepresented groups face elevated cardiotoxic risk and strategies are needed to eliminate inequities in cardio-oncology research and clinical care, according to a scientific statement published in Circulation.

Treatment with a vaginal tamoxifen capsule in postmenopausal women with moderate to severe vulvovaginal atrophy was safe with minimal drug exposure, researchers reported in a phase 1/2 clinical study.

SAN FRANCISCO — Participation in a therapeutic mother-baby program resulted in significant symptom reduction of perinatal psychiatric conditions, Nicole Tarui, MD, told Healio at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

A Texas health system moderately increased adherence to syphilis testing among pregnant people by implementing a tool that interrupted the completion of a chart if a test was not ordered, according to findings presented at ASM Microbe.

As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on race-conscious admissions policies at universities, the AMA adopted a new policy of its own that recognizes the importance of considering race in admissions to diversify the workforce.

A bill introduced to the Senate will provide funding for the next 5 years to medical school programs for abortion care training and for students who have to travel out of state for abortion training, according to a press release.