Practice Management News

BALTIMORE — Black and Hispanic women may be less likely to receive a recommendation to restrict activity during pregnancy compared with white women, according to research presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — A new study found that the Dobbs decision and subsequent restrictive abortion laws are impacting residency application decisions for medical students across all specialties.

BALTIMORE — COVID-19 vaccinations are safe and recommended, even for women who are pregnant or lactating, according to a presenter at a late-breaking session at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — Instagram is being used to distribute accurate and inaccurate medical information about abortion by both medical and nonmedical professionals, researchers reported at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — The pandemic, political discord, misinformation and what the U.S. Surgeon General has called an “epidemic of loneliness and isolation,” confront OB/GYN providers as intensely as the rest of the population, according to a speaker.

BALTIMORE — Today, the president of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists spoke to attendees of the 2023 annual meeting regarding the importance of mental health and overcoming women’s health challenges in the past year.

The ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting will have a heavy focus on overcoming current challenges, including diversity, equity and inclusion, in women’s health.

Parties to the federal case seeking to overturn FDA approval of the abortion drug mifepristone presented oral arguments to a panel of three judges in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday.

SAN DIEGO — In this video, Megan Lemay, MD, an associate professor of general internal medicine and addiction medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University, highlights several sessions from the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

President Joe Biden today announced his intention to nominate NCI director Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, as director of the NIH.