Practice Management News

For a growing number of Americans, 12 weeks of paid leave from work after the birth of a child, or to care for an ailing family member, is standard.

The risk for neonatal complications is elevated for mothers with disabilities, according to the results of a Canadian study published in Pediatrics.

Recurrent bacterial vaginosis (BV) impacts quality of life, but treatment is currently limited to repeated courses of antibiotics.

The FDA accepted a new drug application from Astellas for fezolinetant, a nonhormonal drug for treating moderate to severe menopause-related vasomotor symptoms, according to a company press release.

In an email to staff, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, was critical of the agency’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and announced internal changes aimed at improving how it operates.

Binge drinking and heavy alcohol consumption are more common among nonpregnant women than among pregnant women, but researchers found that the prevalence of those risky behaviors is growing at a faster rate in the pregnant population.

Nothing instills more confidence in your patients than replying “uh, 12 weeks” after they’ve asked how many years of experience you have as a doctor.

Women who underwent cesarean delivery may have lower chances of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence surgeries, according to a register-based linkage study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

For the first time in 3 years, the Women in Medicine Summit will be taking place in person, from Sept. 16 to 17, in Chicago.

In May 2022, after several months of volatility across all financial markets, the S&P 500 had fallen into the second bear market in 2 years.