Preventive Health News

Women at high risk for HIV need higher levels of plasma tenofovir to prevent infection compared with men, according to data from the largest HIV pharmacokinetics database to date.

The FDA will reevaluate the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging, according to a press release from the Environmental Defense Fund.

Women remain significantly underrepresented in academic internal medicine leadership positions in the United States, according to findings published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

SAN DIEGO — In this video, Kristyn Brandi, MD, MPH, FACOG, discusses the impact that the upcoming Supreme Court decision regarding a Mississippi abortion law may have on patients and providers.

SAN DIEGO — Non-Hispanic Black women with advanced maternal age had the lowest odds of developing gestational diabetes, yet neonates of Black women with gestational diabetes at any age had the highest odds of being admitted to the NICU.

HHS is providing $16.3 million in grants to support telehealth in Title X family planning clinics across the United States, according to a press release from the department.

SAN DIEGO — A higher density of primary care physicians was associated with an earlier stage of cervical cancer at diagnosis, according to findings presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — Several abstracts were presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting on the efficacy and safety of linzagolix, an investigational oral GnRH antagonist being developed for the treatment of fibroid-related symptoms.

SAN DIEGO — Tobacco and marijuana use may impact gestational weight gain, according to findings presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — In this video, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MS, FACOG, discusses the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the pregnant population, which was the focus of her presentation at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.