Women’s Health & OB/GYN News

Women who scored higher on depression and anxiety questionnaires 12 months postpartum were more likely to have stress or urgency urinary incontinence, supporting the need for mental health and bladder leakage screenings, data show.

A remote postpartum blood pressure management program led to fewer hospital readmissions, greater postpartum visit attendance, improved guideline adherence and higher rates of antihypertensive prescriptions, researchers reported.

SAN FRANCISCO — Supportive interventions to improve knowledge of options and barriers for patients and surgeons may reduce racial disparities in minimally invasive hysterectomy, researchers reported.

For midlife women, better cognitive function — specifically ability, attention, processing speed and executive function — was associated with a lower likelihood of lower urinary tract symptoms, researchers reported in Menopause.

Women with breast cancer who underwent hormone-modulating therapy exhibited a reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according to results of a retrospective cohort study.

Clinics with vs. without Menopause Society Certified Practitioners were more likely to adhere to guidelines and not advertise compounded or bioidentical hormones, hormones for youthful appearance or weight loss or recommend hormone testing.

The Federal Trade Commission proposal to ban noncompete clauses for all workers has sent powerful ripples through the health care industry, prompting physicians of all specialties to reevaluate their career trajectories.

Health care providers know of the broad potential AI offers for reducing burnout, but which products are actually available for use can be difficult to ascertain, especially considering electronic health record system compatibility.

The FDA expanded the approval of dostarlimab-gxly for treatment of endometrial cancer.

In the U.S., diabetic ketoacidosis frequency at prenatal and delivery hospitalizations increased from 2010 to 2020 for mothers with pregestational diabetes, according to study results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.