Women’s Health & OB/GYN News

Exclusive breastfeeding for at least 3 months was associated with reduced childhood hematologic cancer risk vs. shorter breastfeeding durations, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Hematology/oncology fellowship programs provide insufficient training about how to address patients’ sexual and reproductive health concerns, according to a study led by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

Risk for CHD was highest for both men and women who reported binge drinking, which was defined as at least five drinks per day for men and four drinks per day for women in the past 3 months, according to research slated for presentation at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Preeclampsia significantly increases future risk for CVD; however, many women with preeclampsia fail to attend postpartum follow-up visits and, therefore, do not receive proper preventive care.

ChatGPT produced high-quality and accurate summaries of medical abstracts but struggled to classify the relevance of abstracts to medical specialties, a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine showed.

Black, Hispanic and Asian women reported more arm swelling after axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer compared with white women, according to findings published in JAMA Surgery.

“Knowledge and understanding of what preeclampsia can do during and after pregnancy and birth is critical.”

On March 18, President Joe Biden signed an executive order and announced new actions to improve women’s health research and innovation in the U.S., according to a White House press release.

Since the Dobbs decision in June 2022, mifepristone has been heavily discussed within legal landscapes regarding its safety, efficacy and availability for women seeking medication abortion.

In our last post, we saw how rollover equity fits into the overall consideration paid to a selling physician owner of a physician practice.