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Brigham and Women’s ranked No. 1 in US for OB/GYN care
Brigham and Women’s Hospital was named the top hospital in the U.S. for OB/GYN care, according to the 2024-2025 Best Hospitals rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
Intensive therapy may blunt higher CVD risk for younger women with hypertension, diabetes
Women with type 2 diabetes diagnosed with hypertension at younger than age 50 years have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and could benefit from intensive antihypertension therapy according to data published in Diabetes Care.
Overruled: Fear of litigation unfounded for physicians recommending active surveillance
Allen S. Ho, MD, did not wait to promote active surveillance when he started practicing medicine a decade ago.
Survey: Orthopedists say new parents need longer parental leave
SAN FRANCISCO — Orthopedic surgeons are aware of recent parental leave policy changes; however, most reported that at least the parent who gave birth needs more than 6 weeks of leave, according to recently presented data.
‘Heart-on-a-chip’ successfully predicts cardiotoxicity of cancer therapies
A miniature, three-dimensional heart model, called the “heart-on-a-chip,” successfully used reprogrammed stem cells to determine cardiotoxicity of cancer drugs on the human heart, according to a study published in Lab on a Chip.
More younger patients opt for TAVR vs. surgery, despite poorer outcomes
Adults younger than 60 years with severe aortic stenosis are increasingly opting for transcatheter aortic valve replacement despite data suggesting poorer 5-year survival compared with surgical AVR, researchers reported.
Non-sugar sweeteners linked to alterations in gut, stool microbiome
Adults who consume non-sugar sweeteners have differences in gut and stool microbiome compositions compared with those who do not consume non-sugar sweeteners, according to study findings published in iScience.
Therapy, medication equally reduce depressive symptoms for people with heart failure
Among patients with HF and depression, treatment with behavioral activation therapy or antidepressant medication reduced symptom severity by nearly half within 6 months, researchers reported.
Teprotumumab reduces proptosis in long-standing, stable thyroid eye disease
Adults with long-standing thyroid eye disease and low clinical activity scores had greater reductions in proptosis with teprotumumab compared with placebo, according to data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Black women less likely to receive lifesaving hysterectomies for endometrial cancer
Compared with white women, Black women with a low-risk form of endometrial cancer less frequently received a hysterectomy and had lower survival rates, according to research conducted at Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center.