Gynecologic Oncology May Face a Future of Too Few Cases, Too Many Docs
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- As gynecologic oncology faces an existential "identity crisis," an analysis projected that new cancer patient loads per physician would fall over the next two decades.
If current trainee numbers remained stable... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - March 18, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
EPA Imposes New Limit on Medical Sterilization Chemical, Citing Cancer Risk
(MedPage Today) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule on Thursday that aims to markedly reduce cancer risks for those living near commercial sterilization facilities by lowering toxic emission standards for ethylene oxide... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - March 15, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Is the U.S. Overcounting Maternal Deaths? New Study Stirs Controversy
(MedPage Today) -- A recent study suggesting that the CDC may have overcounted maternal mortality in recent decades is stirring controversy.
Critics, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and other experts, say... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Unmatched Realities: The Challenges of Match Day Unmatched Realities: The Challenges of Match Day
For fourth-year medical students, the last year — if not four — has been building to this week, yet many may be left disappointed and disillusioned.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines)
Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: OBGYN Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Olivia Munn Shares Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Reveals She Had a Double Mastectomy
Olivia Munn has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 and had a double mastectomy. Munn shared the health update in an Instagram post that included a statement about receiving the diagnosis and photos from her treatment in the last year.
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“In the past ten months, I have had four surgeries, so many days spent in bed I can’t even count and have learned more about cancer, cancer treatment and hormones than I ever could have imagined,” she wrote. “Surprisingly, I’ve only cried twice. I guess I haven’t felt like there was ti...
Source: TIME: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Moises Mendez II Tags: Uncategorized culturepod Source Type: news
Rwanda: Antenatal Depression - Why Pregnant Women Need Support
[New Times] Antenatal depression, also known as depression during pregnancy, is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition for women. Symptoms may include sadness, sleep problems, fatigue, appetite changes, irritability, and difficulty concentrating. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - March 13, 2024 Category: OBGYN Tags: Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Rwanda Women and Gender Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Investing in and Empowering Young Destitute Mothers - Ethiopia's Urban Safety Nets
[World Bank] Ethiopia's Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (UPSNJP) targets society's most vulnerable members to enable them to become productive citizens. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - March 13, 2024 Category: OBGYN Tags: Aid and Assistance Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Ethiopia External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Pregnancy and Childbirth Women and Gender Source Type: news
HHS Aims to Lower Drug Costs, Fund Public Health Preparedness in Budget Proposal
(MedPage Today) -- Lowering drug prices, expanding access to reproductive healthcare, and improving public health preparedness are a few of the core priorities HHS aims to tackle in its fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget.
"This President's budget introduced... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - March 12, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Asked to Clear Up Abortion Bans, GOP Leaders Blame Confusion on Docs, Misinfo
(MedPage Today) -- In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans -- even as doctors and patients insist the laws' exceptions are dangerously unclear, resulting in denied treatment... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - March 12, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Using ultrasound before operational birth improves neonatal outcomes
Using ultrasound prior to operative vaginal birth leads to improved neonatal outcomes, according to research published March 11 in American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM.
A team led by Sasha Skinner, MBBS, from Monash Health in Victoria, Australia, found that compared to cases where ultrasound was not used, implementing a safety protocol that included intrapartum ultrasound was tied to fewer infants being delivered in an unexpected position and a reduction in neonatal morbidity.
“Our experience found that clinicians were receptive to upskilling in [ultrasound] to determine fetal head position,” the Skinner t...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 12, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Source Type: news
Posttraumatic growth in women after a childbirth experience: the influence of individual characteristics and intrusive and deliberate rumination - Brand ão T, Brandão S, Prata AP, Silva R, Abreu W, Riklikienė O, Jarasiunaite-Fedosejeva G, González-Mesa E, İsbir GG, Inci F, Akik BK, Uriko K, Thomson G.
This study targets women who had a self-defined traumatic childbirth experience to (a) explore the differences between sociodemographic-, obstetric-, and trauma-related variables in relation to the rumination style; (b) determine differences bet... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The Ethos of Emergency Medicine Hangs in the Balance
(MedPage Today) -- The ethos of emergency medicine -- any patient, any time, any problem -- could be radically changed, considering pending legal challenges that may result in the Supreme Court invalidating or limiting the Emergency Medical... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - March 8, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Kenya: Nairobi Has Highest Teenage Pregnancies With 452 Cases Reported - KHRC
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has revealed that Nairobi has recorded the highest number of teenage pregnancies. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - March 8, 2024 Category: OBGYN Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Human Rights Kenya Pregnancy and Childbirth Source Type: news
Uganda: Experts Express Concerns Over Maternal Mortality Rates in Uganda
[Nile Post] As Uganda celebrates Women's Day, experts have raised concerns about the alarmingly high maternal mortality rates in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - March 8, 2024 Category: OBGYN Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Uganda Source Type: news
Venez à la rencontre de Marguerite Diarra. Son but est de former davantage de sage-femmes et d'am éliorer l'acc ès aux soins maternels au Mali.
Venez à la rencontre de Marguerite Diarra. Son but est de former davantage de sage-femmes et d'am éliorer l'acc ès aux soins maternels au Mali.
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Strategic communications managercbalesMarch 08, 2024March 08, 2024 12:00 PMPar une matin ée ensoleillée à l ' école Vicenta Maria de Ségou au Mali, Marguerite Diarra démontre la gestion active de la troisième phase de l’accouchement en utilisant un Mama-U, un simulateur obstétrique/gynécologique représentant l ' ut érus d ' une femme. Marguerite forme des sage-femmes qualifi ées prêtes à s ' occup...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news