OBGYN || Gynecology

VIDEO: Contraception 2014: What you need to know

Posted on: 29/04/2014 - 20:05

CHICAGO – From advances in long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) to emergency contraception, Dr. Eve Espey and Dr. Tony Ogburn of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, give you a quick...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Survey: 69% support ACA’s contraceptive mandate

Posted on: 22/04/2014 - 19:15

Public support for contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act lags behind support for other preventive care benefits, according to a survey of 2,124 adults. The survey, conducted by...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Hereditary cancer syndromes

Posted on: 22/04/2014 - 14:20

Obstetrician-gynecologists play a unique role in screening women for various malignancies, including breast, colon, and cervical carcinoma. Although less common, genetic syndromes also can affect the...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Simpler language improved patients’ recall of mesh-related risks

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 18:55

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Patients giving consent to undergo midurethral sling surgery are more likely to remember being advised of the risks of surgical mesh if their surgeon speaks at a lower grade...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Asymptomatic stage 2 pelvic organ prolapse seldom progresses

Posted on: 11/04/2014 - 18:24

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Women with asymptomatic stage 2 pelvic organ prolapse can be reassured that it rarely progresses, according to the results of a study reported at the annual meeting of the Society...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Doctors reconstruct noses, create vaginas using engineered human tissue

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 23:30

Researchers have successfully engineered human tissue from autologous tissue for the reconstruction of nasal alar lobules in one first-in-human trial while investigators in separate study were able...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Doctors reconstruct noses, create vaginas using engineered human tissue

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 23:30

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Resident involvement does not compromise safety of laparoscopic hysterectomy

Posted on: 09/04/2014 - 18:35

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Laparoscopic hysterectomy takes longer when residents participate, but is generally as safe as when an attending physician performs the surgery alone, a study showed. A resident...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Neither perioperative aspirin nor clonidine prevents MI

Posted on: 31/03/2014 - 13:00

Neither perioperative aspirin therapy nor perioperative clonidine prevented death or MI in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery who were at risk for major vascular complications, according to data...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Whole-genome sequencing not ready for prime time

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 20:25

Clinicians and the public have held great hope for years that genomic analysis would transform the prevention and treatment of disease, but although costs may be plummeting, challenges persist,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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