WASHINGTON – Only 20% of women of childbearing age taking antiepileptic drugs also received a folate prescription, a small study revealed – but a ... More »
Metastatic triple-negative breast cancer appears to be the latest hard-to-treat cancer to yield to the juggernaut that is now anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy... More »
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is continuing to recommend routine mammograms every 2 years for women starting at age 50, according to newly r... More »
ORLANDO – Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) given at a dose of 75 mg provided effective contraception with rates of weight gain and unschedul... More »
Medicare is proposing to begin covering human papillomavirus testing once every 5 years in conjunction with the Pap smear test for its asymptomatic fe... More »
Treatment of nine women with metastatic cervical cancer with single infusions of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes grown out from tumor specimens collect... More »
Infants born to women taking prescription opioids were more likely to have neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) if their mothers smoked tobacco or took ... More »
SAN FRANCISCO – Pregnancy increases the risk of poor outcomes in melanoma, according to a review of melanoma cases at the Cleveland Clinic.
The ef... More »
ORLANDO – Injuring the bladder during a hysterectomy is associated with a greater likelihood of developing a postoperative vesicovaginal fistula, ac... More »
ORLANDO – Financial penalties designed to induce hospitals with high surgical site infection rates to improve this aspect of quality of care are lik... More »
