A pilot study at a hospital in India showed a 150% improvement in delivery of essential childbirth practices with the use of a 29-item checklist.
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The relative risk for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism jumps 7.9- and 6.5-fold in women using patches and rings, respectively, compared with women who do not use hormonal contraceptives.
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The results from the OraQuick Mouth-Swab Test show in 20 Minutes, yet false assurance is an issue.
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Multiple micronutrients with food supplementation early in pregnancy improved child survival rates in Bangladesh.
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In what a prosecutor called a “betrayal of medical ethics,” a Detroit-area physician signed off on unnecessary neurological tests for patients recruited with cash, food, and controlled substances.
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Results from an analysis of more than 10,000 medical malpractice claims show that more than half resulted in litigation, with outcomes varying considerably by specialty.
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A systematic review of long-term bisphosphonate use and prevention of fracture risk says these drugs should be considered in some patients.
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More than 2 decades of adverse-events reports did not reveal any odd patterns among pregnant women who received flu vaccinations or their infants.
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Using IUDs as emergency contraception may reduce the pregnancy rate to less than 1 in 1000.
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New findings contradict a previous US Preventive Services Task Force study that found insufficient evidence to support screening asymptomatic women for intimate partner violence.
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Less aggressive care after warfarin prescription a possible explanation, researchers say.
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A retrospective study suggests that national chlamydia screening guidelines might not be sufficient to reach at-risk women older than 25 years in some states.
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Findings of a new study examining infant weight suggest that bottle-feeding, either with breast milk or formula, may be an independent factor in infant weight gain.
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Even when menopause symptoms negatively affect women’s lives, few seek treatment.
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A new study shows that the annual rate of maternal opiate use at delivery has increased 5-fold and that rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome have almost tripled over the past decade.
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New data are a critical first step to reduce the incidence of bacterial vaginosis and the unnecessary use of antibiotics.
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Biennial mammography may benefit women in their forties at increased risk for breast cancer.
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The Massachusetts Medical Society and other state healthcare organizations want to demonstrate that apologies backed up with cash can keep medical malpractice out of the courts.
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A combined oral contraceptive with nomegestrol acetate and 17beta-estradiol taken in a 24-4-day regimen is somewhat more effective than one containing drospirenone and ethinyl E2 in a 21-7-day regimen.
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Researchers test validation of single ultrasonography for diagnosis of DVT in pregnant and postpartum patients.
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Unmarried couples who live together are increasingly likely to have children, with the birth rate nearly doubling since 2002.
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The bladder holds a world of bacteria that do not show up in standard cultures, regardless of whether a woman has symptoms of a urinary tract infection.
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Combined maternal metabolic conditions, and maternal obesity alone, are associated with increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring.
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Women requiring hemodialysis appear to be at increased risk of experiencing sexual problems.
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Prenatal exposure to antipsychotics may be associated with lower neuromotor performance in infants compared with those prenatally exposed to antidepressants or to no psychotropic medications.
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In the 1990s, women with false-positive mammograms had a higher later breast cancer rate than women with negative results; newer screening technologies indicate the 2 groups have similar cancer rates.
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A new study finds that women with irritable bowel syndrome may have a greater risk for spontaneous miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy.
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In a cohort of college students, black women were slower to clear infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) than white women, and more likely to have an abnormal Pap test.
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Breast ultrasound boosts cancer detection, but increases false-positive rates as well.
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In the Norwegian Screening Program, the estimated rate of overdiagnosis of breast cancer attributable to screening mammography ranged from 15% to 25%.
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