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ACOG recommends that annual screening mammograms begin at age 40

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: August 1, 2011

Earlier guidelines suggested that mammography for women 40 to 49 years old could be an annual or biennial activity

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Cancer survivors have many complaints not addressed by their physicians

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: July 1, 2011

Experts at a symposium on cancer survivorship say that clinicians often overlook sexual dysfunction and other untoward effects of cancer (and trea...

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In women under 50 years, mammography detects smaller tumors than clinical examination does

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: June 1, 2011

New data reveals that mammographically identified tumors are smaller and less likely to have nodal involvement in women 40 to 49 years old

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Is the MOC process driving some physicians into early retirement?

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: June 1, 2011

Debate over the value of Maintenance of Certification goes on and on. On one side of the battlefield, some experts claim the process is just too o...

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Most OB malpractice claims involve cascading events, not isolated errors

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: June 1, 2011

Analysis of more than 800 obstetric malpractice cases reveals common errors and a pattern of ‘rapidly devolving’ crises

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Is hormone therapy still a valid option? 12 ObGyns address this question

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: May 1, 2011

Clinicians understand the risks and benefits of hormone therapy for menopausal women more precisely than ever—but has the pendulum swung too...

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New group B strep guidelines clarify management of key groups

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: March 1, 2011

The CDC’s latest recommendations, endorsed by ACOG, spell out screening and intrapartum prophylaxis among women who experience preterm labor...

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Quadrivalent HPV vaccine now FDA-approved to prevent anal cancer

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: January 1, 2011

Most cases of anal cancer are diagnosed in women. HPV vaccination may prevent cancer or limit the burden of disease, the agency declares

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Cease the practice of early elective delivery, says March of Dimes

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: January 1, 2011

Elective delivery before 39 full weeks of gestation must end if birth outcomes are to improve, organization asserts

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Women who have low sexual arousal may respond to simple measures

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: December 1, 2010

One third of female subjects in a recent trial who received placebo for low sexual arousal had a meaningful response—suggesting that, in som...

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New study reveals a link between estrogen-progestin HRT and advanced breast cancer

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: October 1, 2010

Data from the Women’s Health Initiative show that mortality is higher in postmenopausal women who develop breast cancer after taking combine...

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Why you should recommend flu vaccine to "every single patient"

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: October 1, 2010

Routinely raise the subject, especially with pregnant patients, ACOG says

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An ObGyn’s guide to aromatase inhibitors as adjuvant therapy for breast CA

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: October 1, 2010

You may not prescribe anastrozole, letrozole, or exemestane, but there’s a strong possibility that some of your patients are taking one of t...

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Another reason to postpone delivery until 37 weeks

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: August 1, 2010

A study confirms: Late preterm births are associated with an increased risk of respiratory illness

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FDA warning: Don’t use unapproved IUDs

Author:: Janelle Yates

Publish date: August 1, 2010

Physicians who insert counterfeit IUDs may be putting themselves and their patients at risk, the FDA warns