Preventive Care
Opinion
Flu vaccine: Larger impact on influenza burden than you thought?
Even the current modestly effective flu vaccines have significant benefit, protecting U.S. populations from serious disease and death.
News for Your Practice
Postmenopausal women would benefit from clinician-initiated discussion of GSM symptoms
Almost 20% of postmenopausal women wished that their practitioner had addressed their vulvovaginal health in a discussion at...
Article
National HPV vaccination rates among teens according to provider recommendation
From the Journals
High maternal lead levels linked to children’s obesity
High maternal folate levels mitigated the association between children’s risk of obesity and mothers’ high lead levels, suggesting an...
Conference Coverage
Closure of women’s health clinics may negatively impact cervical cancer outcomes
Mortality risk among women with cervical cancer was 36% higher in states that had a decreased number of women’s clinics.
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Survival at ‘overweight’ BMI surpasses ‘normal’
PARIS – Data from more than 142,000 middle-aged people worldwide show those with a body mass index of 25-29 kg/m2 outlast those at 20-...
Opinion
Summary: Preexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection USPSTF recommendation statement
New cases of HIV might be decreasing overall, but the incidence is rising in some groups.
From the Journals
Analysis finds no mortality reductions with osteoporosis drugs
A meta-analysis has found no evidence that osteoporosis drugs are associated with a reduction in mortality.
Conference Coverage
Are rigid HPV vaccination schedules really necessary?
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – “We conclude that delayed administration of the second dose has no negative impact on the magnitude of the immune response...
Product Review
Product Update: Osphena’s NDA, new hysteroscope, TempSure RF technology, Resilient stirrup covers
Conference Coverage
Antiretroviral-eluting implant could provide HIV prophylaxis for a year or more
The long-term islatravir implant could one day provide an easier adherence alternative for many.