Top January 2023 FDA Approvals
January FDA approvals include treatments for mood disorders, pertussis in infants, Alzheimer disease, and type 2 diabetes.
Ob/Gyn Information Center
Emzahh Gets FDA Approval for Pregnancy Prevention
Emzahh is an AB-rated generic equivalent of Ortho Micronor.
Case Study: Ethics and Mental Illness in Pregnancy
A woman is evaluated by psychiatry on postpartum day 2 after staff noticed her talking to the mirror in her room and not showing affection to her newborn child. Case shows ethical decisions made when managing mental illness during pregnancy.
Socioeconomic Disadvantages Explain Maternal Age and ADHD Causal Association
Researchers examined the relationship between maternal age and childhood ADHD to determine which factors may mediate or confound the association.
Reforming Institutions, Integrating Health Technology to Address Maternal Mortality Gap
Experts discuss strategies to reduce the maternal mortality gap by implementing implicit bias training and reevaluating clinical guidelines and algorithms.
Experiencing Racism Tied to Doubled Odds of Depression During Pregnancy
Authors say respectful maternity care may help address maternal morbidity in Black women.
Symptoms in Late Reproductive Years Similar to Menopause
Authors say findings could help with culturally competent guidance about menopause.
Women With ADHD at Increased Risk for Depression With Hormonal Contraceptive Use
Do women or girls with ADHD using hormonal contraceptives (HCs) have an increased risk for depression compared with HC users who do not have ADHD?
Clinicians Address the Resurgence of Syphilis in the United States
Syphilis diagnoses have continued to accelerate for the past few years due to COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions at sexual health clinics.
FDA Allows Certified Retail Pharmacies to Dispense Mifepristone
Mifepristone is a progestin antagonist indicated, in a regimen with misoprostol, for the medical termination of intrauterine pregnancy through 70 days gestation.
Screening Catches Only 1 in 7 Cancers
Vast majority of cancers diagnosed due to symptoms or other medical care.
Maternal Mortality Crisis Among Minority Patients in the US
ACOG experts provide actionable steps to reduce the maternal mortality crisis in the US, particularly among minority populations.
Breast Cancer: a Diagnosis That Extends Beyond the Patient
The authors present a case in which genetic testing for breast cancer may have affected outcomes in a 35-year-old woman.
Evidence-Based Medicine: Tracking Fracking, Hypertension During Pregnancy, and Safety of Eye Surgery
Dr. Ehrlich reviews the evidence of 3 recent studies that evaluate the risk of fracking and health outcomes in infants, management of hypertension in pregnancy, and cardiac risk of eye surgery.
B12 Supplementation Improves Pregnancy Outcomes in Autoimmune Atrophic Gastritis
Researchers assessed the association between autoimmune atrophic gastritis and pregnancy complications.
sFlt-1:PlGF Stratifies Risk for Preeclampsia With Severe Features
Ratio had better performance for predicting preeclampsia with severe features than standard clinical measures.
COVID-19 Vaccines Up Protection More Than Infection for Moms, Infants
Antibody levels higher in maternal and cord blood after vaccination vs natural infection.
Case Study: 2-Rod Subdermal Contraceptive Implant in a Recent Immigrant
Case involving a 2-rod subdermal contraceptive implant mistaken for a 1-rod device demonstrates the importance of delivering culturally competent care.
USPSTF Recommends Against Postmenopausal Hormone Tx to Prevent Chronic Conditions
The recommendations were give a “D” grade indicating that there is moderate or high certainty that the harms associated with hormone therapy use in these settings outweigh any potential benefits.
Maternal Caffeine Consumption Linked to Smaller Child Height
Children of women in fourth vs first quartile of plasma caffeine concentration had lower height z scores.
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