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USPSTF Urges Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Screen in Pregnancy

Apr 23, 2019

TUESDAY, April 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening pregnant women for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) but not nonpregnant women or men. Th...

Soft bedding top cause of suffocation death for sleeping babies in U.S.

Apr 22, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Most sleep-related suffocation deaths among babies less than one year old happen because infants' airways got blocked by things like pi...

Conception by IVF May Increase Risk for Rare Childhood Cancer

Apr 19, 2019

FRIDAY, April 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- There is a small association between conception by in vitro fertilization (IVF) and childhood cancer, particularly hepatic tumors, according to a study publi...

FDA orders withdrawal of transvaginal surgical mesh from market

Apr 16, 2019

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday ordered makers of transvaginal surgical mesh implants to immediately stop their sale and distribution in the United States, ...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective for Prenatal Insomnia

Apr 16, 2019

TUESDAY, April 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective nonpharmacologic treatment for insomnia during pregnancy, according to a study published online April 5 in Obst...

FDA Halts All Sales of Pelvic Mesh Products Tied to Injuries in Women

Apr 16, 2019

TUESDAY, April 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced a ban on the sale of all pelvic mesh products. "In order for these mesh devices to stay on the m...

Metformin May Cut Risk for Prematurity, Miscarriage in PCOS

Apr 15, 2019

MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), metformin treatment from the late first trimester until delivery might reduce the risk for late misc...

Gestational Diabetes Linked to Incident Diabetes in Offspring

Apr 15, 2019

MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with incident diabetes in offspring throughout childhood and adolescence, according to a study published online A...

More U.S. states push ahead with near-bans on abortion for Supreme Court challenge

Apr 12, 2019

(Reuters) - North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation on Wednesday making it a crime for doctors to perform a second-trimester abortion using instruments like forc...

Female firefighters' health needs often unaddressed

Apr 12, 2019

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) - - Women firefighters, particularly in North America, are less likely to have access to female-specific personal protective equipment an...

In Pregnancy, Buprenorphine Use Up, Methadone Use Down

Apr 12, 2019

FRIDAY, April 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- From 2009 to 2015, the prevalence of methadone use decreased and buprenorphine use increased among Medicaid-enrolled pregnant women with opioid use disorder,...

U.S. FDA loosens alcohol restrictions for female libido pill

Apr 11, 2019

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday women taking Sprout Pharmaceuticals Inc's female libido pill, Addyi, need not completely avoid alcohol. ...

C-section complication risk rises with mother's age

Apr 11, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport Pregnant women are more likely to have complications during labor and cesarean deliveries than during vaginal births, and a new study offers fresh evidenc...

South Korea court strikes down abortion law in landmark ruling

Apr 11, 2019

By Joyce Lee and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Constitutional Court on Thursday overturned a ban on abortion that has stood for more than 65 years, saying in ...

SSI Risk Up After C-Section for Medicaid Beneficiaries

Apr 11, 2019

THURSDAY, April 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for surgical site infection (SSI) after cesarean delivery is increased for women covered by Medicaid versus private health insurance, according to...

Most women need mammograms every other year starting at 50

Apr 08, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport Women at average risk for breast cancer can wait to start getting mammograms until age 50 and be screened every other year, according to new guidelines fr...

Guidance Statements Issued for Breast Cancer Screening

Apr 08, 2019

MONDAY, April 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Four evidence-based guidance statements on breast cancer screening have been developed by the American College of Physicians and published online April 9 in t...

Women often keep impact of menstrual pain, bleeding to themselves

Apr 05, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport Many women who suffer from menstrual symptoms like pain and heavy bleeding don't tell their families or doctors about it even when it interferes with thei...

Pregnancy History Not Likely Tied to Later Cognitive Function

Apr 05, 2019

FRIDAY, April 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- There is no clinically meaningful long-term association between pregnancy history and age-related change in cognitive function, according to a study published...

Histologic Clearance of CIN2/3 Seen With HPV Therapeutic Vaccine

Apr 05, 2019

FRIDAY, April 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2 or 3 associated with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), an immunotherapeutic tipapkinogen s...

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