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What was the impact of COVID-19 on maternal mortality in the United States?
- Author:
- Barbara Levy, MD
As compared with prepandemic and early pandemic pregnancy-related mortality, maternal deaths within 1 year of birth increased dramatically...
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2022 Update on female sexual health
- Author:
- Barbara Levy, MD
Society guidance on testosterone therapy for HSDD and approaches for evaluating and managing persistent genital arousal disorder, with expert...
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Defending access to reproductive health care
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
- Barbara Levy, MD
- Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- David G. Mutch, MD
- James Simon, MD
- Amy Garcia, MD
- Cheryl Iglesia, MD
- Errol Norwitz, MD, PhD, MBA
- Jaimey Pauli, MD
- David Jaspan, DO
- Iris Krishna, MD, MPH
- Mark Trolice, MD
- Lubna Pal, MBBS, MS
- Jan Leslie Shifren, MD
- Sarah Prager, MD, MS
- Charles Miller, MD
- Eve Espey, MD, MPH
- Constance Bohon, MD
- Melissa Kottke, MD, MPH, MBA
- Sinha Sangeeta, MD
- Patrick Woodman, DO
If precedents set in Roe v Wade are overturned, ObGyns have several immediate and long-term challenges
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Appropriate cancer screening for women with dense breasts
- Author:
- Barbara Levy, MD
- Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD, NCMP
The data do not support mandating supplemental MRI as part of breast cancer screening for women with extremely dense breasts
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2021 Update on female sexual health
- Author:
- Barbara Levy, MD
Data on recent studies related to CO2 laser therapy and female sexual function plus a peer-to-peer discussion on laser safety, efficacy, and...
Article
Facing systemic racism in health care: Inequities in medical education
- Author:
- Barbara Levy, MD
- Pierre Johnson, MD
These experts discuss the realities of systemic racism that one Black male medical student faced on his journey to fulfilling his...
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Facing systemic racism in health care: Inequities in medical education
- Author:
- Barbara Levy, MD
- Pierre Johnson, MD
In this roundtable discussion, these experts discuss the realities of systemic racism that one black male med student faced on his journey to...
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Major changes in Medicare billing are planned for January 2021: Some specialties fare better than others
- Author:
- Robert L. Barbieri, MD
- Barbara Levy, MD
The changes decrease Medicare payments for procedural services but increase valuation of office-based services
The Centers...
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Restructuring health care delivery for the future: What we need to do post–COVID-19
- Author:
- Barbara Levy, MD
- Scott D. Hayworth, MD
- Janice Huckaby, MD
- Errol R. Norwitz, MD, PhD, MBA
- Cynthia A. Pearson
Based on knowledge that has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, how would you change health care delivery if you could? Five...
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Physician leadership: Racial disparities and racism. Where do we go from here?
- Author:
- Biftu Mengesha, MD, MAS
- Kavita Shah Arora, MD, Mbe, MS
- Barbara Levy, MD
Dr. Mengesha is Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco and Medical Director, Inpatient Obstetrics at Zuckerberg San...
Video
COVID-19 and pregnancy: Is miscarriage a risk?
- Author:
- Barbara Levy, MD
- Jan van Dis, MD
Article
Steps to leadership during the COVID-19 era and beyond
- Author:
- Barbara Levy, MD
ObGyn clinical experience and leadership skills can help pilot patient care through the COVID-19 pandemic and plan a cohesive...
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What’s in store for ObGyn reimbursement in the EHR age and beyond
- Author:
- Donna Tyler
- Barbara Levy, MD
ACOG intends to retain the physician lead in how ObGyns get paid for their work
...
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The HPV vaccine is now recommended for adults aged 27–45: Counseling implications
- Author:
- Barbara Levy, MD
- Levi S. Downs Jr, MD
Can we improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates among boys and girls so “catch-up” vaccinations in adults are...
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What makes a quality “quality measure”?
- Author:
- Taima Gomez, MPS
- Steve Hasley, MD
- Nadia Ramey, PhD
- Sean Currigan, MPH
- Barbara Levy, MD
As we move away from fee-for-service medicine, we need to understand the brave new world of value-based care so we can successfully adapt our...