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Are robotic surgery complications underreported?
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
- Senior Editor
Researchers from Johns Hopkins find clear-cut evidence that a significant proportion of robot-related complications go unreported
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The future of the Pap test: Identifying endometrial and ovarian cancers
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
- Senior Editor
Using a liquid-based Pap test, investigators successfully detected 100% of endometrial cancers and 41% of ovarian cancers among 46 women known to...
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ACOG issues formal statement opposing legislative interference
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
- Senior Editor
ACOG opposes legislative measures that hamper communication between patients and providers or that override the best judgment of the provider
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A lifetime of service to women and their health—the career of Barbara S. Levy, MD
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
OBG Management celebrates Dr. Levy’s remarkable tenure combining private ObGyn practice with eloquent and effective public service
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Surgical treatment of endometriosis lowers the risk of ovarian cancer
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
Compared with hormonal treatment or no intervention, surgical intervention was associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer
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Vitamin D supplementation in your pregnant and postmenopausal patients: Recent evidence implies it may not be so important
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
Two distinct explorations of the association between vitamin D and bone health found “underwhelming” evidence that supplementation is needed
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The newly approved IUD: Which patients is Skyla appropriate for?
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
The “mini” levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system is smaller and of shorter duration. Here, a look at its design, effect on bleeding, and...
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Robotically assisted hysterectomy is on the rise for benign gynecologic disorders
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
Use of the robot in hysterectomy increased from 0.5% of all hysterectomies to 9.5% over 3 years, a new study finds
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Women with ER-positive breast Ca may soon extend tamoxifen therapy to 10 years
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
A new study confirms that 10 years of tamoxifen significantly lowers the breast cancer mortality rate during the second decade after diagnosis,...
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The economics of surgical gynecology: How we can not only survive, but thrive, in the 21st Century
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
Q&A with Barbara S. Levy, MD, vice president of health policy at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Survey: Many physicians plan to leave or scale down practice
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
A survey of more than 13,000 physicians found widespread dissatisfaction with current medical practice
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Physician earnings have plateaued since 1996
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
Meanwhile, earnings of other health professionals continue to rise, according to data from the Current Population Survey
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Top gynecologic surgeons gather for 2012 PAGS
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
- Senior Editor
A roundup of the Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery (PAGS) symposium held December 13–15, 2012, in Las Vegas
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In a study of compliance, a new contraceptive patch tops the pill
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
Compliance with the oral contraceptive pill declined throughout the study
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Breast cancer genome analysis highlights 4 subtypes, link to ovarian cancer
- Author:
- Janelle Yates
New insights should advance future treatment