Preventive Care
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Medicaid coverage of HPV vaccine in adults: Implications in dermatology
Widespread coverage should encourage dermatologists to identify patients at risk for HPV and recommend vaccination.
Feature
The danger when doctors don’t get mental health help
“There is a real fear for physicians when it comes to getting mental health care.”
Conference Coverage
Dietary supplements hyped as LDL cholesterol lowering are a bust: SPORT
The list of supplements without effects on LDL in the placebo-controlled trial include commercial preparations of fish oil, cinnamon, garlic,...
From the Editor
Should every scheduled cesarean birth use an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) pathway?
Standardization of surgical processes, with adjustment based on unique individual characteristics, improves outcomes
Expert Commentary
“Blind” endometrial sampling: A call to end the practice
ObGyns need to embrace the now years-long availability of office hysteroscopy, resisting the performance of dilation and curettage procedures, so...
Latest News
RSV vaccine given during pregnancy protects newborns: Pfizer
The company reported the vaccine prevented severe illness particularly well during the first 90 days of life, with measurable protection ......
Guidelines
USPSTF holds firm on postmenopausal hormone recommendations
The central message of updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s on using hormone therapy to prevent chronic...
From the Journals
Recurrent urinary tract infections: What’s good prophylaxis?
Study results on long-term prevention using cranberry products are inconsistent, and they are not recommended in the updated guideline.
Feature
Despite Katie Couric’s advice, doctors say ultrasound breast exams may not be needed
Research hasn’t found that women are any less likely to die from breast cancer if they get a supplemental ultrasound or MRI after a negative...
From the Journals
Plant-based diet cut hot flashes 78%: WAVS study
Postmenopausal women who ate a reduced-fat, vegan diet supplemented with soy experienced far fewer hot flashes and improved quality of live,...
Master Class
Discoveries in diabetic embryogenesis
Dr. E. Albert Reece and Dr. Peixin Yang provide insights into the cellular mechanisms contributing to critical structural birth defects in infants...