Latest OBGYN &Women's Health News
Vyleesi Approved for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Women
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Vyleesi (bremelanotide) has been approved to treat acquired, generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopausal women, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday.
First States to Expand Medicaid Had Largest Bump in Cancer Screening
by modernClinician Editorial Team
The first states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act saw the largest increases in colorectal cancer screening from 2012 to 2016, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Suicide Rates Increased for Men, Women From 1999 to 2017
by modernClinician Editorial Team
From 1999 to 2017, there was an increase in suicide rates for women and men, according to a report published in the June Health E-Stats, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics.
Surveillance Breast MRI Ups Biopsy, Cancer Detection Rates
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Use of surveillance breast magnetic resonance imaging is associated with increased biopsy and subsequent cancer detection rates compared with mammography alone among women with a personal history of breast cancer, according to a study published online June 4 in Radiology.
PET/MRI Offers Diagnostic, Prognostic Value in Pediatric Epilepsy
Dense Breast Notification Linked to Increase in Use of Supplemental Ultrasound
Mammography Trials Yield Excess-Incidence Patterns Consistent With Low Overdiagnosis
Nighttime Light Exposure Linked to Adverse Cardiac Remodeling
Recommended 2023 Adult Immunization Schedule Published
Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination Highly Effective for Infants
U.S. Maternal Mortality, Morbidity Increased in Sickle Cell Disease
Mental Health Concerns Increasingly Addressed at Primary Care Visits