A detailed discussion on gynecology as a specialty between Prassan Vij, MD, and host Nachiket Bhatia, MD. They explore the rewards and challenges of this field, the importance…
Jennifer Lincoln, MD, a board-certified OBGYN, demonstrates a pelvic exam on a simulation model, explaining its components and purpose. She covers the external and internal anatomy assessed during…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with double-layer uterine closure, single-layer closure following caesarean section doubles the risk of uterine rupture during a subsequent trial of labor, Canadian…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The addition of prophylactic phenobarbital to whole-body cooling reduced seizures in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in a small observational study. According to…
Program Survey Please click here to participate in our 15-second survey to provide feedback on this program. Program Overview As clinicians, we know that taking folic acid prior…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Some assisted reproduction protocols call for oral contraceptive (OC) pretreatment before ovarian stimulation, but this approach significantly reduces ongoing pregnancy rates, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When used to prevent postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) following cesarean section, a single dose of carbetocin (Duratocin, Pabal) is less likely than oxytocin (Sintocinon)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single intravenous (IV) infusion of iron polymaltose added to a standard regimen of oral iron sulfate to treat iron-deficiency anemia in pregnancy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Selective head cooling combined with mild systemic hypothermia has a significant brain-protective effect in babies with neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), researchers in China…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Peripartum hysterectomy is associated with significantly more complications and deaths compared to nonobstetric hysterectomy, a new study confirms. “We knew that peripartum hysterectomy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Across many subgroups of preterm infants, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) and conventional ventilation are just as likely to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and they…
