With a wave of FDA approvals and promising clinical trials, treatment options for metastatic breast cancer are expanding fast. Amy Tiersten, MD, highlights the power of immunotherapies—especially checkpoint…
In this video, Sarah DiGeronimo, NP, and Sydney Smith, PharmD, both from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, discuss tips for the management of common side effects resulting from…
Margaret McHugh, MD, MPH, Associate Professor at NYU School of Medicine, Director of Adolescent Clinic and Child Protection Team, Bellevue Hospital, discusses child abuse, neglect and child safety,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Both obesity and type 2 diabetes, owing to their harmful effects on adipocytokines and inflammatory mediators, contribute to increased breast cancer risk in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or 3 (CIN2/3) by loop electrosurgical excision (LEEP) may lead to a reduction in acquisition of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Transvaginal laparoscopic ovarian drilling is effective in enhancing pregnancy rates in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), substantial myocardial salvage and reduced infarct size can be achieved even when primary angioplasty is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that when given to women in labor, allopurinol crosses the placenta during fetal hypoxia and may help reduce brain injury.…
Christian Pettker, MD, is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale University. He discusses the outcome of the university’s research on…
Dr. Lubna Pal, MD, is a Director of the Reproductive Aging and Bone Health Program at Yale Reproductive Endocrinology, specializing in the areas of infertility, reproductive aging and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Findings from a study of Chinese newborns suggest that maternal-fetal exposure to phthalates — plasticizer chemicals used in many consumer products — increases…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sperm washing and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) with intracytoplasmic sperm infection (ICSI) can safely achieve pregnancy in couples in which the male is HIV-positive,…
