OBGYN & Women’s Health
Adults Delaying Even Emergency Care During COVID-19
FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Two-thirds of Americans are concerned about going to medical appointments even for an emergency when COVID-19 rates are high in their area, according to the results of a survey released Jan. 12 by the Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute. An online survey of 2,043 U.S. adults was...
Hahn Resigns as Head of FDA, Dr. Janet Woodcock New Interim Chief
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Stephen Hahn, M.D., resigned as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. Hahn became head of the agency just weeks before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and was widely criticized during the public health crisis, with accusations that he gave in to former President...
Nearly One in Four Doctors Report Harassment on Social Media
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one-quarter of physicians report being personally attacked on social media, according to a research letter published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Tricia R. Pendergrast, from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues reported on a case series of physicians invited to...
Rachel Levine Nominated as U.S. Assistant Health Secretary
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Rachel Levine, M.D., a transgender woman, has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. If confirmed by the Senate, Levine would be the first openly transgender federal official in a Senate-confirmed role, according...
In Utero Exposures May Up Thyroid Cancer Risk in Offspring
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Maternal health and in utero exposures are associated with an increased risk for subsequent thyroid cancer in offspring, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Cari M. Kitahara, Ph.D., from the National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Maryland, and colleagues used registry...
Exercise Key to Lowering Risk for Gestational Diabetes
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Exercise during the first trimester of pregnancy reduces the risks for abnormal glucose screening and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a study published online Dec. 21 in Diabetes Care. Samantha F. Ehrlich, Ph.D., M.P.H., from Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland, and colleagues used data from a...
More Diabetes Remission in T2DM Seen With Low-Carb Diets for Six Months
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Patients with type 2 diabetes adhering to low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) for six months may experience greater rates of diabetes remission, according to a review published online Jan. 13 in The BMJ. Joshua Z. Goldenberg, Ph.D., from Texas A&M University in College Station, and colleagues conducted a systematic review...
Pregnancy Outcomes Examined for Women With Multiple Sclerosis
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women with pregnancy after versus before a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis have fewer children and at an older age, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. Bernardita Soler, from the Hospital Doctor Sótero del Río in Santiago, Chile, and...
Albuminuria Down in Adults With Newly Diagnosed T2DM
TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — From 1988 to 2018, there were reductions seen in the prevalence of albuminuria and improvements in glycemic, blood pressure, and lipid control among adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Jan. 8 in Diabetes Care. Michael Fang, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Selvin, M.P.H.,...
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