News Feature Channel: OBGYN

Diabetes gestacional: O que voce precisa saber durante a gravidez

Mayo Clinic — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:30:12 EST

A gravidez e um periodo de grandes mudancas para o corpo da mulher. Os hormonios flutuam, os niveis de energia mudam e novos desafios surgem. Um desafio que algumas mulheres enfrentam e o diabetes gestacional, uma condicao em que os niveis de acucar no sangue se elevam durante a gravidez, diz a Dra. Summer Allen, medica de familia na Mayo Clinic que oferece cuidados pre-natais.

Gestational Diabetes: What to Know During Pregnancy

Mayo Clinic — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:00:41 EST

Pregnancy is a time of significant change for a woman's body. Hormones fluctuate, energy levels shift and new challenges arise. One challenge that some women face is gestational diabetes, a condition where blood sugar levels become elevated during pregnancy, says Summer Allen, M.D., a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic who provides prenatal care.

Diabetes gestacional: Que necesita saber durante el embarazo

Mayo Clinic — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:00:36 EST

El embarazo es un periodo de grandes cambios para el cuerpo de una mujer. Las hormonas fluctuan, los niveles de energia cambian y surgen nuevos desafios. Un desafio que enfrentan algunas mujeres es la diabetes gestacional, una afeccion en la que los niveles de azucar en la sangre aumentan durante el embarazo, dice la Dra. Summer Allen, medica de familia en Mayo Clinic que ofrece atencion prenatal.

السكري الحملي: ما يجب معرفته أثناء الحمل

Mayo Clinic — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:10:32 EST

روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا -- الحمل هو وقت التغيرات الكبيرة في جسم المرأة، حيث تتذبذب مستويات الهرمونات والطاقة وتظهر تحديات كثيرة. وإحدى هذه التحديات التي تواجهها بعض النساء هي السكري الحملي، وهي حالة ترتفع فيها مستويات سكر الدم أثناء الحمل، بحسب سمر ألين، دكتورة في الطب طبيبة صحة الأسرة في مايو كلينك ومقدمة الرعاية السابقة للولادة.

Neurosurgeon Raises NIH Funding Concerns in Key Letter

UC San Diego Health — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:10:57 EST

Neurosurgery Urges Collaboration on NIH Indirect Cost Policy

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:40:18 EST

The AANS, CNS, and over 40 other leading medical organizations sent a joint letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), expressing concerns over the agency's new policy imposing a 15% cap on indirect cost rates for all NIH grants.

Are Higher Doses of Folic Acid in Pregnancy Safe?

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:00:00 EST

Taking a higher dose of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy was safe and associated with improved verbal abilities in children at age six as well as improved behavior skills, according to a preliminary study released today, March 4, 2025, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 77th Annual Meeting taking place April 5-9, 2025, in San Diego and online.

Yale Gynecology Chair: Endometriosis-Associated microRNAs Impact Liver Metabolism

Yale School of Medicine — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:55:29 EST

Study: Endometriosis-Linked microRNAs Help Regulate Liver Metabolism

Yale School of Medicine — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:40:57 EST

Child ADHD Risk Linked to Mother's Use of Acetaminophen

University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:55:24 EST

Acetaminophen metabolites were detected in 20.2% of maternal plasma samples. Children whose mothers had these biomarkers present in their plasma had a 3.15 times higher likelihood of an ADHD diagnosis compared with those without detected exposure.

AI Chatbots Are Mostly Correct, but Incomplete, on Endometriosis

UT Southwestern Medical Center — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:40:48 EST

Three of the leading chatbots can provide basic information about endometriosis, a painful gynecologic condition that affects up to 1 in 10 women, but their responses are not as comprehensive as the guidance from health care providers, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers. Their findings, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, sound a cautionary note for patients who turn to generative artificial intelligence (AI) for medical information.

Treatment Patterns for Uterine Fibroids Differ by Insurance Type

Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:10:06 EST

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that among women receiving treatment for uterine fibroids, those with Medicaid were more likely to receive uterine artery embolization (UAE) than those with commercial insurance. The research, published today in the Journal of the American College of Radiology examined the propensity for women to receive either surgical treatment (hysterectomy or myomectomy) or the less invasive UAE procedure for uterine fibroids. This study was based on 579,153 women receiving one of these three treatments and examined how treatment patterns differed by insurance type--commercial or Medicaid.

New Blood Test Accurately Predicts Preeclampsia

University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:30:08 EST

A new blood test has an 80% accuracy in predicting preterm preeclampsia, according to a study published today, Feb. 12, in the journal Nature Medicine.

Study of Female Genital Tract Reveals Key Findings

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:00:40 EST

Seeking to understand what constitutes a healthy vaginal microbiome, a global research collaboration that includes a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has reported a series of findings, including identifying which bacteria thwart vaginal disease and determining that microbiomes vary significantly across human populations. Authors of the study, published in Trends in Microbiology, are part of a Belgium-based initiative called the Isala Sisterhood.

Blair J. Wylie, MD, MPH, Named Chair of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Beth Israel Lahey Health — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:45:46 EST

Blair J. Wylie, MD, MPH, has joined Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), and its physician organization, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP), as Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Expert Available: Black History Month: Bringing Awareness to the Maternal Health Crisis

George Washington University — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:25:45 EST

Each year in the United States, hundreds of people die during pregnancy or in the year following. According to the CDC, Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause... ...

Many Young Adults Favor at-Home STI Testing for Convenience and Privacy

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:10:14 EST

Stigma, privacy and inconvenience are among the many barriers that may prevent some adolescents and young adults from addressing sexual health with a traditional health provider. But many young people prefer testing for STIs in the comfort of their own home, a new study suggests.

Is CBD Use During Pregnancy as Safe as People Think? New Study Uncovers Potential Risks to Babies

McMaster University — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:30:00 EST

Cannabidiol (CBD), the component in cannabis often used for therapeutic treatments, is increasingly being used during pregnancy as a means of managing symptoms such as nausea, anxiety and sleep.

Environmental Research: How Dangerous Are Nanoplastics for Babies in the Womb?

Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:10:57 EST

Allergies and asthma are widespread diseases that could arise during embryonal development in the womb. A team led by Empa researcher Tina Burki is investigating the possible causes of this. The focus is on nanoplastic particles, which could lead to the development of a hypersensitive immune system in the child.

Music Can Touch the Heart, Even Inside the Womb

American Institute of Physics (AIP) — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:00:00 EST

Researchers in Mexico have used mathematical analysis tools to study the effect of classical music on a fetal heartbeat and identify patterns in heart rate variability. They recruited 36 pregnant women and played two classical pieces for their fetuses.