OB/Gyn
<ѻýҕl class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in obstetrics and gynecology.ѻýҕl>
<ѻýҕl>Young Women Skip Mammo After USPSTF Recsѻýҕl>
SAN FRANCISCO -- Rates of screening mammography among women younger than 50 declined within 2 months of a negative recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and have remained below baseline rates, according to a study reported here.
Sep 15, 2012
<ѻýҕl>Persistence of Finasteride Side Effects Raised at Meetingѻýҕl>
CHICAGO -- One of the topics under discussion among sexual medicine specialists, gathered here from around the world, is whether the sexual side effects of a hair-loss drug are long-lasting, according to a leader in the field.
Aug 30, 2012
<ѻýҕl>AMA Adopts Policies on Circumcision, Gun Safetyѻýҕl>
The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a number of new policies at its interim meeting, including policies on male circumcision, physician discussion of gun safety, and a new medical coding system that will go into effect in 2013.
Nov 16, 2011
<ѻýҕl>Medicare to Keep Paying for Avastinѻýҕl>
WASHINGTON -- Medicare will continue to pay for bevacizumab (Avastin) when it's used to treat metastatic breast cancer, even if the FDA decides to remove that indication from the drug, a spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said.
Jun 30, 2011