Contemporary OB/GYN Newsletter

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Study: Higher BMI associated with reduced breast Ca risk in premenopausal women

While obesity has been shown to have a strong correlation with an increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, the results from a large-scale, multicenter analysis show that the inverse may actually be true for younger women. PLUS: Women with denser breast tissue have higher recall and biopsy rates and increased odds of screen-detected and interval breast cancer, according to a recent study.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are among the leading contributors to maternal mortality worldwide. This review describes hypertension-related maternal mortality in the United States and key strategies to improve outcomes.

TRENDING ARTICLES

Local resistance impacts cost-effectiveness of antibiotics for UTI

Few predictors of complications with endometriosis surgery

fFN alone may predict spontaneous delivery in symptomatic twin pregnancies

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

ME - Central Maine Medical Center

National - OB Hospitalist Group

NY - TeamHealth

SC - McLeod Health

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