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She is chairwoman of Obstetrics and Pediatrics at Valley West Community Hospital in Sandwich. What s interesting is that. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
No ban on pregnant women in cell ads Oct 21, 2008
To be spearheaded by ICMR, the five-year study will be conducted by JNU's School of Environmental Sciences and three departments of AIIMS obstetrics and gynaecology, neurology and biochemistry. In a recent pilot study done at JNU, rats subjected to radiation from mobile phones were found to have damaged DNA and low sperm count, leading to infertility and reduction in testis size. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Endometriosis May Occur with Bowel Disease Oct 21, 2008
"If there is coexisting pelvic inflammatory disease, then this needs rigorous treatment to reduce the risk of even greater subfertility," the researchers conclude in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ... SOURCE: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, October 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Miss Conceptions, Confirmed Oct 21, 2008
Don't give me some medical-school mumbo jumbo about obstetrics. The legislature mooted all that blather when it superimposed its judgment. (Slate)
Dr. Allan Rosenfield, at 75; advocate for women's health Oct 19, 2008
In 1975, Dr. Rosenfield joined the Columbia faculty as a professor of public health and obstetrics and gynecology, as well as director of the school's new Center for Population and Family Health. He ordered a dual focus on the global outreach that the public-health school would become known for and efforts in Columbia's immediate neighborhood in Upper Manhattan. (Boston Globe)
Steroid Treatment Offers No Benefit In Preemies, Study Suggests Oct 19, 2008
1, 2007) A drug commonly used to halt premature labor may be associated with brain damage and intestinal issues in premature babies, according to a new analysis in the American Journal of Obstetrics and. . (Science Daily)
• Got milk? Breast-feeding best - unless you can't Oct 19, 2008
"Physicians know less about breast-feeding than they could," said Dr. Ann Borders, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and a breast-feeding mother. "I feel like I learned the majority of what I know about breast-feeding from personal experience.". (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Georgetown University Med Center reproductive health researchers tackle public health concerns Oct 19, 2008
As part of the Georgetown University Medical Center's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Institute conducts research to develop natural methods of family planning and tests them in various service delivery settings. Among the Institute for Reproductive Health presentations at the APHA meeting. (EurekAlert!)
Mothers Launch National Petition for Preemies Oct 17, 2008
"Some doctors and patients may inadvertently be scheduling inductions or c-section deliveries early because of an inaccurate assessment of the due date," said Roger C. Young, MD, PhD, professor of Obstetrics ology and director of the Division of General Obstetrics ology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, and a member of the March of Dimes Board of Trustees. "This is a problem because babies born even a few weeks early are at greater risk of serious problems such as respiratory... (PR Newswire)
MUW to host women’s health week Oct 16, 2008
She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas Southwestern Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, and is board eligible. Both events will be held in the President s Dining Room in the Hogarth Student Center on the MUW campus. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Infant deaths decline in U.S. Oct 16, 2008
Dr. Mary D'Alton, chairwoman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia University, said that doctors should not induce labor before 39 weeks of gestation unless there is an urgent medical or obstetrical need. For unknown reasons, the number of preterm births is far higher among African-American women even when those women have access to good medical care, Dr. D'Alton said. (International Herald Tribune)
Layoffs certain at UTMB Oct 16, 2008
This week, its obstetrics and neonatal unit at John Sealy Hospital delivered the first babies born on the island since the storm. The 16-bed maternity unit opened Monday to care for high-risk pregnancies. (KHOU.com, TX)
Identical triplets head home healthy Oct 15, 2008
"Triplets don't happen that often, but to have triplets that share a placenta and are therefore identical is very rare, about one in a million," said director of obstetrics Dr. Amos Grunebaum. The proud parents, who live in Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County, have a 3-year-old boy and 2-year-old girl, so their family home just got considerably smaller - and more hectic. (New York Daily News)
I need the challenge Oct 14, 2008
Blute, whose background is in obstetrics and gynecology, has worked at hospitals in Oregon, Arizona and Wyoming ... With a background in obstetrics/gynecology and quality review, he hopes to bring his experience to a facility that is on the up and up ... Blute has been board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Vanderbilt lands $12M grant to study childhood illness Oct 14, 2008
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Maternity Mementos Oct 13, 2008
According to a history of 3-D development in obstetrics at , the process has taken close to 40 years to get where it is today. Now mothers can see their baby s face before birth, the history states. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Obesity Increases Women's Cancer Risk Oct 13, 2008
Many women don't know that obesity increases their risk of several types of cancer, a new survey published in the journal Obstetrics ology shows ... SOURCE: Obstetrics ology, October 2008. (Newsmax)
Many women unaware of obesity-cancer link Oct 11, 2008
NEW YORK - Many women don't know that obesity increases their risk of several types of cancer, a new survey published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology shows. Women's lack of knowledge about excess weight and the most common gynecologic malignancy, endometrial cancer, is particularly worrying, Dr. Pamela T. Soliman of M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and her colleagues say. (MSNBC -- Health)
Keith Balderston receives Leo Harris Award Oct 11, 2008
Balderston earned his medical degree from Oregon Health Sciences University in 1992, completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at OHSU in 1996, and a fellowship in maternal fetal medicine at Long Beach (Calif ... The former medical director of the Perinatal Center at Portlands Doernbecher Childrens Hospital (1999-2002) and perinatologist at OHSUs maternal-fetal medicine division within the department of obstetrics and gynecology (1999-2002), Balderston currently is director... (eDuck.com)
Safe Blood Test For Down Syndrome Oct 10, 2008 Miscarriage hurts next pregnancy Oct 10, 2008 Post-term Pregnancies Risk Infant's Life And Health, Study Shows Oct 10, 2008 CHS to honor doctor, J&J's nursing campaign Oct 10, 2008 Doctors association joins abortion fray Oct 10, 2008 New Prenatal Test For Down Syndrome Less Risky Than Amniocentesis, Scientists Say Oct 8, 2008 RECOMMENDATIONS: From here to better maternity Oct 8, 2008 Nicotine gum has benefits in pregnant smokers Oct 8, 2008 CCMH patient satisfaction survey shows room for improvement Oct 7, 2008 New prenatal test may be less risky than amniocentesis Oct 7, 2008 Asian-white Couples Face Distinct Pregnancy Risks, Study Finds Oct 7, 2008 Blood Tests Ease Search for Down Syndrome Oct 7, 2008 New Genetic Fetus Test Reduces Miscarriage Risk Oct 7, 2008 St. Luke's to announce $14M expansion Oct 6, 2008 He runs a healing 'city' Oct 6, 2008 Reality of mastectomy is better than cancer (2) Oct 6, 2008 Caregivers wanted Oct 5, 2008 Sex, Food, Armadillos Dominate Ig Nobel Awards Oct 4, 2008 U of L gets $13.1 million NIH grant for childrens study Oct 4, 2008 Our View: Hits & Misses Oct 3, 2008 Weird study? This prize is for you Oct 3, 2008 Male mechanics Oct 3, 2008 Ig Nobels honor weird science Oct 3, 2008 Not immune from the inevitable Oct 3, 2008 Birth Risks Differ for Asian-Caucasian Couples Oct 3, 2008 Chorionic Villus Sampling Seen Safe Oct 3, 2008 Several Factors Up Childbirth Hemorrhage Risk Oct 3, 2008 Low-Dose Pill May Clear Acne in Women Oct 3, 2008 Mom's Diabetes Ups Baby's Risk of Multiple Defects Oct 3, 2008 Mothers push for baby's sake Sep 25, 2008 More Pambula hospital doctors quit Sep 25, 2008 Recurrent Miscarriage Risk Higher For Obese Women Sep 23, 2008 New OB/GYN Physician hired at Somerset Hospital Sep 22, 2008 Obesity 'raises miscarriage risk' Sep 21, 2008 Midwife crisis in Guatemala Sep 20, 2008 Upson Regional Buys Thomaston OB/GYN Sep 20, 2008 Guatemala Trains Midwives to Save Mothers Sep 20, 2008 Resistant Microbe Often Seen with Genital Abscess Sep 20, 2008 Board Certification Turns 75 Sep 19, 2008 Women shun caesareans, study finds Sep 19, 2008 Dr. Jack Eck, Visionary Physician for the Vail Valley Medical Center, to Assume New Position as Executive Vice President Clinical Program Development and Community Outreach for Medical Center He Helped Build Sep 18, 2008 Sons of infertile men may be next Sep 18, 2008 Female Incontinence a Prevalent Problem Sep 18, 2008 Pelvic disorders affect large number of women, UT Southwestern researchers find Sep 18, 2008 UC Davis researchers find decrease in hysterectomy complications Sep 18, 2008 Hopkins Children's study: Parents of dying newborns need clearer explanation of options Sep 16, 2008 Faith Digest Sep 13, 2008 Weight Doesn't Hamper Women's Sexual Activity Sep 13, 2008 Maui Medical to open Kihei clinic Sep 12, 2008 Piedmont Healthcare launches $525M plan Sep 12, 2008 Govt may raise legal time limit to abort baby Sep 12, 2008 Health service under fire over maternity plan Sep 12, 2008 Doc Accused of Mutilating Patients Denied Bail Sep 11, 2008 Hospital employees leave their mark Sep 11, 2008 Breast-feeding class to be offered Sep 11, 2008 Dr. Taylor delivers first baby at PMH Sep 11, 2008 Drug Could End Miscarriage Misery Sep 11, 2008 Print edition correction: Belvedere Family Practice to close (70) Sep 10, 2008 Acupuncture May Hold Promise For Women With Hormone Disorder Who Experience Fertility Challenges Sep 10, 2008 Gynecologist allegedly raped patients, mutilated woman in surgery Sep 10, 2008 Bega Butcher denied bail on sex charges Sep 10, 2008 NSW needs doctor screening laws: Libs Sep 10, 2008 Early stage colon cancer characterized by inactivation of gatekeeper gene Sep 10, 2008 A Biological Clock for Dads Too Sep 9, 2008 Ultrasound, then Baby Gap: Docs say traffic propels move to Easton Sep 8, 2008
"This would be a big step forward. This is exciting stuff," says J. Christopher Glantz, MD, MPH, director of the perinatal outreach program and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, N.Y.. Glantz, who was not involved in the Quake study, agrees that the DNA test must be tested in a very large number of women. (CBS News)
New bill aims to educate parents and doctors on Down syndrome and other conditions Oct 10, 2008
Currently a resident physician at Children s Hospital in Boston, Skotko was a Harvard medical student when the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology published his survey of nearly 3,000 mothers of children with Down syndrome ... In addition, a 2006 survey of over 500 obstetrician fellows a doctor who has completed residency training and is currently in a subspecialty training program found that 45 percent of the fellows rated their residency training regarding prenatal diagnosis as... (Melrose Free Press, MA)
The study of more than 33,000 women, published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, also found that women who suffered one miscarriage were more than twice as likely to have labour induced and almost six times as likely to an "instrumental" vaginal delivery, such as the use of forceps. Preterm birth after 34 weeks gestation was 1. (BBC News -- Health)
Significant research has focused on the risks of premature deliveries, but until now, there have been no large-scale studies documenting the increased risk of delivering at 40 weeks or more, said Aaron Caughey, MD, MPH, PhD, an associate professor of obstetrics at the UCSF Medical Center and UCSF School of Medicine and senior author on both papers ... Findings appear in the October, 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and also can be found online at. (Science Daily)
"Dr. Brickner is being honored not only for his passionate work in obstetrics and gynecology, but be cause of his heroism and service to the United States," said Nikitas Moustakas, an attorney with Parker McCay, P.A. and co-chairper son of the gala. "Dr. Brickner has accompanied troops on combat patrols, treated casualties of war (both friend and enemy) and has earned enormous respect because he has never failed to devote his enormous energy to the needs of others.". (NJ.com -- Times)
The fact that the council went public in the closing weeks of this year's abortion-ban campaign is an important boost to opponents of the proposed law, Dr. Marvin Buehner, a Rapid City specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, said Thursday ... But Dr. Pam Schmagel of Rushmore Obstetrics & Gynecology in Rapid City said the Council of Physicians doesn't represent her on this issue. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
"Right now, people are risking their pregnancies to get this information," said Yair Blumenfeld, MD, a postdoctoral medical fellow in obstetrics and gynecology and co-author of a paper describing the technique ... In addition to Fan and Blumenfeld, Quake's team included Usha Chitkara, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Stanford and Packard Children's, and Louanne Hudgins, MD, director of perinatal genetics at Packard Children's and professor of pediatrics. (Science Daily)
For example, women "have been sold a bill of goods about how their bottoms are going to fall apart when they get older" if they deliver vaginally, says Douglas Laube, chair of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. New York Gov. David Paterson recently signed a bill to create "an education and outreach program" for consumers and doctors and others who care for pregnant women about the risks and benefits of labor and delivery options. (USA Today -- News)
SOURCE: Obstetrics and Gynecology, October 2008. Thomson Reuters 2008 All rights reserved. (Reuters India)
On the other side of the ledger, the obstetrics department has seen its satisfaction marks drop each quarter over the past year. Many other fields are also seeing their results trend downward. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
"Right now, people are risking their pregnancies to get this information," said Dr. Yair Blumenfeld, a Stanford postdoctoral medical fellow in obstetrics and gynecology and co-author of the paper describing the technique. This elegant but simple mathematical approach relied on recent innovations in science, Quake said. (San Jose Mercury News)
The study will be published in the October issue of American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ... "There's great heterogeneity in our country; there are people of many different races and backgrounds," said co-author Yasser El-Sayed, MD, a Packard Children's Hospital obstetrician and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the medical school. (Science Daily)
Doing a procedure on 1 percent is way better than doing it on 5 percent or 10 percent of all people, said Dr. Stephen A. Brown, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Vermont. Some relatives of people with Down syndrome fear that an easier test will lead to more abortions, shrinking the population of people with Down syndrome and eroding societal support. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
"Right now, people are risking their pregnancies to get this information," said Yair Blumenfeld, a postdoctoral medical fellow in obstetrics and gynecology and co-author of a paper describing the technique. Current prenatal gene tests carry a small risk of miscarriage, as the sampling requires inserting a needle in the uterus. (Newsmax)
"By having these rooms ready, that cuts down on the patient wait time," said Dr. Taunhi Hunt, an OBGYN with Siouxland Obstetrics and Gynecology, who has patients that use St. Luke's OR.. Church, Adajar and Hunt said the new OR design, which ties together every room in the surgical area, would allow physicians to better manage their time and schedules, as well as help patients get in and out more quickly. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Although the facility has an emergency room, obstetrics and every other service of a full-service hospital, its identity comes from the burn center. "They are regarded as the best burn center in the Southeast. That started long ago," Mr. Snell said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Edition. "Frieder is hosting two discussions at area synagogues due to the high prevalence of BRCA mutation in people with Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish ancestry."It's not a Jewish disease, but it is much more predominant in the Jewish community," Frieder said.Typically, one in 400 women are carriers for the gene mutation and one in 40 are carriers if they are of Ashkenazi ancestry.The BRCA mutation test was first made public in the late '90s, but did not... (Malibu Times, CA)
Published: Sunday, October 5, 2008 1:00 AM MDT After a couple of decades spent working the trenches as an obstetrics nurse, Jolly Simmons made a tough choice ... This past week, Simmons guided a small group of second-year nursing students through clinicals in her old stomping ground, the obstetrics department ... In the obstetrics department, its all about moment-to-moment care. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Anderson, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Boston University's School of Medicine, and her colleagues found that not only was Coca-Cola a spermicide, but that Diet Coke for some reason worked best. Related. (Fox News)
Researchers from the School of Public Health and Information Sciences, the Department of Pediatrics, the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women s Health, the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Urban Studies Institute also will participate. We are excited to be a study center for this program, which has the potential to be as important as the human genome project in our understanding of health and disease, Tollerud said in the release. (Louisville Business First, KY)
HIT: To the ceremonial re-opening of Auburn Memorial Hospital's obstetrics and gynecology department. The department was almost closed by a state commission in the past year. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
So the professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Boston University's School of Medicine and her colleagues did lab work in the 1980s that showed, yes, Coke was a spermicide (Diet Coke worked best). They're among Thursday's winners of the Ig Nobel Prize, annual awards by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine for oddball scientific work. (Chicago Tribune)
There was not much scientific knowledge about sex until the pioneering work of William Masters and Virginia Johnson of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Washington University in St Louis. They observed the sexual behaviours of 382 women and 312 men in about 10,000 complete cycles of sexual response and measured the changes in the body from 1957 to 1965. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Anderson, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Boston University's School of Medicine, and her colleagues found that not only was Coca-Cola a spermicide, but Diet Coke for some reason worked best. Their study appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1985. (CNN -- Health)
When the month ended, she moved into the emergency room and I moved onto the obstetrics floor. We never spoke again, which occasionally surprised me; I kept waiting to pick up where we had left off. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
"Our study demonstrates that interracial Asian-Caucasian couples represent a population with distinct perinatal risks, with differing risks depending upon which parent is of Asian race," the researchers state in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ... SOUIRCE: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, October 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
"With the recent recommendations for screening for chromosomal abnormalities...demand for prenatal diagnosis are expected to increase," the researchers write in the medical journal Obstetrics ology ... SOURCE: Obstetrics ology, October 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Dr. Iqbal Al-Zirqi at the University of Oslo and colleagues describe their findings in the September issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ... SOURCE: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, September 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
"Androgen overproduction can be a major contributory factor to acne," the investigators note in the medical journal Obstetrics and Gynecology ... SOURCE: Obstetrics and Gynecology, October 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
SOURCE: American Journal of Obstetrics ology, September 2008. Reuters Health. (MEDLINEplus)
The view from women who had a caesarean was "the voice that has largely been absent from this debate," wrote Dr Robson in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ... Andrew Bisits, director of obstetrics at Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital, said: "Vaginal birth has never been safer than in the current era and yet it's never been viewed as more dangerous.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The Greater Southern Area Health Service has suspended obstetrics at Pambula for the next month, saying that trying to maintain delivery services at both Bega and Pambula hospitals is posing a health risk for pregnant women. Pambula's staff medical council chairman, Dr Rob Morton, resigned earlier this month and now two of the three other GP obstetricians at Pambula, Frank Simonson and Janet Waterson, have also tendered their resignations. (ABC Online)
The study was the work of a team from London's St Mary's Hospital who presented their findings at the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology's 7th international scientific meeting in Montreal last week ... x Presented to the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology's 7th international scientific meeting in Montreal, 17 - 20 September, 2008. (Medical News Today)
His specialty is obstetrics/gynecology and he will join Dr. Charles Camacho in practice at Somerset OB/GYN, 126 East Church St., Somerset. "> Curious? Search Scout Pa. lect> Your online website and business directory. Daily American Archive Search Search for an Event Search our Classifieds ? New OB/GYN Physician hired at Somerset Hospital Monday, September 22, 2008 6:02 AM EDT Eugene Rozenshteyn, MD, has been added to the medical staff of Somerset Hospital.His specialty is obstetrics/gynecology... (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Winnie Lo, a clinical nurse specialist at St Mary's, who presented the research at the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology's international meeting in Montreal, said: "This is the first study to look directly at the link between BMI and recurrent miscarriage. "It shows that obese women who experience recurrent miscarriage are at greater risk of subsequent pregnancy loss. "All women with recurrent miscarriage should be weighed at their first consultation. "Those who are found to be obese... (BBC News)
President Alvaro Colom has announced a five-month program to provide them with training in the basics of gynecology and obstetrics, including how to identify complicated pregnancies and avoid preventable deaths. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
At Upson Regional, we consider Women s Services and Obstetrics is a core service line, and we believe that the acquisition will allow for efficiencies to be leveraged and gained, particularly in purchasing costs and administrative processes. I am confident that together, we can and we will make these services work for families in the seven counties we serve at Upson. (Thomaston Times, GA)
President Alvaro Colom has announced a five-month program to provide them with training in the basics of gynecology and obstetrics, including how to identify complicated pregnancies and avoid preventable deaths. "One of our biggest challenges is solving the problem of limited access to health services, and the shortage of qualified midwives in rural areas," Colom said. (Fox News)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Abscesses of the vulva, the area around the opening of the vagina, often contain methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a report in the journal Obstetrics ology ... SOURCE: Obstetrics and Gynecology, September 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
The 24 Member Boards that make up the ABMS Board Enterprise covers over 145 medical specialties and subspecialties include: American Board of Allergy and Immunology, American Board of Anesthesiology, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, American Board of Dermatology, American Board of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Medical Genetics, American Board of Neurological Surgery, American Board of Nuclear Medicine,... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
The study, published in the BJOG - An International Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology also found that obstetricians and colorectal surgeons were significantly more concerned with a woman's sexual dissatisfaction after a natural delivery than mothers themselves, dispelling the myth that women choose elective caesareans to keep their vaginas "honeymoon fresh". "Care providers think they know what women want, but it seems that women are not as bothered by their sexual satisfaction after birth... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
It was among the first of Western Slope facilities to have an ICU, obstetrics and gynecology department and evolved quickly to service both the orthopedic-related and medical incidents from Vail Mountain in the early years. Cardiac-related services soon grew at the VVMC, as did the cancer center and hospice care. (PR Newswire)
This is the generation weve created, said Dr. Tommaso Falcone, who chairs the obstetrics and gynecology department at the Cleveland Clinic and directs the Reproductive Endocrinology Research Laboratory. We may have tens of thousands of boys born with infertility. (MSNBC -- Health)
"This study showed that pelvic floor disorders are exceedingly common in women in the United States," said the study's lead author, Dr. Ingrid Nygaard, a professor in the division of urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. And, though these disorders are prevalent, women don't always bring them up with their doctors, said Nygaard. (MEDLINEplus)
Dr. Joseph Schaffer, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, participated in a national study showing that nearly one-quarter of all women suffer from pelvic-floor disorders, such as incontinence, at some point ... "This study is the first nationwide study to confirm what we consider a high prevalence of pelvic-floor disorders in the U.S.," said Dr. Joseph Schaffer, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UT Southwestern and an author of the study, which appears in today's issue of the Journal... (EurekAlert!)
The study appears in the September issue of Obstetrics ology, published by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. "This is very good news for women who need a hysterectomy," said Lloyd Smith, UC Davis professor of obstetrics and gynecology and lead author of the study ... Smith's UC Davis collaborators on the study were Elaine Waetjen and Clara Paik, associate professors of obstetrics and gynecology, and Guibo Xing, senior statistician with the Center for Healthcare Policy and... (EurekAlert!)
Because mothers in the study reported a deeper sense of trust toward physicians who expressed emotion, regardless of the prognosis they had for the infant, researchers say obstetrics and neonatology training should emphasize paying attention to emotion and expressing empathy when delivering bad news. Also, physician organizations, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, should address this need with new guidelines on how physicians should discuss life-sustaining options with parents. (EurekAlert!)
Speakers include Dr. Ron Eaker, a local obstetrics and gynecology physician, Rhonda Huff, who holds degrees in psychology from Liberty University and counseling from Augusta State University; and Jan Boulineau, who leads area recovery support groups. The event costs $7 at the door ,or $5 if registered by Friday. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Just over half were 30 to 45 years old and about 16 percent were 15 to 19 years of age, the researchers report in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology ... SOURCE: Obstetrics and Gynecology, September 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Evelyn MacIntyre, an internist, will be relocating her practice from the group s Wailuku clinic to the new Kihei clinic, which will also offer laboratory, podiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics and radiology services. The 3,200 square-foot clinic, located on the second floor of the ABC Shopping Center at 2349 South Kihei Rd., is undergoing renovations. (Pacific Business News, HI)
But unlike in obstetrics, or in cancer care, Beall said, Piedmont lacks a marquee reputation in any one service. A substantial chunk of Piedmont s planned investment nearly $200 million will be used to build a 136-bed hospital in Newnan. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Dr Ganguly said: "The MTP Act has become old and a lot of new scientific and technological developments have taken place since 1971. The Act needs to be concurrent with the present day ethics and social structure. It needs a review." Former president of Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI) Dr Duru Shah, however, said the ministry should introduce a clause which states that a pregnant mother can abort her child if it is likely to be born physically or mentally... (Times of India)
The service says obstetrics will now be carried out at Bega Hospital for the next six weeks due to a shortage of maternity staff at Pambula. But the Rural Doctors Association president, Les Woollard, says it is the beginning of the end for maternity services at Pambula. (ABC Online)
Graeme Reeves, 58, who was banned from practicing obstetrics by the Medical Board in 1997, has been charged with 17 offenses against 10 women, Detective Superintendent John Kerlatec said. Despite the ban, Reeves continued to see and operate on patients at least through 2003. (Fox News)
The second building will be the actual hospital emergency room, surgery ward, obstetrics, intensive care and patient rooms. It is scheduled for completion in December 2009 and opening in March 2010, according to hospital spokesman Jim White. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Instructors are Jennie Nitchey, registered nurse at the Barron clinic location, and Cari Buss, registered nurse and obstetrics supervisor. Both are certified lactation counselors through The Center For Breastfeeding. (Chetek Alert, WI)
She specializes in the care of patients for all ages with a strong interest in obstetrics and women s health. She received her bachelor of science from Northwestern University in Evanston, and her MD degree from the University of Illinois, College of Medicine in Urbana. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Last Updated: Thursday 11 September 2008 07:20 GMT. by Published on September 10, 2008 - 2 comments. (TheMedGuru)
The closing of Belvedere Family Practice does not affect other practices within BMC, including internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology or surgery and dermatology. Physicians offices and services still offered at the Belvedere Medical Center are. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Lisa Pastore, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UVA Health System and principle researcher of the study, was hoping for results like this. Her goal has been to help women with PCOS have regular menstrual cycles. (Science Daily)
Reeves was appointed as a visiting medical officer in obstetrics and gynecology at Sydney's Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital in 1985 ... The board found him guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and ordered him to stop practicing obstetrics - though he was allowed to continue working as a doctor at various hospitals ... But Reeves continued to practice obstetrics. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
It was revealed that he had been found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the NSW Medical Board in 1997 and ordered to cease practising obstetrics and to undergo psychiatric treatment. The NSW Health Department came under fire when it was disclosed that despite the ruling, Reeves was hired in 2002 by the Greater Southern Area Health Service to provide gynaecological and obstetric care in the Bega Valley Shire. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
"It should be noted that no one in the NSW government has been held responsible for hiring Dr Reeves despite there being restrictions on his practising of obstetrics," Mrs Skinner said in a statement. "I urge Health Minister John Della Bosca to support this legislation when it is voted on in parliament.". (Ninemsn)
Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities as well as dedicated and well-trained staff, the NUH is a major referral centre that delivers tertiary care for a wide range of medical specialties including Cardiology, Gastroenterology ology, Obstetrics cology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery. Backed by substantive expertise and experience, the NUH has been chosen by the Ministry of Health to develop two new national specialist centres to meet the growing need for cardiac... (EurekAlert!)
It used to be that "if you had hair on your chest, it was your wife's problem," says Barry Behr, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Stanford Medical School and director of Stanford's in vitro fertilization laboratory. Even now, he said, though about half of infertility cases are caused by male factors, such as low sperm count or motility, there are many more tests to evaluate a woman's fertility than a man's. (Time.com)
That kind of traffic, plus space to add a third physician and outpatient surgical procedures, are expected to generate volumes that justify higher rent for WomanKind Obstetrics and Gynecology, said the practice s president, Dr. Stephen Richards. The practice, which moved in January, is on track to increase revenue 7. (Columbus Business First, OH)
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