Gynecology & Obstetrics (all articles)
Artificial Intelligence Promising for CA, Retinopathy Diagnoses
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:21h | UTCArtificial Intelligence Promising for CA, Retinopathy Diagnoses – Physician’s Weekly (free)
Original Article 1: Diagnostic Assessment of Deep Learning Algorithms for Detection of Lymph Node Metastases in Women With Breast Cancer – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Findings Show Potential Use of Artificial Intelligence in Detecting Spread of Breast Cancer – The JAMA Network (free)
Original Article 2: Development and Validation of a Deep Learning System for Diabetic Retinopathy and Related Eye Diseases Using Retinal Images From Multiethnic Populations With Diabetes – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Artificial Intelligence Detects Diabetic Retinopathy and Related Eye Diseases among Patients with Diabetes – The JAMA Network (free)
Guideline: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:47h | UTC
Clinical Guidelines for Endometrial Cancer
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:37h | UTCSEOM clinical guidelines for endometrial cancer (2017) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)
Review – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Common Reproductive Syndrome With Long-Term Metabolic Consequences
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:31h | UTCPolycystic ovary syndrome: a common reproductive syndrome with long-term metabolic consequences – Hong Kong Medical Journal (free)
Review: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescence
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:29h | UTC
Review: Pharmacological Therapy of Osteoporosis
26 Dec, 2017 | 18:55h | UTC
Caesarean section is better for extremely premature breech babies but not necessarily for their mothers
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:38h | UTCCaesarean section is better for extremely premature breech babies but not necessarily for their mothers – NIHR Signal (free)
“Delivering extremely preterm breech babies (23 to 27 weeks) by caesarean reduced the risk of infant death or brain bleeds by around 40%, compared with vaginal delivery”. (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Research: Intrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation versus expectant management for unexplained infertility (TUI)
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:23h | UTCIntrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation versus expectant management for unexplained infertility (TUI): a pragmatic, open-label, randomised, controlled, two-centre trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Fertility study shows cheaper treatment is effective – MedicalXpress (free)
Analysis – Transvaginal mesh failure: lessons for regulation of implantable devices
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:12h | UTCAnalysis: Transvaginal mesh failure: lessons for regulation of implantable devices – The BMJ (free)
Related commentaries: Women harmed because vaginal mesh regulation ‘not fit for purpose’ – The Guardian (free) AND Vaginal mesh operations for prolapse should be banned, watchdog to say – The Guardian (free)
Research: Effectiveness of and overdiagnosis from mammography screening in the Netherlands
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:07h | UTCEditorial: Breast cancer screening (free)
Commentaries: Breast cancer screening has ‘little impact’ on cancer deaths – OnMedica AND It’s Time to End Mammograms, Some Experts Say – TIME (free)
See more on the arguments for and against screening for breast cancer with mammography in our November 7th issue (see #4)
Research: Contemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:08h | UTCContemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Even Low-Dose Contraceptives Slightly Increase Breast Cancer Risk – NPR (free) AND Study confirms higher breast cancer risk with hormone-based contraception – Reuters (free) AND Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives – Associated Press (free) All forms of hormonal contraception carry breast cancer risk, study finds – the Guardian (free) AND Birth Control Pills Still Linked to Breast Cancer, Study Finds – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Research: Oral Sex and Condom Use in Adolescents and Young Adults
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:03h | UTCOral Sex and Condom Use in a U.S. National Sample of Adolescents and Young Adults – Journal of Adolescent Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Kids aren’t protecting themselves against STDs during oral sex – Reuters (free)
Research: Impact of road traffic air and noise pollution on birth weight
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:01h | UTCEditorial: Traffic pollution is linked to poor pregnancy outcomes (free)
Commentary: Air pollution from London traffic is affecting the health of unborn babies – Imperial College London (free) AND Traffic pollution linked to low birth weight of unborn babies, study reveals – Medical News (free)
Research: Contraceptive use in world’s poorest countries
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:59h | UTCRelated Report: FP2020 – The Way Ahead (free)
Commentaries: Contraceptive use gaining momentum in world’s poorest countries – Reuters (free) AND FP2020 reports progress on family planning, but faces an uphill battle – Devex (free)
Research: Cognitive trajectories from infancy to early adulthood following birth before 26 weeks of gestation
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:37h | UTCCommentary: Does Cognition in Children Born Extremely Preterm Catch Up by Early Adulthood? – Journal Watch (free)
Systematic Review: Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:32h | UTCCommentaries: Evidence Insufficient to Recommend Prenatal Vitamin D Supplementation, Researchers Say – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Jury Still Out on Vitamin D Supplements in Pregnancy – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Consensus on cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinosis from ovarian cancer
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:07h | UTC
Guideline: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:19h | UTC
Review: Provoked Vestibulodynia
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:57h | UTCProvoked vestibulodynia: current perspectives – International Journal of Women’s Health (free)
Guidelines in gestational trophoblastic disease
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:48h | UTCSEOM clinical guidelines in gestational trophoblastic disease – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)
Aerobic exercise moderately reduces depressive symptoms in new mothers
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:44h | UTCAerobic exercise moderately reduces depressive symptoms in new mothers – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Does aerobic exercise reduce postpartum depressive symptoms? a systematic review and meta-analysis – British Journal of General Practice (free)
“Involving new mothers in group exercise programmes, or advising them on an exercise of their choice, reduced depressive symptoms compared with usual care” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Guideline: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescence
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:12h | UTC
Research: Association of Hormonal Contraception With Suicide Attempts and Suicides
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:51h | UTCAssociation of Hormonal Contraception With Suicide Attempts and Suicides – American Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hormonal Contraception May Increase Risk of Suicide, Study Suggests – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Oral Contraceptives Linked to Suicide – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Conjoint Associations of Gestational Diabetes and Hypertension With Diabetes, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease in Parents
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:42h | UTCInvited Commentary: Gestational Hypertension and Diabetes—A Major Public Health Concern (free)
Commentaries: Pregnancy-related conditions taken together leave moms — and dads — at risk – McGill University Health Centre, via EurekAlert (free) AND Gestational Diabetes and Hypertension = Huge Risk for Later Disease – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Association between maternal sleep practices and late stillbirth
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:37h | UTCCommentary: Stillbirth risk doubled in women sleeping on their back – OnMedica (free) AND Women advised to sleep on side to help prevent stillbirth – BBC (free)