Ob/Gyn & Women's Health Experts & Viewpoints

Cocaine-Associated Chest Pain and Myocardial Infarction Dr. Amal Mattu reviews the AHA's recent scientific statement regarding the management of cocaine-associated chest pain and myocardial infarction and provides key takeaways for emergency clinicians.
Commentary, August 2008
First-line Treatment of Triple-Negative and Basal-Like Breast Cancers Drs. Bao and Wolff discuss the distinctions between these overlapping tumor phenotypes as well as recent data on treatment options.
Ask the Expert, August 2008
Does Breast-Feeding Improve Child Cognitive Development? Dr. George Lundberg discusses how breast-feeding may improve child cognitive development.
Commentary, August 2008
Older Women and Fresh Assisted Reproduction Treatment - Success Rates and Cost of a Live Birth Data from this study may be helpful in counseling women age 45 and older who are infertile.
Commentary, August 2008
Nurses Journal Scan, June 2008 Some very interesting topics this month include overweight/obese nurses, prenatal screening, shortage of pediatric nurse educators, new grad orientation, and honey and MRSA.
Commentary, August 2008
Why Should I Report an Adverse Drug Event? Individual clinicians can play a vital role in detecting potentially serious adverse drug events -- and the safety of our drug supply depends on them.
Expert Column, August 2008
P-4-P? How about P-B4-P? A new twist on a popular new language by Bob Morrow, MD, in his latest video blog for the "Transparent Practice" series.
Commentary, August 2008
Are Osteoporosis Risks Being Overlooked? Missed opportunities for osteoporosis detection and treatment following fractures are common.
Commentary, August 2008
What Is My Legal Obligation if I Allow an Intoxicated Patient to Drive Home? Can you be sued if you allow an intoxicated patient to drive home from an appointment?
Ask the Expert, August 2008
Proton-Pump Inhibitors and Bone Fracture Risk: Fact or Fiction? In his next video blog, Dr. Johnson comments on a recent article in CMAJ further exploring the relation between duration of exposure to PPIs and risk for osteoporosis-related fractures.
Commentary, August 2008

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The American Medical Association has called for a change in current federal law to allow pilot studies on financial incentives for cadaveric organ donation. Current law prohibits financial incentives, stating that any motivation for organ donation other than altruism is unethical. Do you approve or disapprove of such a change?

Featured Viewpoint

Contraception for Adolescent Women With Coexisting Medical Conditions: An Expert Interview With Paige Hertweck, MD Although adolescents are generally a healthy population, it is important to ensure that a coexisting medical condition does not create an absolute contraindication for certain contraceptives.
Expert Interview, July 2008

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