Menopausal women have been warned against spending time and money on 'unnecessary' direct-to-consumer services that might not actually be of benefit. A group of doctors have warned against the risks or benefits of hormone therapy being exaggerated, the over-promotion of supplements and testing and marketing being disguised as advocacy.
It's still unclear whether abortion bans are driving doctors out of state. A recent study found Idaho lost 35% of its OB-GYNs practicing obstetrics two years after enacting its highly-restrictive abortion law. But another study analyzed federal data from January 2018 to September 2024 and found OB-GYNs aren't leaving states with abortion bans two years after the Dobbs decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
According to a new study published in JAMA Network Open, artificial intelligence systems known as ambient documentation technology, which record patient visits and draft notes for the doctors, can reduce burnout rates by nearly 31%.
It's 2025, yet science and medicine are still downplaying women's health concerns. That means women are being underdiagnosed and undertreated. Why are taboos around women's bodies still interfering with healthcare?
Health officials have uncovered another death in connection with a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City, health officials said. The outbreak in Central Harlem has sickened dozens since it began in late July and the latest death was announced late Monday night. Officials said they had concluded the death of a person with the disease who died before mid-August is associated with the cluster, bringing the death toll in the city to five. Fourteen people were hospitalized as of Monday, according to the health department.
The gloves are off in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s feud with American doctors. Hours after the American Academy of Pediatrics, the professional society for doctors who care for children, issued COVID-19 vaccine guidance contradicting that of the health secretary, Kennedy accused the group of engaging in a 'pay-to-play scheme to promote commercial ambitions of AAP’s Big Pharma benefactors' in a post on social media platform X.