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Stress during pregnancy affects maternal weight

18 Feb 2020

Psychosocial stress may be linked to changes in weight throughout pregnancy, a recent study has shown.

Stress during pregnancy affects maternal weight

18 Feb 2020

Elagolix with add-back therapy reduces heavy menstrual bleeding

18 Feb 2020 by

The combination of elagolix, an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist, with hormonal add-back therapy significantly reduces heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) in premenopausal women with uterine fibroids, according to two phase III studies.

Elagolix with add-back therapy reduces heavy menstrual bleeding

18 Feb 2020

Isoniazid preventive therapy safe, effective against TB in pregnant women with HIV

17 Feb 2020

Isoniazid preventive therapy is safe to use in pregnant women with HIV, especially those with a CD4 count <350 cells/μl, conferring protection against incident tuberculosis (TB) without deleterious maternal and foetal consequences, a study has shown.

Isoniazid preventive therapy safe, effective against TB in pregnant women with HIV

17 Feb 2020

Omalizumab during pregnancy does not amplify risk of major congenital anomalies

16 Feb 2020

Omalizumab does not seem to increase the risk of major congenital anomalies among pregnant women and their children, a recent study has shown.

Omalizumab during pregnancy does not amplify risk of major congenital anomalies

16 Feb 2020

Selenium supplementation beneficial to pregnant women with thyroiditis

10 Feb 2020

Pregnant women with thyroiditis may do well with selenium supplementation, which confers benefits for autoantibody titre during pregnancy and thyroiditis recurrence postpartum, as shown in a study.

Selenium supplementation beneficial to pregnant women with thyroiditis

10 Feb 2020

ER-based protocol ups accuracy of VWD testing

06 Feb 2020 by

US researchers have developed an emergency department (ED)–based protocol that would help standardize the assessment and treatment of von Willebrand disease (VWD) in adolescent females with heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB).

ER-based protocol ups accuracy of VWD testing

06 Feb 2020

Gestational diabetes confers long-term type 2 diabetes risk

06 Feb 2020

The long-term risk of type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance is common in women with gestational diabetes, reports a new China study.

Gestational diabetes confers long-term type 2 diabetes risk

06 Feb 2020

Menopause implicated in sleep-onset insomnia, OSA

01 Feb 2020

Postmenopausal women are at greater odds of experiencing sleep-onset insomnia, as well as of screening positive for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), a study has found.

Menopause implicated in sleep-onset insomnia, OSA

01 Feb 2020

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 31 January 2020)

31 Jan 2020

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16 - 31 January 2020 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 31 January 2020)

31 Jan 2020

Vedolizumab use in pregnancy conveys low risk of adverse outcomes

29 Jan 2020

The risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes appears to be low in women treated with vedolizumab for inflammatory bowel disease, a study has found.

Vedolizumab use in pregnancy conveys low risk of adverse outcomes

29 Jan 2020

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Stress during pregnancy affects maternal weight

Stress during pregnancy affects maternal weight

Elagolix with add-back therapy reduces heavy menstrual bleeding

Elagolix with add-back therapy reduces heavy menstrual bleeding

Isoniazid preventive therapy safe, effective against TB in pregnant women with HIV

Isoniazid preventive therapy safe, effective against TB in pregnant women with HIV

Omalizumab during pregnancy does not amplify risk of major congenital anomalies

Omalizumab during pregnancy does not amplify risk of major congenital anomalies

Selenium supplementation beneficial to pregnant women with thyroiditis

Selenium supplementation beneficial to pregnant women with thyroiditis

ER-based protocol ups accuracy of VWD testing

ER-based protocol ups accuracy of VWD testing

Gestational diabetes confers long-term type 2 diabetes risk

Gestational diabetes confers long-term type 2 diabetes risk

Menopause implicated in sleep-onset insomnia, OSA

Menopause implicated in sleep-onset insomnia, OSA

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 31 January 2020)

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 31 January 2020)

Vedolizumab use in pregnancy conveys low risk of adverse outcomes

Vedolizumab use in pregnancy conveys low risk of adverse outcomes