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The publication of a large cohort study of hysterectomy for benign indications revived a debate over robotic assistance in gynecologic surgery. (1) The study--by Jason D. Wright, MD, and colleagues--included [...]

2018 UPDATE ON GYNECOLOGIC CANCER JASON D. WRIGHT, MD (MARCH 2018) We are concerned about Dr. Wright's March 2018 gynecologic cancer coverage of US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) screening [...]

Gynecologic malignancies continue to be a major cause of cancer-related mortality in women. In 2020, a number of developments changed practice in gynecologic oncology. In this Update, we highlight 3 [...]

Gynecologic malignancies continue to be a major cause of cancer-related mortality. In this article: adjuvant chemotherapy during and after radiation for high-risk endometrial cancers; PARP inhibitors with first-line chemotherapy and [...]

Gynecologic malignancies remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In this article: latest cervical cancer screening recommendations from the USPSTF, and 2 endometrial cancer news items, on SLN biopsy [...]

Antibiotic overuse has far-reaching effects on patients' general health, as well as possible connections to HIV, diabetes, and obesity. Here's what we can do, now. PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS * Explain to [...]

In this roundtable discussion moderated by OBG Management Contributing Editor Neal M. Lonky, MD, MPH, 3 leading gynecologic oncologists use a case-based approach to discuss their strategies for assessing patients [...]

Antibiotic overuse has far-reaching effects on patients' general health, as well as possible connections to HIV, diabetes, and obesity. Here's what we can do, now. Despite universal agreement that antibiotic [...]

Ovarian cancer remains the most deadly gynecologic malignancy in the United States. What are the practice implications of recent research results on screening, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and an investigational agent that [...]

Approximately 156 million Americans (49% of the population) have tried cannabis. (1) About 5.7 million people ages 12 years and older use it daily or almost daily, a number that [...]

With medical marijuana available in more and more states, family physicians need to know what the evidence says about its use. This review includes a step-by-step guide and a list [...]

Physician compensation plummeted in the opening weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in March and April 2020, but earnings had rebounded for many physicians by the end of the year, according [...]

In the absence of a definitive FDA decision on the future of power morcellation in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, many surgeons have stopped offering the option, often in response to [...]

In this roundtable discussion, five surgical experts weigh in on the state of minimally invasive gynecology and current age-based options for tissue extraction The world of minimally invasive gynecologic surgery [...]

Physician compensation plummeted in the opening weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in March and April 2020, but earnings had rebounded for many physicians by the end of the year, according [...]

Examining the prevention and control of chronic viral hepatitis in different health care settings--including the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the correctional system, the managed care setting of the Kaiser Permanente [...]

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER A Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine improve the arthritis associated with mild systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)--producing a 50% reduction in arthritis flares and articular involvement--and have few adverse effects (strength [...]

In the 2006 Update on Cervical Disease [available in the archive at www.obgmanagement.com], I noted the importance of HPV 16, 18 in cervical carcinogenesis and observed that a test for [...]

Roundtable: tissue extraction part 1: best practices part 2: patient counseling Arnold P. Advincula, MD; Linda D. Bradley, MD; Cheryl Iglesia, MD; Kimberly Kho, MD, MPH; and Jason D. Wright, [...]

'THE ROBOT IS GAINING GROUND IN GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY. SHOULD YOU BE USING IT?' ARNOLD P. ADVINCULA, MD: CHERYL B. IGLESIA, MD: ROSANNE M. KHO, MD: JAMAL MOURAD, DO; MARIE FIDELA [...]

A HYSTERECTOMY AND SALPINGO-OOPHORECTOMY were performed on a 64-year-old woman using the da Vinci Surgical System. The gynecologist also removed a cancerous endometrial mass and dissected the periaortic lymph nodes. [...]

After practicing for 20 years, I know how to use forceps, so I always perform mediolateral episiotomy if I feel one is needed. Allowing the patient to tear is an [...]