Women's Health
- Hypertension guidelines: Treat patients, not numbers
When treating high blood pressure, how low should we try to go? Debate continues.
- Common benign breast concerns for the primary care physician
Because breast cancer is so common, women with breast problems often fear the worst. They needn’t.
- Are anti-TNF drugs safe for pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease?
Active IBD poses a greater risk than continuing drug therapy.
- How acute pain leads to chronic opioid use
Several recent studies suggest how doctors can better treat acute pain to prevent chronic opioid use.
Influenza update 2018–2019: 100 years after the great pandemicA centennial year update on immunization, epidemiology, transmission, and treatment of influenza.
- Bisphosphonate-related atypical femoral fracture: Managing a rare but serious complication
Concern about this rare complication has led to a decrease in bisphosphonate use.
- How long should we follow simple ovarian cysts with pelvic ultrasonography?
Before menopause, most simple cysts smaller than 5 cm resolve in 2 to 3 menstrual cycles and need no further intervention.
- Genitourinary syndrome of menopause in breast cancer survivors: Treatments are available
Options include locally applied estrogens, DHEA, and estrogen receptor agonists/antagonists.
- Angular cheilitis induced by iron deficiency anemia
Causes include nutritional deficiencies, local and systemic factors, and drug treatment.