Women's Health
- Perinatal depression: A review
Depression affects 10% to 20% of women during pregnancy or postpartum, but it can be difficult to recognize.
- Aspirin for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular events
A more limited role for aspirin as primary prevention in patients at intermediate risk, with diabetes, and the elderly.
- The under- and overrecognized, and the elephant in the room
We internists must recognize the pine cones without losing our vision of the forest.
- Paroxysmal finger hematoma
This benign, self-limiting condition predominantly affects middle-aged women.
- To scan or not to scan? DXA in postmenopausal women
DXA is strongly recommended for women age 65 and older, but not so much for younger postmenopausal women.
- CGRP antagonists for decreasing migraine frequency: New options, long overdue
CGRP drugs are an exciting frontier, but migraine management is still a combination of lifestyle changes plus treatment.
- Preventing migraine: The old and the new
Roughly half of patients taking any preventive medication have a 50% reduction in migraine frequency.
- ACC/AHA lipid guidelines: Personalized care to prevent cardiovascular disease
Risk assessment, drugs, patient subgroups, value of therapy, personalized plans, and shared decision-making.
- Mitral valve prolapse and sudden cardiac death: A perspective on risk-stratification
Mitral valve prolapse is common, but sudden cardiac death is rare. How can we stratify risk?
- Severe megaloblastic anemia: Vitamin deficiency and other causes
Determining the underlying cause and initiating prompt treatment are critical.