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Gynecology and obstetrics are twin subjects that deal with the female reproductive system. While obstetrics deals with pregnancy and its associated procedures and complications, gynaecology involves treating women who are not pregnant.

Endometrium-free closure technique for C-section may help lower the risk of long-term complications

As cesarean delivery (C-section) rates continue to rise worldwide, experts at NYU Langone Health are highlighting a surgical technique that may help lower the risk of long-term complications.

2 Jan 2026

Private equity firms increasingly dominate fertility clinics in the United States

The rise of private equity firms investing in health care facilities across the United States has been exploding in the last decade.

30 Dec 2025

New CPRIT awards expand cancer prevention and treatment research in South Texas

UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), received nearly $3 million in new academic and prevention awards as part of the latest funding round announced by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).

19 Dec 2025

AI scribe survey reveals patient preferences for medical note-taking

Electronic medical records (EMRs) have been a tremendous benefit in exam rooms across the country, creating secure patient history databases that clinicians can easily access and update. Yet, they can also detract from the doctor-patient experience, as physicians must type notes into the system rather than devote their complete attention to patients.

17 Dec 2025

COVID 19 vaccination protects pregnant people and their babies

Pregnant people who received a COVID-19 vaccine were far less likely to experience severe illness or deliver their babies prematurely, according to a major new UBC-led study published in JAMA.

15 Dec 2025

Quality improvement project dramatically boosts iron deficiency screening in pregnancy

Within a year of initiation, a multidisciplinary project to improve screening and treatment for iron deficiency in pregnancy resulted in a sixfold rise in screening rates for iron deficiency in pregnant patients, a 20-fold rise in the number of intravenous (IV) iron infusions, and a significant improvement in median hemoglobin levels.

7 Dec 2025

Survey reveals widespread misconceptions about the role of certified nurse-midwives

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the United States is expected to face a significant shortage of OB-GYNs in the next five years.

4 Dec 2025

Study opens up new perspectives for targeted care of women with gestational diabetes

An international research team led by the Medical University of Vienna has shown that continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in women with gestational diabetes can reduce the risk of a newborn with above-average birth weight.

4 Dec 2025

AI-assisted ultrasounds greatly improve detection of congenital heart defects

Doctors in the Raquel and Jaime Gilinski Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at Mount Sinai have become the first in New York City to implement an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that enhances ultrasounds on a large scale-resulting in earlier detection and better care for babies and families.

2 Dec 2025

UTHealth Houston researchers receive NIH grant for fetoscopic spina bifida repair study

A five-year, $2.8 million grant was awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of Health to evaluate the long-term effects on patients enrolled in the "Cryopreserved Human Umbilical Cord as a Meningeal Patch in Fetoscopic Spina Bifida Repair" trial.

1 Dec 2025

Scientists uncover molecular mechanism behind chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

Chemotherapy activates a stress sensor in immune cells, triggering inflammation and nerve damage, which may help explain why many cancer patients experience debilitating pain as a side effect, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine and Wake Forest University School of Medicine researchers

20 Nov 2025

Study finds persistent racial gaps in cesarean births despite national improvement efforts

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Women's Health have identified recent national trends in cesarean births, noting significant racial and ethnic disparities.

17 Nov 2025

Improved birth experiences through integrated midwifery care at NYU Langone Health

Although midwives have long been associated with home births, roughly 90 percent of midwife-attended births in the U.S. now occur in hospitals.

14 Nov 2025

Hyperemesis gravidarum linked to depression in pregnant women

A recent study conducted at the University of Turku in Finland showed that hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of nausea that occurs during pregnancy, is linked to depression.

14 Nov 2025

Rethinking cesarean closure techniques for better long-term health

The most common technique used for closing the uterus after a cesarean delivery causes so many long-term complications that it's time to question its use.

14 Nov 2025

Automated insulin delivery improves glucose control in pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes

An international study co-led by University of Calgary researchers has found new insulin delivery technology helps control glucose levels during pregnancy for those with Type 1 diabetes, which is crucial to the health of women and their newborns.

13 Nov 2025

Huntsman Cancer Institute advances interventional radiology with new angio CT suite

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) has opened its first specialized angiography-CT suite to enhance treatment options offered in interventional radiology, a field of medicine that uses imaging to conduct minimally invasive procedures.

12 Nov 2025

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Endometrium-free closure technique for C-section may help lower the risk of long-term complications

Private equity firms increasingly dominate fertility clinics in the United States

New CPRIT awards expand cancer prevention and treatment research in South Texas

AI scribe survey reveals patient preferences for medical note-taking

COVID 19 vaccination protects pregnant people and their babies

Quality improvement project dramatically boosts iron deficiency screening in pregnancy

Survey reveals widespread misconceptions about the role of certified nurse-midwives

Study opens up new perspectives for targeted care of women with gestational diabetes

AI-assisted ultrasounds greatly improve detection of congenital heart defects

UTHealth Houston researchers receive NIH grant for fetoscopic spina bifida repair study

Scientists uncover molecular mechanism behind chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

Study finds persistent racial gaps in cesarean births despite national improvement efforts

Improved birth experiences through integrated midwifery care at NYU Langone Health

Hyperemesis gravidarum linked to depression in pregnant women

Rethinking cesarean closure techniques for better long-term health

Automated insulin delivery improves glucose control in pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes

Huntsman Cancer Institute advances interventional radiology with new angio CT suite

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