April 15, 2019
Submitted by APAOG Publications Chair Heather Adams 

Endocrine Society Guidelines 

The Endocrine Society recently used clinical trial data and clinical expertise to formulate new guidelines for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. 

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PAs and Medical Malpractice Claims

A new trend has been identified; Physician Assistants are being increasingly targeted or singled out by the Personal Injury Bar for medical malpractice claims.  

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FDA Approves expanded us of Gardasil9® 

It’s official! The FDA has approved the expanded age indication for Gardasil 9®, which is now indicated for females and males from age 9 years to 45 years of age.  

  

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April 15, 2019, HemOnc Today 

HPV infection drove a recent increase in glottic carcinoma incidence among individuals aged 30 years and younger, according to results of a retrospective study published in in Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology. 

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April 15, 2019, MedPage Today OB/GYN Update  

Women ages 50 to 74 at average risk for breast cancer should undergo screening mammography every other year, according to the latest guidance from the American College of Physicians (ACP), recommendations that were met with immediate pushback from the radiology community. 

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April 12, 2019, Infectious Disease News via Healio  

The IV formulation of fosfomycin was found to be effective in treating complicated UTIs, including acute pyelonephritis, compared with IV piperacillin-tazobactam, according to research published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. 

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April 10, 2019, MedPage Today

WASHINGTON -- The FDA approved romosozumab (Evenity) for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk for fracture, the agency announced Tuesday. 

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April 10, 2019, University of Western Ontario, via Medical Xpress 

New technology developed at Western University is providing an improved way for radiation oncologists to deliver treatment to women with gynaecological cancers, including vaginal, cervical, and uterine cancer. 

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April 10, 2019, Primary Care Today

The "simple, non-invasive" Congo Red Dot Paper Test detected preeclampsia in 3 minutes, significantly faster than the current gold standard, according to findings recently published in EClinical Medicine.

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April 8, 2019, MedPage Today 

Within the 5 years following a diagnosis for stage I or II breast cancer, 21% of patients stop seeing physicians for follow-up care, according to a study in the Journal of Oncology Practice. 

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April 2, 2019, MedPage Today 

Total deaths for women with HIV and their children are projected to be lower with dolutegravir-based (Tivicay) antiretroviral therapy (ART) versus efavirenz-based (Sustiva) ART, a model-based analysis found. 

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March 29, 2019, HealthDay News 

A new study suggests that the fewer menstrual periods a woman has in her lifetime, the higher her risk of dementia — though the reasons, for now, are unclear. The study was based on close to 16,000 women. It found that those who started having periods at age 16 or later were more likely to develop dementia than women who started menstruating at a more typical age. The same was true of women who went through menopause relatively early. 

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