CDC: U.S. Birth Rate at All-Time Low
While average age of first motherhood continued to increase
Most Docs Work 40 to 60 Hours Per Week
Considerable proportion work 61 to 80 or more hours; half of docs would prefer to work fewer hours
Sedentary Lifestyle Worse for Health Than Obesity
Just a 20-minute brisk walk each day can lower odds of early death, researchers add
Insulin Resistance Ups Breast Cancer Risk Regardless of BMI
Study of postmenopausal women suggests hormone levels matter more than excess weight
Women Underrepresented in Leadership Roles in Ob-Gyn
Highest representation of women in family planning; lowest in reproductive endocrinology and infertility
Defensive Medicine Common Among Surgeons, Radiologists
More than one-quarter of diagnostics ordered for defensive reasons in Austria
Impact of Medical Scribes on EHR Advancement Discussed
Use of medical scribes should not be replacement for improvement of EHRs
CDC: Neural Tube Defects Declining in the United States
Still, not enough women are getting enough folic acid
Aerobic Exercise Reduces Fatigue With Radiotherapy for Breast CA
Findings in a quasi-experimental study of Taiwanese women with early-stage breast cancer
Working Long Hours? Beware Risky Alcohol Consumption
Researchers find link between long hours on the job and excess alcohol consumption
