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Intersection of trauma and race in pregnancy calls for more study
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- Tara Haelle
A small study finding that Black pregnant patients experience more violent trauma than those of other races/ethnicities suggests a need to...
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Patients and providers alike support virtual prenatal care
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- Tara Haelle
After the COVID-19 pandemic forced many ob.gyn. practitioners to use telehealth for prenatal care, patient and provider satisfaction with virtual...
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Language barrier may contribute to ob.gyn. pain management disparities
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- Tara Haelle
Despite similar pain scores between those whose primary language is English and those with a different primary language, non-English speakers...
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Addressing today’s racial health inequities requires understanding their roots
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- Tara Haelle
A direct line can be drawn from the generational stresses that began during slavery in Black women and the persistent disparities seen in higher...
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Primary ovarian insufficiency requires long-term management of sequelae
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- Tara Haelle
It’s important that clinicians not only consider the potential cardiovascular risks associated with early menopause but also the risks to bone...
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Breast cancer survivors have specific gynecological needs
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- Tara Haelle
The side effects of breast cancer treatments, particularly for those with HR-positive breast cancer, means that patients and survivors have...
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Challenges persist in adolescents with rheumatic disease transitioning to adult care
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- Tara Haelle
A successful transition from pediatric to adult rheumatology is crucial to maintain continuity of care for patients with rheumatic disease, but...
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TNF inhibitors linked to threefold increased risk of psoriasis in JIA patients
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- Tara Haelle
Although this study confirms earlier research finding an increased risk of psoriasis after TNF inhibitor exposure, it does not necessarily change...
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Early pediatric rheumatology residency exposure key to solving workforce shortages
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- Tara Haelle
A new study suggests that increasing medical students’ and residents’ exposure to pediatric rheumatology earlier in training could help improve...
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Epidural use shows no association with autism spectrum disorder in children
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- Tara Haelle
In contrast to a large cohort study published in the same journal last year, a new cohort study finds no link between epidural labor analgesia and...
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Risk of hypogammaglobulinemia, infections with rituximab increased in pediatric patients
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Although immunosuppressing drugs often come with an elevated risk of depleted antibodies, the risk from rituximab is particularly higher in...
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Postpartum health care needs exceed those of nonpostpartum patients
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- Tara Haelle
A retrospective study of commercially insured women supports ACOG’s updated recommendations that postpartum women should have a follow-up visit...
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New guidelines on antibiotic prescribing focus on shorter courses
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- Tara Haelle
“Many physicians do not prescribe short-course therapy, frequently defaulting to 10-day courses regardless of...
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COVID-19 maternal antibodies transferred to fetus, newborn from pregnant and lactating vaccine recipients
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- Tara Haelle
Though the study showed SARS-CoV-2 titers in umbilical cord blood and breast milk, it could not show whether those antibodies were protective...
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Pregnant patients with severe COVID-19 disease at increased risk of complications
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- Tara Haelle
In two separate studies, links emerged between severe COVID-19 disease and perinatal complications and between underlying comorbidities and severe...