Obstetrics
Case Reports
Case Report: Headache in a Postpartum Patient With Essential Thrombocytosis
A rare and potentially fatal condition is discovered in a postpartum patient presenting with severe headache.
News
CDC: Vaccines prevent millions of illnesses, but measles makes a return
News
Draft recommendations back aspirin for preeclampsia prevention
News
CDC: Young teens’ birth rates drop 67%
Major finding: The rate of births per 1,000 teens aged 15-17 years fell from 51.9 in 1991 to 17.0 in 2012, a 67% drop.Data source: The Centers for...
News
VIDEO: Study highlights progress, challenges in nosocomial infections
News
Smoking bans see 10% declines in preterm births, asthma flares in children
News
Sepsis less common, less deadly in pregnancy
Major finding: The odds of death in women with severe sepsis were 43% lower during pregnancy, compared with nonpregnant women.Data source: A...
Commentary
Antidotes, detoxification agents, and pregnancy
News
FDA warns about magnesium sulfate effects on newborns
Article
A Case of Suspected Appendicitis
A 19-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. What do imaging studies reveal?
Clinical Review
Are You What You Eat?: Pica in Pregnancy
A 37-year-old woman presents with epigastric pain after ingesting several baked clay pellets. What are the adverse consequences of geophagy, and...