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Postpartum tubal ligation safe in obese women
Complications and subsequent pregnancies were similar across BMIs.
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More data needed to better understand COVID-19 skin manifestations
Histopathologic exams were done for only 23 patients and, in all cases, showed “inflammatory features without specific pathological changes.”
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Local analgesia before prolapse surgery may not be needed to reduce postop pain
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Cerclage in twin pregnancies reduces perinatal mortality in randomized trial
A safety monitoring board stopped the study early because perinatal mortality occurred more often in the group that did not receive the...
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Children rarely transmit SARS-CoV-2 within households
Most children with COVID-19 disease are infected inside family groups, but are not the initial transmitters.
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COVID-19-related inflammatory condition more common in black children in small study
It appears any increased risk in black children for developing the multisystem inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19 is likely due to social...
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Placental injury reported in women with COVID-19
A first-of-its-kind study looks at the extent and implications of pathological damage to the placentas of mothers with COVID-19.
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AAN publishes ethical guidance on patient care during the pandemic
The guidance reviews adaptations to inpatient and outpatient care and indicates the need for protocols to allocate scarce medical resources.
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COVID-19 in kids: Severe illness most common in infants, teens
COVID-19 symptoms in critically ill and noncritically ill children were similar.
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N.Y. universal testing: Many COVID-19+ pregnant women are asymptomatic
Data from New York hospitals showed many COVID-19-positive pregnant women were asymptomatic on admission.