Category: Medical
NCI Panel: Stop Calling Low-Risk Lesions ‘Cancer’
A group sanctioned by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has published a 5-point proposal; one big idea is to reclassify indolent and low-risk lesions and drop the term cancer.
Read MoreACOG Issues New Practice Bulletin on Gestational Diabetes
The new document reviews recent clinical trial data but concludes that the management of gestational diabetes should remain the same. However, it does propose a new performance measure for physicians.
Read MoreHPV Vaccine Use Stalls in US Girls
HPV vaccination rates in US girls aged 13 to 17 years failed to increase between 2011 and 2012, which has US federal health officials concerned.
Read MoreHPV: Less Than a Third of Patients Vaccinated
The reality of HPV vaccination does not match the professional support for the prevention strategy.
Read MoreSimilar Outcomes with Oral and IUD Hormonal Therapy for Endometrial Neoplasia
For women with endometrial hyperplasia or early cancer who require or prefer a nonsurgical approach, hormone therapy yields similar outcomes whether delivered orally or via an intrauterine device (IUD), a new study shows. Overall, however, women with early adenocarcinoma had considerably fewer complete responses to primary hormone therapy compared to women with hyperplasia, the researchers…
Read More3D Ultrasound Effective for Breast Lesion Classification
Nancy A. Melville Mar 02, 2012 March 2, 2012 (Vienna, Austria) — Multimodal tomography (MUT), a novel 3-dimensional (3D) imaging technology, is effective in detecting and classifying breast lesions as small as 2 mm in size, according to research presented here European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2012. The unique imaging method, first introduced at ECR…
Read MoreFemale OBGYN
Male vs female. It is a debate that often stretches into choosing a physician and resonates within many specialities. However, obstetrics and gynecology are among the most, if not the most, impacted by gender preferences in choosing a physician. The story behind this change is an unexpected one. Until the 1970s, obstetrics and gynecology was…
Read MoreOBGYN Services San Antonio
Many of my previous entries have emphasized my commitment to meaningful innovation by incorporating new services into my practice. In this entry, I will discuss how I select new services to include, my aims in doing so, and highlight some of my recently featured services. Despite being a well-established field for hundreds of years (obstetricians…
Read More3D/4D Ultrasound
3D/4D ultrasound is a unique service offered by few obstetrician-gynecologists in the office. My dedication to keeping pace with innovation led me to offer this service to my patients. The newly supplied GE Voluson machine provides a unique glimpse into the fascinating process of pregnancy. Details that previously were left to imagination are now vividly…
Read MoreSan Antonio OBGYN
As San Antonio has evolved, so too has the number of physicians. To give patients a better understanding of the current physician landscape, I will outline some of characteristics of my practice – location, experience, and innovation. First, location has become an increasingly important determinant of practice efficacy in the past decade. For many years,…
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