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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Gynecology - Caught on Camera

Medtronic Kicks Off US Study On Robot-Assisted Surgeries For Women

Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) Wednesday announced the commencement of the Embrace Gynecology investigational device exemption (IDE) U.S. clinical study to assess the safety and effectiveness of its Hugo robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system in gynecological procedures.

Benzinga

72% of women have delayed gynecology visits. Here's why—and what makes it risky

The Harris Poll also found that 50% of women had no idea when to get screened for cervical cancer.

Fortune

How bad is maternal mortality in the U.S.? A new study says it's been overestimated

The peer-reviewed study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology says a pregnancy checkbox on national death certificates inflates the death rate.

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‘We weren’t meant to be criminals’: the gynecologists training out of state post-Roe

As abortion bans sweep the nation, OB-GYN residents rotate to abortion-supportive states to meet their program requirements

The Guardian - US

Dobbs decision now a factor in med school residency picks - Roll Call

Data shows abortion ruling may play a role in medical school residency decisions, could drive some away from becoming OB-GYNs.

Roll Call

Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don't take them seriously

Black women in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy or delivery than any other race

The Independent UK

The racist roots of gynecology

Modern gynecology was borne of experimentation of enslaved Black women, historian Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens explains

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Abortion access looms over medical residency applications

Students in obstetrics-gynecology and family medicine are facing tough choices about where to advance their training in a landscape where legal access to abortion varies from state to state

The Independent UK

Who's going to teach abortion now?

The dismantling of reproductive rights starts with OB-GYNs, many of whom aren't trained to terminate pregnancies

Salon

Abortion bans could leave close to half of U.S. obstetrics residents with inadequate training

OB/GYN accreditation rules require training in abortions for medical residents, who might use the same skills for treating miscarriages and other complications, doctors say.

Chicago Sun-Times

What is a medication, or medical, abortion? 5 questions answered by 3 doctors

Abortion access is in the headlines after Politico released a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. advising the overturn of Roe v. Wade. On May 4, 2022, SciLine, a nonprofit, independent service that connects scientists to journalists, interviewed three medical experts to answer questions about…

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