Lindsey Carr, Editor

Check in throughout the week for the latest coverage from the North American Menopause Society’s (NAMS) Annual Meeting, which is being held Sept. 22-25 in Washington, D.C.

This week, Contemporary OB/GYN® will be covering the North American Menopause Society’s (NAMS) 2021 Annual Meeting, which is taking place Sept. 22-25 in Washington, D.C. We spoke with NAMS President Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc about wellness at midlife and why it is crucial in menopause.

In this interview with Contemporary OB/GYN Senior Editor Angie DeRosa, Sergio Rimola, MD, discusses the Vaccinate4All campaign of the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) and how ob-gyns can approach discussions with their LatinX patients.

Michael Krychman, MD discusses his perspective as a physician during the second wave of COVID-19, and shares some insight into ways other health care professionals can cope.

On Sept. 9, President Biden announced a widespread vaccine mandate for all health care workers.

Associate Editor Lindsey Carr sat down with Gary Schoolnik, MD, Visby Medical’s Chief Medical Officer, to learn more about the device’s functionality and application.

Introducing Contemporary OB/GYN® Editorial Advisory Board member, Sarah J. Kilpatrick, MD, PhD.

The official declaration means more funding for research initiatives.

As parts of the United States enact tough anti-abortion legislation, Mexico’s Supreme Court sets its own precedent.

Hear from Jennifer Lincoln, MD, IBCLC, the OB hospitalist and lactation consultant whose TikTok posts have landed her nearly 2.5 million followers about the power of social media in health care.

The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday that it will not tolerate attacks on people seeking abortions in Texas, days after the state’s new abortion ban took effect.

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Introducing Contemporary OB/GYN® Editorial Advisory Board member, Ilana Cass, MD.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued 501(k) clearance for Visby Medical’s Sexual Health Click Test, a single-use, instrument-free polymerase chain reaction (PCR) diagnostic test for sexually transmitted infections (STI).

The American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the American College of Physicians, the American Osteopathic Association, and the American Psychiatric Association released a statement today in opposition of Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), which is also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act.

A same-day blood test that can rule out preeclampsia in pregnant women is being rolled out across the National Health Service (NHS) in England.

August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Join us throughout the month as we share statistics, facts, patient and provider resources, and more.

Alcohol and tobacco use throughout the first trimester of pregnancy was associated with nearly 3 times the risk of late stillbirth (at 28 or more weeks), compared to women who neither drank alcohol nor smoked during pregnancy or quit both before the end of the first trimester.

Contemporary OB/GYN Senior Editor Angie DeRosa gets insight on the current state of COVID-19 from Christina Han, MD, division director of maternal-fetal medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and member of its COVID-19 task force. Han is an active member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and discusses the issues on behalf of SMFM.

We spoke with Editorial Board member Ilana Cass, MD, about her opinion of her state's latest abortion restrictions.

Introducing Editorial Advisory Board member Ilana Cass, MD.

Hear from James Shwayder, MD, as he goes through the details of a case involving methotrexate in an intrauterine pregnancy that eventually led to fetal demise.

NIH recently convened an expert panel to develop standardized criteria to define placental COVID-19 infection.

The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) announced today that it has joined nearly 100 health care organizations and societies in favor of vaccine mandates for all health care workers.

Introducing Contemporary OB/GYN® Editorial Advisory Board member, Christine Isaacs, MD.

The CDC updated its guidelines for diagnosing and treating STIs, which included updates on the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in pregnant and nonpregnant women.

Celebrated annually by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), World Breastfeeding Week is a global campaign to raise awareness and galvanize action on themes related to breastfeeding.

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, the total number of cancer screening tests declined 87% for breast cancer and 84% for cervical cancer during April 2020.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidelines for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), notably for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for all pregnant individuals. The recommendations come amid the current low vaccination rates and increase in cases.