Associate Editor for Contemporary OB/GYN. You can reach her a lcarr@mjhlifesciences.com.
Juneteenth: Celebrating Black women in obstetrics and gynecology
June 19th 2020June 19, 1865, also known as Juneteenth, celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. On this day nearly 160 years ago, Union troops arrived in Galveston, TX to announce the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of slavery in the United States.
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Sex education to improve sexual health outcomes for Latinx teens
June 17th 2020The type and depth of sex education can vary, depending on the form (e.g., comprehensive vs. abstinence only), and other societal and cultural influences. For many teenagers, including Latinx, this could lead to negative sexual health outcomes.
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Survival benefit in advanced or metastatic breast cancer with visceral metastases
June 12th 2020Findings from a new study show significant overall survival benefit of Novartis’ ribociclib in hormone receptor positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative (HR+/HER2-) advanced or metastatic breast cancer with visceral metastases.
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HIV and COVID-19: Pharmacists and Healthcare Systems Mitigate Risks
June 10th 2020Approximately 1.1 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV today. In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, a lack of information exists about whether HIV patients are at an increased risk for contracting the virus.
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ICYMI: COVID-19 in Pregnancy Series
June 4th 2020This four-part video interview series explores COVID-19 in pregnancy-including the ways in which it is affecting life and changing the world of obstetrics and gynecology as we know it-and shares things our experts are seeing on the front lines.
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