How do infant formulas compare to composition or performance of human milk?
June 19th 2023Infant formula companies add new ingredients to match or best mimic human milk and breastfeeding advantage for the child, but comparing new-ingredient formulas with existing formulas and human milk to determine efficaciousness can present clinical and ethical challenges.
Study investigates vaginal estrogen for urinary symptoms of menopause
June 19th 2023Monica Christmas, MD, associate professor at the University of Chicago, discusses the findings of a study on how vaginal estrogen may be used to treat urinary symptoms in postmenopausal women, along with how she hopes these findings will impact treatment in women with urinary symptoms.
AMA asking physicians to de-emphasize BMI use for health and obesity assessment
June 14th 2023The American Medical Association is asking doctors to scale back the use of the body mass index (BMI) when assessing obesity and health in patients, noting it should be used jointly with other measurements, and not solely.