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28 February 2013
March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. To mark the month the national cancer charity Target Ovarian Cancer has released statistics from their Pathfinder Study of the general population about the cancer which showed that 47% of women incorrectly
27 February 2013
Most first-time mothers wait until after 6 weeks postpartum to resume vaginal sex following childbirth and women who have an operative vaginal birth, caesarean section, perineal tear or episiotomy appear to wait longer, suggests a new study
20 February 2013
Updated guidelines for the treatment of people with fertility problems have today been published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
18 February 2013
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) today publish the report Measuring up: the medical profession's prescription for the nation's obesity crisis following a 6-month inquiry by a steering group comprising representatives from 20 of the
15 February 2013
Researchers from the University of Leuven in Belgium have found a link between smoking bans and successive reductions in preterm birth.
15 February 2013
Helping practitioners choose the safest management for a baby with neonatal jaundice is the aim behind a new app launched today by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
15 February 2013
The General Medical Council (GMC) has published its report The Impact of the Working Time Regulations on Medical Education and Training.
14 February 2013
Lord David Owen has written to the RCOG about his National Health Service Bill (Amended Duties and Powers) which he presented to the House of Lords on 27 January 2013.
The Bill can be found here and the explanatory notes are here.
6 February 2013
The number of congenital anomalies, or birth defects arising from multiple births has almost doubled since the 1980s, suggests a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
6 February 2013
The final report of the Francis Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Trust is published today. We must accept that there were issues within the Trust that led to poor clinical and professional standards and these impacted tragically on patient outcomes.