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Now Panel Urges Delay in Pap Test

Emily Rauhala — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:46:57 CST

The screening cutbacks continue. Just days after the government announced more conservative guidelines for mammograms, a major medical body says women should begin having Pap smears for cervical cancer later and less frequently. The new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say women don't need to be...

Doctors Blast New Mammogram Guidelines

Kevin Spak — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:46:04 CST

There was an instant backlash from oncologists and gynecologists yesterday after a government panel recommended that that women in their 40s stop getting annual mammograms. “I think it is unfortunate that they came to this conclusion,” the director of imaging at one breast cancer center told the Los Angeles Times...

Doctors Urged to Induce Labor Less Often

Nick McMaster — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:45:01 CDT

New guidelines out today urge US doctors not to induce labor earlier than 39 weeks into a pregnancy unless there are compelling medical reasons, the Houston Chronicle reports. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued its first statement on induced labor since 1999, with the lead author calling it...

Naomi Campbell Leaves Brazil Hospital

Rob Quinn — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:51:23 CST

A helicopter whisked Naomi Campbell away from waiting paparazzi at a Brazil hospital after a successful operation to remove a cyst from her abdomen, E! Online reports. Doctors, including one of Brazil's top specialists, say the British supermodel is "completely cured" following the emergency surgery. Campbell, 37, is a frequent...

Plastic Surgeons Cut a New Path Down Under

Julia — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:04:30 CST

David Matlock, a flamboyant California gynecologist who's been a pioneer in cosmetic surgery aimed at giving women "a youthful, aesthetic look" for their nether regions, has unleashed a host of protégés now improving unsightly genitals all over the country. Despite being uninsured, the procedures are growing in popularity: doctors across...