. Specifically, the FDA is restricting the sale and distribution of breast implants to only healthcare providers who provide specific information to support patients' informed decision-making. Patients must be presented with a decision checklist, to be signed by both the patient and the HCP. These changes follow guidance issued in September 2020 to improve warnings and education to help patients make decisions.
. Current recommendations are for pregnant women to consume less than 200 mg of caffeine per day during pregnancy. This study confirms that current guidelines for caffeine intake can be safe for women in their second trimester of pregnancy.Having both ovaries removed before age 46 increases the risk of mild cognitive impairment decades later, according topublished this month. The study looked at nearly 3,000 women ages 50 to 89 who underwent premenopausal ovary removal.
. Researchers found that eating more animal fat increases risk of stroke, while plant-based fats, such as avocados and nuts, reduce those risks. The findings come from nearly three decades of data from two large, long-running studies of healthcare professionals.Babies who were exposed in utero to 17-OHPC — a drug used to prevent miscarriages — were found to have increased rates of cancer later in life, according to a new study published in the.