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- 1High-risk pregnancy doctors issue care standards under abortion bans▼High-risk pregnancy doctors publish new standards for care under state abortion bans
Maternal-fetal medicine specialists have published new clinical standards for managing high-risk pregnancies in states with abortion bans. The guidelines aim to clarify when interventions are legally permissible and medically necessary, addressing confusion among physicians treating endangered patients. The move responds to reports of delayed or denied care, and is likely to fuel ongoing debate over how restrictive abortion laws affect pregnancy treatment.
- 2UC emergency physicians cut thousands of unnecessary CT scans▼UC emergency physicians safely eliminate thousands of unnecessary CT scans
Emergency physicians at the University of Cincinnati report that they have safely eliminated thousands of unnecessary CT scans from their emergency department practice. The effort reflects a broader push in medicine to reduce patients' exposure to radiation and lower costs by avoiding imaging that does not change treatment decisions, with the reductions made without compromising patient safety.
- 3Theranostics offers new approach for advanced prostate cancer▼'Theranostics' combines diagnostics and therapy for advanced prostate cancer treatment
Doctors are highlighting theranostics, an emerging approach to treating advanced prostate cancer that pairs diagnostic imaging with targeted therapy in a single process. The method allows physicians to detect cancer cells and deliver radiation treatment directly to them, potentially improving outcomes for patients whose disease no longer responds to standard therapies.