Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic on neoadjuvant chemotherapy use in patients diagnosed with epithelial type ovarian cancer.

Introduction: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic posed critical challenges in providing care to ovarian cancer (OC) patients, including delays in OC diagnosis and treatment initiation. To accommodate for delays in OC surgery, the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) recommended preferential use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy during the pandemic. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of the COVID-19 pandemic with neoadjuvant chemotherapy use in patients diagnosed with OC.

Evaluation of an HPV vaccine toolkit to improve OB/GYN discussion of HPV vaccination.

Background: HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination is a safe, effective method to prevent HPV-associated disease. Racial-ethnic disparities in HPV vaccination exist, which could lead to widening gaps in cervical cancer mortality. Provider discussion of HPV vaccination has been shown to be a primary factor for increasing vaccination rates.

Trends in HPV- and non-HPV-associated vulvar cancer incidence, United States, 2001-2017.

Vulvar cancer incidence has been rising in recent years, possibly due to increasing exposure to human papillomavirus (HPV). We assessed incidence rates of HPV-associated and non-HPV-associated vulvar cancers diagnosed from 2001 to 2017 in the United States (US). Using population-based cancer registry data covering 99% of the US population, incidence rates were calculated and stratified by age, race/ethnicity, stage, geographic region, and histology.

Clinical use of PARP inhibitor in recurrent uterine leiomyosarcoma with presence of a somatic mutation.

Uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) is an aggressive mesenchymal tumor associated with a poor prognosis. Research demonstrates that PARP inhibitors (PARPi) improve disease-stable survival in patients with somatic mutations through the process of synthetic lethality. Therefore, PARPi's may have a role in treating gynecologic malignancies with deleterious mutations.

Rates of Complications and Reoperation after Myomectomy-the Impact of Surgical Approach: A Statewide Population-based Cohort Study from 2005-2018.

Study Objective: To assess rates of and factors associated with complications and reoperation after myomectomy.

Design: Population-based cohort study.

Setting: All non-Veterans Affairs facilities in the state of California from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2018.

The Latino Resident Physician Shortage: A Challenge and Opportunity for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the number of Latino physicians in residency training and Latino resident physician trends in the nation's 10 largest medical specialties in the United States and in the 4 states with the largest Latino populations: California, Florida, New York, and Texas.

Method: The authors used data from the United States Census Bureau's American Community Survey to determine Latino populations and a special report from the Association of American Medical Colleges to determine rates of Latino resident physicians in the United States and in California, Florida, New York, and Texas from 2001 to 2017. Rates of Latino residents in the nation's 10 specialties with the largest number of residents were also determined.

The future of diagnostic laparoscopy - Cons.

Unlabelled: Endometriosis has a large impact on the lives of patients, affecting nearly 90% of women with chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Unfortunately, diagnosis for this condition is often delayed by an average of 7 years, with adolescent patients experiencing disproportionate delays. This is in part due to the use of an invasive procedure for primary diagnosis and limited access to subspecialty care.

A case of Recurrent Guillain-Barre Syndrome observed by the same clinician 12 years apart.

Recurrent GBS is a rare neurological condition in which patients develop similar symptoms of motor weakness after different preceding infections and suffer shorter intervals in between subsequent episodes of GBS. However, the majority of RGBS patients undergo full recovery.

Incorporating an Increase in Plant-Based Food Choices into a Model of Culturally Responsive Care for Hispanic/Latino Children and Adults Who Are Overweight/Obese.

The national rate of obesity in US Hispanic/Latinos exceeds all other major ethnic subgroups and represents an important health disparity. Plant-based diet interventions that emphasize whole plant foods with minimal processing and less refined grains and sugar have shown great promise in control of obesity, but there is a paucity of data translating this treatment effect to disparate populations. The objective of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Healthy Eating Lifestyle Program (HELP) for accomplishing weight management in a hospital-based, family centered, culturally tailored, plant-based diet intervention for Hispanic/Latino children who were overweight or obese.

Applying a Prediction Model for Vaginal Birth after Cesarean to a Latina Inner-City Population.

 The Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network developed a prediction model for calculating the likelihood of successful vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) in patients undergoing a trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC). In this prediction model, Latina ethnicity is considered a negative predictive factor for successful VBAC. Subsequent studies have found mixed results regarding VBAC success in Latina ethnicity.