Obstetrics-gynecology

The immune system is incredibly complex—as are the reasons why certain cohorts are more likely to develop asthma, allergies and autoimmune disorders.

The postpartum period is a great time to check in with women who had gestational diabetes, according to this UofT medicine professor.

Physicians need to counsel patients on what the blood test means, expert says.

Study found pregnant women and new moms got as much benefit from receiving behavioural activation therapy from nurses, midwives and doulas trained to provide it as they did from a psychologist or psychiatrist.

The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) recently published comprehensive guidelines for the management of mood, anxiety and related disorders in pregnancy and postpartum.

Self-screening kits that have been adopted in British Columbia won’t be a part of the upcoming rollout in Ontario, which means patients still need to visit the doctor to get tested.

But most not getting psychotherapy or alternatives to medication.

Yeast infections are a misnomer as they aren’t actually infections—and sometimes, they’re the wrong diagnosis.