New DNA Tests Advances Treatment of Lysosomal Storage Diseases
...cted of having a lysosomal storage disorder, or by obstetricians or prenatal genetics counselors who have patients with a family history of these disorders. Physicians in Emory's Lysosomal Storage Disease Center, established in 1993 in the Department of Human Genetics, diagnose, evaluate, and treat patients usin...Natural-Birth Centers In U.S Pulling Down The Shutters
...ctions, which they don't perform. Moreover, unlike obstetricians and gynecologists, midwives can't offset lower insurance reimbursements for office visits with higher-paying surgeries. Some industry observers say the closings may simply mark the end of a natural cycle, as midwives who launched birth centers duri...Survivors of Rare Ovarian Cancer may Retain Menstrual Function and Reproductive Ability
... many of these patients are operated on by general obstetricians and gynaecologists or general surgeons who do not make a proper diagnosis during surgery, or may not truly understand the biology of this disease. As a result, both ovaries and the uterus are removed, leaving a patient unnecessarily sterile," he said...Doctors Not Exempt from Competition Law, Australian Commission Warns
... scenarios," Dr Ford said. For example, he said obstetricians working in a maternity unit could provide a better...d. In 2002, the ACCC won an action against three obstetricians in Rockhampton, Queensland, who had agreed on higher fees if they treated the others' patients. T...