Photodynamic therapy, combined with anti-VEGF agents and corticosteroids, can achieve long-lasting improvement in patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration. Medscape Medical News
A new analysis "shows beyond doubt" the protective effect of oral contraceptives against ovarian cancer, and hence they should be more widely available, says an editorial from The Lancet. Medscape Medical News
This article explores the factors that influence rural Salvadoran women to undergo tubal sterilization versus opting for alternative methods of family planning. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
This Best Evidence Review weighs in on 2 studies from The Lancet and Archives of Internal Medicine on vitamin D and calcium supplements. Medscape Family Medicine
Among users of coumarins, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors was linked to an increased risk for nongastrointestinal tract bleeding, but not gastrointestinal tract bleeding. Medscape Medical News
Women interested in a nondaily method of contraception who are satisfied with combined oral contraceptives may be more likely to continue using the contraceptive ring than the patch. Medscape Medical News
