This week’s topics include H1N1 in pregnant women, lack of benefit of domestic partner violence screening, induction of labor in preelampsia, and tumor necrosis factor.

Program notes:
0:38 Pregnancy and H1N1
1:21 About a third admitted to the hospital
2:01 About half of those infected died
3:03 Preeclampsia in pregnancy and labor induction
4:05 Labor induction better
4:33 Lack of benefit seen in screening for intimate partner violence
5:31 Did not alter outcomes
6:31 Need to train doctors as well
6:39 Tumor necrosis factor
7:40 Methotrexate and tumor necrosis factor
8:36 Used methotrexate for three months to see if it’s effective
9:23 Dampen enthusiasm for widespread use
10:12 End

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