MDNews - Minnesota

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents | JUNE 2013 | ON THE COVER HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER: A Mother-Baby Program Offering Mental Health Services Supporting Women and Families PAGE 8 FEATURES ADDRESSING PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS TO CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT 6 Physicians' Diagnostics & Rehabilitation Clinics recently established a program that helps patients identify and overcome the thoughts and feelings that prevent them from enjoying the full benefits of rehabilitative therapy. HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER: A MOTHER-BABY PROGRAM OFFERING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SUPPORTING WOMEN AND FAMILIES 8 The importance of the mother-child relationship to early childhood development makes the incidence of maternal depression particularly concerning. Helen Kim, M.D., a psychiatrist and Director of the Hennepin County Medical Center Women's Mental Health Program and new Mother-Baby Program, explains that it is common for women to experience mental health challenges during and just after pregnancy. 6 SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: WOMEN'S HEALTH A MORE COMPLETE HPV TEST 14 HealthEast Medical Laboratory is dedicated to providing physicians the most comprehensive, sensitive human papillomavirus (HPV) testing on the market. By using the Access Genetics HPV L1 platform, its staff strives to do just that. DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME? 16 While the overwhelming majority of births in the United States continue to take place in hospitals, a growing number of women are choosing to deliver their babies at home. TRACING THE LINK BETWEEN MENOPAUSE AND COGNITION 18 Recent studies indicate the negative changes in cognitive functioning following surgical or natural menopause are neither frivolous nor merely a natural part of aging. Rather, they are real physiological responses to the reproductive transition. NEW TARGETS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST OVARIAN CANCER 20 A discovery by researchers at Yale University School of Medicine is bringing therapies that target ovarian cancer stem cells closer to reality. 14 DEPARTMENTS DIAGNOSTICS HOSPITAL ROUNDS THAT'S NEWS 31 32 34

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