Women's Health
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PTSD symptoms in women tied to worse heart, brain health
Outcomes of interest were associations of PTSD symptoms with carotid intima media thickness, brain white matter hyperintensity volume, and...
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Breast milk liquid biopsy under study for early-stage breast cancer detection
Just like taking a small blood sample from newborns in a heel-prick test to rule out metabolic diseases, milk samples could be taken from women...
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Can a Mediterranean diet reduce breast cancer recurrence?
A growing body of evidence suggests that a better dietary quality may improve survival among patients with breast cancer, but whether diet impacts...
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False-positive mammography results and risk for cancer death
The analysis provides clues about which patients with false-positive mammography results will go on to develop breast cancer and “can be used to...
Commentary
A nurse’s view: Women desperately need information about pelvic floor disorders
One-third of all women and 50% of women over the age of 55 are currently affected by a pelvic floor disorder.
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Abdominal Pain and Fever 48 Hours After Hysterosalpingography
A 37-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with 12 hours of fever and lower abdominal cramp pain. She had a history...
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Taking a new obesity drug and birth control pills? Be careful
“It [the warning] was in the product insert, but clinically speaking, I don’t know if it was at the top of providers’ minds when they were...
Conference Coverage
Greater fracture risk reduction seen with denosumab vs. zoledronic acid in postmenopausal women
The analysis took extra pains to remove bias through data that might be linked to potential confounders but could not reasonably be attributed to...
Conference Coverage
Metabolic effects of estetrol are promising in postmenopausal women
Preliminary findings suggest estetrol continues to hold potential for becoming an additional option in treating menopause symptoms.
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Tackling the Maternal Health Crisis
Pregnancies in women veterans using VA care have increased by more than 80% since 2014, from 6950 in 2014 to...