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Multi-million pound funding to support women experiencing reproductive issues in the workplace

Women experiencing the menopause, fertility problems, miscarriage and pregnancy loss, menstrual health and gynecological conditions in the workplace will be supported to remain in or return to the workplace by a multi-million pound funding boost to voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organizations.

13 May 2022

The Future of Gynecological Conditions; Improving Attention, Understanding, and Treatment

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Laurence Orbuch about the lack of understanding behind gynecological conditions like endometriosis and how this needs to change.

13 May 2022

Maternal obesity greatly increases offspring's risk of cardiac problems in later life

Maternal obesity impairs heart health and function of the fetus according to a new study in mice. The study, published in The Journal of Physiology found that maternal obesity causes molecular changes in the heart of the fetus and alters expression of genes related to nutrient metabolism, which greatly increases offspring's risk of cardiac problems in later life.

12 May 2022

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders associated with increased risk for future cardiovascular events

Women who experienced complications related to developing high blood pressure, or hypertension, during pregnancy had a 63% increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease later in life, according to research funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

9 May 2022

National addiction treatment locator has outdated data and other critical flaws

At a psychiatric hospital in Michigan, Dr. Cara Poland's patients were handed a sheet of paper to find follow-up care. The hospital had entered local ZIP codes on a website — run by the nation's top substance use and mental health agency — and printed the resulting list of providers for patients to call.

9 May 2022

Health Secretary takes action to ensure more women can access HRT products

Urgent action continues to be taken to ensure women across the UK will be able to more reliably access HRT products.

5 May 2022

On the steps of the Supreme Court, tears and glee, bitterness and smiles

On Tuesday morning, emotions were raw on the sidewalks and street separating the U.S. Capitol and the Supreme Court building — a microcosm of the reactions rippling across the country after Politico published a news bombshell Monday night.

3 May 2022

Educational attainment associated with better health in Black women

One of the best things Black women can do for their health may be to get a college education, according to results of a national analysis.

3 May 2022

What’s next if ‘Roe v. Wade’ falls? More than half of states expected to ban or restrict abortion

If the Supreme Court's conservative majority affirms the leaked decision overturning abortion rights in the U.S., the effects would be sweeping for 40 million women in more than two dozen states where Republican-led legislatures have been eagerly awaiting the repudiation of the right to terminate a pregnancy.

3 May 2022

Migrant women needed to provide invaluable data for the largest women's health study

Thousands of migrant women are needed to provide invaluable data for the largest and longest-running women's health study ever conducted in Australia to ensure it accurately reflects the current population.

2 May 2022

Serious Shortage Protocols issued to limit the dispensing of 3 Hormone Replacement Therapy products

Urgent action is being taken to ensure women across the UK will be able to more reliably access HRT products, as the Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid issues Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) to limit the dispensing of 3 HRT products to 3 months' supply.

29 Apr 2022

UNC study introduces a novel opportunity to democratize obstetric ultrasound

Establishing accurate gestational age with ultrasound early in pregnancy is essential to delivering high-quality care.

26 Apr 2022

Women with Long COVID-19 syndrome are more symptomatic than men

A new study found that females with Long COVID-19 syndrome were more symptomatic than males. Females were statistically significantly more likely to experience difficulty swallowing, fatigue, chest pain, and palpitations at long-term follow-up, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Women's Health.

21 Apr 2022

Study finds link between woman's history of infertility and increased heart failure risk

A new study finds that a history of infertility is associated with increased risk of heart failure. Published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital revealed that women who had experienced infertility had a 16% increased risk of heart failure compared with women who did not have an infertility history.

19 Apr 2022

PFAS exposure associated with increased risk of developing diabetes in midlife women

A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - a large and diverse group of industrial chemicals found in many everyday products - is associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes in midlife women.

12 Apr 2022

Does COVID-19 vaccination affect IVF treatments?

A new study assesses the impact of COVID-19 vaccination in women undergoing assisted reproduction.

12 Apr 2022

Sex-specific guidelines needed for treating obesity, hypertension and diabetes in women

Academic researchers are calling for new healthcare guidelines for treating obesity, hypertension and diabetes in women. Currently, there are no sex-specific guidelines for treating or preventing these health conditions, potentially limiting the medical care available to women.

11 Apr 2022

Women's Health News and Research

Multi-million pound funding to support women experiencing reproductive issues in the workplace

The Future of Gynecological Conditions; Improving Attention, Understanding, and Treatment

Maternal obesity greatly increases offspring's risk of cardiac problems in later life

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders associated with increased risk for future cardiovascular events

National addiction treatment locator has outdated data and other critical flaws

Health Secretary takes action to ensure more women can access HRT products

On the steps of the Supreme Court, tears and glee, bitterness and smiles

Educational attainment associated with better health in Black women

What’s next if ‘Roe v. Wade’ falls? More than half of states expected to ban or restrict abortion

Migrant women needed to provide invaluable data for the largest women's health study

Serious Shortage Protocols issued to limit the dispensing of 3 Hormone Replacement Therapy products

UNC study introduces a novel opportunity to democratize obstetric ultrasound

Women with Long COVID-19 syndrome are more symptomatic than men

Study finds link between woman's history of infertility and increased heart failure risk

PFAS exposure associated with increased risk of developing diabetes in midlife women

Does COVID-19 vaccination affect IVF treatments?

Sex-specific guidelines needed for treating obesity, hypertension and diabetes in women

COVID-19 vaccines and reports of menstrual disorders

Oestrogen may be linked to a woman’s risk of developing dementia

NHLBI researchers support multiple programs to address pregnancy-related health disparities

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