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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

Moms with limited financial resources experienced tremendous stress during the pandemic, finds study

A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that mothers with limited financial resources often experienced tremendous stress during the pandemic, but that they also valued the opportunity to spend more quality time with their children.

3 May 2022

Antibiotics may disrupt microbiome to cause recurrent UTIs

A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that women who get recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) may be caught in a vicious cycle in which antibiotics given to eradicate one infection predispose them to develop another.

2 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

How diet and nutrition impacts lifespan

In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers analyzed the association between human longevity to growth and metabolic pathways.

1 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding varies widely in asymptomatic and mildly ill patients

In a recent study published in the Nature Microbiology journal, researchers assessed the longitudinal viral dynamics in asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections.

1 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

Elevated levels of maternal psychological distress may affect offspring’s cognitive development

Women's elevated anxiety, depression and stress during pregnancy altered key features of the fetal brain, which subsequently decreased their offspring's cognitive development at 18 months.

29 Apr 2022

Immune fitness plays a vital role in pandemic preparedness

Most of the attempts to curtail the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) focused on the development of vaccines and the implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions such as lockdowns and social distancing restrictions to limit the transmission of the disease.

28 Apr 2022

CDC report shows the prevalence of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among delivery hospitalizations

The prevalence of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) among delivery hospitalizations increased from about 13% in 2017 to 16% in 2019, affecting at least 1 in 7 delivery hospitalizations during this period, according to a CDC report.

28 Apr 2022

Emergency contraception marks a new battle line in Texas

"Mysterious Dolphin" needed an emergency contraception pill dropped off on a porch outside of town.

28 Apr 2022

Nearly 60% of Americans infected by Omicron

A recent study published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) assessed the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection-induced viral antibodies (Abs) seroprevalence in the United States (US).

28 Apr 2022

Women's Health News

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

Moms with limited financial resources experienced tremendous stress during the pandemic, finds study

Antibiotics may disrupt microbiome to cause recurrent UTIs

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

How diet and nutrition impacts lifespan

SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding varies widely in asymptomatic and mildly ill patients

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

Elevated levels of maternal psychological distress may affect offspring’s cognitive development

Immune fitness plays a vital role in pandemic preparedness

CDC report shows the prevalence of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among delivery hospitalizations

Emergency contraception marks a new battle line in Texas

Nearly 60% of Americans infected by Omicron

Scientists explore mixing of unvaccinated and vaccinated and implications for SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Combination therapy shows promise for treating triple-negative breast cancer

Residents' health improves after switch to electric buses

Study reveals a strong link between intimate partner violence and multiple partner fertility

Highly Effective Single-Dose HPV Vaccination for the Eradication of Cervical Cancer

Blood test could aid in the differential diagnosis of preeclampsia and COVID-19 in pregnant women

Fourth dose of COVID vaccine in over 60 years significantly effective

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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