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Pandemic has led to delay in diagnosis of breast cancer

The COVID-19 pandemic upended many aspects of daily life, particularly in the first months and year. Not least among the changes: decreased use of ordinary health care, such as routine medical exams and screenings.

15 Feb 2022

Older woman's estrogen levels may be linked to risk of COVID-19 death

An older woman's estrogen levels may be linked to her chances of dying from COVID-19, with higher levels of the hormone seemingly protective against severe infection, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

15 Feb 2022

Producing more mRNA COVID vaccines could save 1.5M lives in low/middle-income countries

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers from the United States estimated the benefits of scaling up coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in the low- and lower-middle-income countries (LIC/LMICs) amid the global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant using economic and epidemiological models linearized with public data of COVID-19 vaccinations and deaths.

15 Feb 2022

Poor pre-pregnancy heart health puts expectant mothers and their babies at risk

This Valentine's Day, a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Circulation shines a spotlight on an important but often overlooked matter of the heart — optimizing one's cardiovascular health before getting pregnant.

14 Feb 2022

More than half of women in the U.S. have poor pre-pregnancy cardiometabolic health

Only about 40% of women in the U.S. who gave birth in 2019 had good heart health prior to their pregnancy with excess weight being the major driver of poor pre-pregnancy health, followed by hypertension and diabetes, according to new research published today in a Go Red For Women spotlight issue of the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed, flagship journal Circulation.

14 Feb 2022

Antihistamines may offer hope for long COVID patients

Researchers offer hope that an inexpensive over-the-counter medication could improve long COVID symptoms for a large proportion of these patients.

14 Feb 2022

Study finds Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine doesn't increase pregnancy risk

A new JAMA Network study describes the effects of maternal COVID-19 vaccination on pregnancy outcomes and infant health.

14 Feb 2022

$Medications, measurements of physical function could predict fall and fracture risk in older women$

Medications, measurements of physical function could predict fall and fracture risk in older women

In older women, inability to stand on one leg for more than a few seconds is a risk factor for fracture. Another physical test yields similar results. Moreover, SSRIs can be linked to relatively poor physical function, a University of Gothenburg thesis shows.

14 Feb 2022

Real world evidence on acquired immunity from vaccines and SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers assess the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough cases and reinfections among unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals.

13 Feb 2022

Sleep apnea during pregnancy linked to the development of hypertension and metabolic syndrome

In a new study published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers examined whether sleep disordered breathing (primarily obstructive sleep apnea) during pregnancy and in the years after delivery is associated with an increased risk for hypertension and metabolic syndrome.

12 Feb 2022

Researchers discover how ovarian cancer hides from the body's immune system

Researchers at the University of Helsinki discovered how ovarian cancer hides from the body's immune system. The findings will help develop novel precision therapies for ovarian cancer, a common and aggressive cancer type.

12 Feb 2022

Showcasing STEM Women in Medical Science

Every year, the UN celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. For 2022, the focus is placed on recognizing the role women and girls play in STEM as beneficiaries and as agents of change.

11 Feb 2022

Stress created by police violence may affect Black women’s perinatal and cardiovascular health

It is well known that Black women experience disproportionately high rates of preterm delivery and cardiovascular disease.

10 Feb 2022

Newborn antibodies following maternal COVID-19 vaccination persist for up to six months

A new study compares antibody levels in newborns born from mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 and to maternal infection with SARS-CoV-2.

9 Feb 2022

The serious risks COVID-19 may pose during pregnancy

Researchers report on the potential for serious maternal illness or death during or following a pregnancy complicated by COVID-19.

9 Feb 2022

Research reveals why Black women experience higher breast cancer mortality

New research from Sanford Burnham Prebys has revealed significant molecular differences between the breast cells of white and Black women that help explain why Black women experience higher breast cancer mortality.

9 Feb 2022

Study finds gender-based differences in risk factors associated with anxiety during the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is an anxiety-inducing stressor that affects every aspect of our daily lives. A new Canadian study has found that the pandemic-related risk-factors associated with anxiety differ between men and women.

9 Feb 2022

Study highlights benefit of mRNA boosters for SARS-CoV-2 following different initial vaccine types

A study by researchers from the United Kingdom finds no difference in the protection offered by mRNA vaccine boosters against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) when comparing those that have received BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine as a primary course to those that have received Oxford/AstraZeneca.

8 Feb 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced antibodies may last more than 20 months

A recent research letter published in the JAMA demonstrated the prevalence and the longevity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) unvaccinated United States (US) adults recovered from the disease in the long term.

7 Feb 2022

Maternal metabolic syndrome can switch on imprinted gene associated with NAFLD in offspring

New research from North Carolina State University has found that an imprinted gene associated with development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is switched on in mice who nurse from mothers with metabolic syndrome, even when those mice are not biologically related.

7 Feb 2022

Women's Health News

Pandemic has led to delay in diagnosis of breast cancer

Older woman's estrogen levels may be linked to risk of COVID-19 death

Producing more mRNA COVID vaccines could save 1.5M lives in low/middle-income countries

Poor pre-pregnancy heart health puts expectant mothers and their babies at risk

More than half of women in the U.S. have poor pre-pregnancy cardiometabolic health

Antihistamines may offer hope for long COVID patients

Study finds Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine doesn't increase pregnancy risk

Medications, measurements of physical function could predict fall and fracture risk in older women

Real world evidence on acquired immunity from vaccines and SARS-CoV-2 infection

Sleep apnea during pregnancy linked to the development of hypertension and metabolic syndrome

Researchers discover how ovarian cancer hides from the body's immune system

Showcasing STEM Women in Medical Science

Stress created by police violence may affect Black women’s perinatal and cardiovascular health

Newborn antibodies following maternal COVID-19 vaccination persist for up to six months

The serious risks COVID-19 may pose during pregnancy

Research reveals why Black women experience higher breast cancer mortality

Study finds gender-based differences in risk factors associated with anxiety during the pandemic

Study highlights benefit of mRNA boosters for SARS-CoV-2 following different initial vaccine types

SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced antibodies may last more than 20 months

Maternal metabolic syndrome can switch on imprinted gene associated with NAFLD in offspring

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