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Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 likely lower than previously suggested

The risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 is likely lower than several earlier studies have suggested, a national study of all pregnant Swedish women tested for SARS-CoV-2 between March 2020 and January 2021 reports.

19 Nov 2021

Population-based risk compensation may have been a driving force in UK's COVID pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has irreversibly altered our lives in many ways. However, available COVID vaccines are effective against (symptomatic) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, hospitalizations, and even death. Despite a diminishing protective effect against infection and onward transmission after vaccination, and a slightly diminished effect with the Delta variant compared to the Alpha variant, protection against severe outcomes remains high.

19 Nov 2021

UCLA study shows how COVID vaccination is critical to controlling the pandemic

A study currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server has demonstrated that the incidence and mortality rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the US can be significantly reduced at the population level by increasing vaccinate rates from 40% to 80%.

18 Nov 2021

Seroprevalence study in Tamil Nadu shows antibody decline following SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination

In the sixth-most populated state of India – Tamil Nadu, three rounds of a district-level serological study were conducted through two COVID waves.

18 Nov 2021

New test enables patient-specific monitoring and treatment for ovarian cancer

Around 870 cases of ovarian cancer are reported in Belgium every year. Most of these patients are treated with surgical interventions and/or chemotherapy.

18 Nov 2021

Study explores barriers to dental care among Medicaid-enrolled reproductive-aged women

In a new study, only 47% of women had a dental visit during pregnancy. Medicaid-enrolled women in Virginia were half as likely to visit the dentist during pregnancy than women with private insurance, despite the availability of Medicaid Pregnancy Dental coverage, according to the study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Women's Health.

18 Nov 2021

What is the public perception surrounding COVID immunity certificates?

Researchers investigate views on immunity certificates and how they interact with other opinions on the pandemic.

18 Nov 2021

Study finds no strong evidence that COVID-19 vaccination is linked to menstrual changes

A new study reports on the incidence of changes in menstruation in women who have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

18 Nov 2021

Real-world effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines

A new study published in Infectious Diseases of Poverty aimed to systematically evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the COVID-19 vaccines in the real world as well as establish a reliable evidence-based basis to determine the actual protective effect of the COVID-19 vaccines, especially considering the new waves of infection brought about by the variants.

18 Nov 2021

Vaccines and boosters remain strong against current SARS-CoV-2 variants

In a recent study published in the Lancet Microbe journal, Australian researchers studied whether in-vitro neutralization titers could predict vaccine protection from SARS-CoV-2 variants.

17 Nov 2021

Long-term Pfizer vaccine-elicited SARS-CoV-2 antibody profile in breast milk

A new study indicates that the Pfizer vaccine induces antibodies in the breast milk against SARS-CoV-2.

17 Nov 2021

WHO joins global advocates to commemorate Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination

Today WHO joins advocates around the world to commemorate a landmark Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination and welcome groundbreaking new initiatives to end this devastating disease, which claims the lives of over 300 000 women each year.

17 Nov 2021

Maternal depression affects women's economic welfare and financial stability years later

Maternal depression after childbirth affects a mothers' economic welfare and financial stability up to 15 years later, according to a Rutgers study.

17 Nov 2021

Texas abortion law harms survivors of rape and incest, activists say

The Safe Alliance in Austin, Texas, helps survivors of child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence. Before Texas’ new abortion law took effect, the organization counseled a 12-year-old who had been repeatedly raped by her father.

17 Nov 2021

California plans for a post-roe world as abortion access shrinks elsewhere

With access to abortion at stake across America, California is preparing to become the nation's abortion provider.

17 Nov 2021

Commonly prescribed anticoagulants may increase UTI severity

New research by the Centenary Institute suggests that commonly prescribed anticoagulants – medicines, such as aspirin, that help prevent blood clots – may make urinary tract infections (UTIs) more severe.

17 Nov 2021

Nationwide Swedish study strengthens evidence for a third booster COVID vaccine dose

A nationwide study from Sweden investigates the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination against the risk of symptomatic infection, hospitalization, and death up to 9 months post-vaccination. This study is published on the Preprints with The Lancet website while awaiting peer review.

17 Nov 2021

Urinary SARS-CoV-2 RNA is a prognosticator of COVID-19

A new study published in the journal Diagnostics was based on the hypothesis that detecting urinary SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid––which may result in renal and cardiovascular endothelial destruction to facilitate viral access to the kidney parenchyma—may be used as a specific biomarker to indicate the severity of COVID-19.

16 Nov 2021

What genes affect the COVID-19 gender imbalance?

Many studies have established that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is more infective in men than women, and men are more at risk of severe disease. While some have suggested that behavioral differences could explain increased transmission to men, this does not explain the more morbid prognosis.

16 Nov 2021

New metabolic vulnerabilities of subsets of triple-negative breast cancer discovered

Researchers have identified a metabolic enzyme and pathway in some triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients, which they hope could serve as a biomarker to select patients to receive targeted therapy.

16 Nov 2021

Women's Health News

Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 likely lower than previously suggested

Population-based risk compensation may have been a driving force in UK's COVID pandemic

UCLA study shows how COVID vaccination is critical to controlling the pandemic

Seroprevalence study in Tamil Nadu shows antibody decline following SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination

New test enables patient-specific monitoring and treatment for ovarian cancer

Study explores barriers to dental care among Medicaid-enrolled reproductive-aged women

What is the public perception surrounding COVID immunity certificates?

Study finds no strong evidence that COVID-19 vaccination is linked to menstrual changes

Real-world effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines

Vaccines and boosters remain strong against current SARS-CoV-2 variants

Long-term Pfizer vaccine-elicited SARS-CoV-2 antibody profile in breast milk

WHO joins global advocates to commemorate Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination

Maternal depression affects women's economic welfare and financial stability years later

Texas abortion law harms survivors of rape and incest, activists say

California plans for a post-roe world as abortion access shrinks elsewhere

Commonly prescribed anticoagulants may increase UTI severity

Nationwide Swedish study strengthens evidence for a third booster COVID vaccine dose

Urinary SARS-CoV-2 RNA is a prognosticator of COVID-19

What genes affect the COVID-19 gender imbalance?

New metabolic vulnerabilities of subsets of triple-negative breast cancer discovered

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