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New City of Hope CAR T cell trial focuses on HER2-positive breast cancer patients with brain metastases

Women with HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread to the brain need more treatment options, and City of Hope and Mustang Bio Inc. are meeting that challenge.

30 Oct 2018

AEGEA Medical begins PACE II clinical study in women who underwent endometrial ablation

AEGEA Medical, Inc. has announced the commencement of the Post-Ablation Cavity Access (PACE II) clinical study in women who previously underwent endometrial ablation as part of AEGEA's pivotal trial of the company's patented Adaptive Vapor Ablation technology.

30 Oct 2018

Chronic hypertension: Risk of stillbirth higher for black than for white women

In the largest study of its kind in the UK, doctors from King's School of Life Course Sciences have found that ethnicity has a major impact on the risk of complications for pregnant women with long-term high blood pressure (chronic hypertension in pregnancy).

30 Oct 2018

New ultrasound technique shows great promise in detecting breast cancer

A new ultrasound technique can help distinguish benign breast tumors from malignant ones. The technology was developed with support from the Swiss National Science Foundation.

30 Oct 2018

Study finds increase in opioid-affected births to rural residents in rural and urban hospitals

The opioid epidemic has had devastating effects on families in rural communities, places where both maternity care and substance use treatment are limited.

30 Oct 2018

Study finds increased risks to mother and baby when pregnancies are closely spaced

Twelve to 18 months seems to be the ideal length of time between giving birth and getting pregnant again, according to new research from the University of British Columbia and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

29 Oct 2018

Hormone injections reduce risk for early menopause from breast cancer chemotherapy

Final results of SWOG Cancer Research Network's groundbreaking international Prevention of Early Menopause Study clinical trial are in, and they show continued evidence that women who get injections of the hormone drug goserelin along with standard breast cancer chemotherapy are more likely to become pregnant - without developing negative side effects or shortening their lives.

29 Oct 2018

TherapeuticsMD announces FDA approval of BIJUVA capsules to manage vasomotor symptoms of menopause

TherapeuticsMD, Inc., an innovative women's healthcare company, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved BIJUVA (estradiol and progesterone) capsules, 1 mg/100 mg, the first and only FDA-approved bio-identical hormone therapy combination of estradiol and progesterone in a single, oral capsule for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (commonly known as hot flashes or flushes) due to menopause in women with a uterus.

29 Oct 2018

Air pollution is the new tobacco says WHO Head

The head of the World Health Organization has said that air pollution is the “new tobacco” and breathing polluted air is killing 7 million people annually and harming billions of the population additionally.

29 Oct 2018

Estrogens found in cows’ milk shown to pose no risk to adult health

A review of studies looking into the health effects of estrogen-containing cows’ milk has found that the milk is likely to be safe for human consumption.

26 Oct 2018

Polygenic screening could inform breast cancer risk in female survivors of pediatric cancer

A combined evaluation of common variants with small effects and rare predisposing mutations among young female childhood cancer survivors may further stratify this high-risk population for subsequent breast cancer risk.

26 Oct 2018

Study provides complete picture of genetic breast cancer susceptibility among pediatric cancer survivors

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers have evidence that common genetic variations can help to identify pediatric cancer survivors who are at increased risk for developing breast cancer while relatively young. The findings appear today in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.

26 Oct 2018

STIs being diagnosed in young adults every four minutes in the UK

According to latest statistics, one young person is diagnosed with a sexually-transmitted infection (STI) every four minutes in England.

26 Oct 2018

King's researchers analyze potential risks of C-section

A series of papers published in the Lancet shows that globally the number of babies born through cesarean section (C-section) almost doubled between 2000 and 2015: from 12% to 21% of all births or nearly 30 million worldwide.

26 Oct 2018

Woman's PR-status may help develop personalized approach to treating endometriosis

Endometriosis -- a condition caused by uterine tissue growing outside of the organ -- affects 10% of reproductive-aged women, whom it causes chronic pain that is significant and debilitating.

25 Oct 2018

Gastric sleeve or bypass surgery can prevent womb cancer in obese women

A study of women who had gastric sleeve or bypass surgery for obesity has found that precancerous tissue in their womb reverted to normal tissue when they lost weight.

25 Oct 2018

Survey: Only few women are informed by doctors that breastfeeding can lower cancer risk

A new survey shows that although nearly 60 percent of breastfeeding mothers knew about the link between breastfeeding and breast cancer risk reduction, just 16 percent say they learned this from a medical professional.

25 Oct 2018

Hospitals differ largely in using 'trial of labor after cesarean delivery'

Despite the conventional belief that for women giving birth "once a cesarean always a cesarean," vaginal delivery after cesarean -- also known as "trial of labor after cesarean delivery" -- offers a safe option for many second-time mothers with no contraindications.

25 Oct 2018

Stress can cause memory loss and brain shrinkage finds study

According to a new study persistent stress can cause real damage to the brain. It can cause loss of memory as well as shrinkage of the brain matter say researchers. The results of this new study have been published in the latest issue of the journal Neurology this week.

25 Oct 2018

FDA authorizes marketing of PicoAMH Elisa test to help determine woman's menopausal status

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of the PicoAMH Elisa diagnostic test as an aid in the determination of a patient's menopausal status.

25 Oct 2018

Women's Health News

New City of Hope CAR T cell trial focuses on HER2-positive breast cancer patients with brain metastases

AEGEA Medical begins PACE II clinical study in women who underwent endometrial ablation

Chronic hypertension: Risk of stillbirth higher for black than for white women

New ultrasound technique shows great promise in detecting breast cancer

Study finds increase in opioid-affected births to rural residents in rural and urban hospitals

Study finds increased risks to mother and baby when pregnancies are closely spaced

Hormone injections reduce risk for early menopause from breast cancer chemotherapy

TherapeuticsMD announces FDA approval of BIJUVA capsules to manage vasomotor symptoms of menopause

Air pollution is the new tobacco says WHO Head

Estrogens found in cows’ milk shown to pose no risk to adult health

Polygenic screening could inform breast cancer risk in female survivors of pediatric cancer

Study provides complete picture of genetic breast cancer susceptibility among pediatric cancer survivors

STIs being diagnosed in young adults every four minutes in the UK

King's researchers analyze potential risks of C-section

Woman's PR-status may help develop personalized approach to treating endometriosis

Gastric sleeve or bypass surgery can prevent womb cancer in obese women

Survey: Only few women are informed by doctors that breastfeeding can lower cancer risk

Hospitals differ largely in using 'trial of labor after cesarean delivery'

Stress can cause memory loss and brain shrinkage finds study

FDA authorizes marketing of PicoAMH Elisa test to help determine woman's menopausal status

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