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About 20% of Breast Cancer Survivors Gain Excess Weight
After adjustment for confounding factors, younger age at breast cancer diagnosis and lower baseline weight were the strongest predictors of more...
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PCOS: Laser, Light Therapy Helpful for Hirsutism
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Vitamin D Supplements May Be a Double-Edged Sword
I can tell you that for your “average woman,” vitamin D supplementation likely has no effect on mortality.
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Long-Term Calcium and Vitamin D: Cancer Deaths Down, CVD Deaths Up in Older Women?
Physicians need to take a nuanced approach to supplementation based on benefits and risks for each postmenopausal patient.
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Biological Sex Differences: Key to Understanding Long COVID?
Research suggests a possible link between sex hormone fluctuations and immune dysfunction in long COVID.
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‘Where Have My Orgasms Gone?’ Sex Medicine and Older Women
Sexual health in older women could impact quality of life and stave off mental decline.
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Health Gains of Exercise Greater in Women?
The mortality reduction was substantially greater in women than in men for the same amount of regular exercise.
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Even Moderate Exposure to Radon Tied to Increased Stroke Risk
Postmenopausal women exposed to high levels of radon had 14% higher stroke risk, according to study.
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RNA Vaccines: Risk for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clarified
French study provides new evidence for an increased risk for heavy menstrual bleeding following COVID-19 vaccination with mRNA vaccines.
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Associated With Midlife Memory, Thinking Problems
Individuals with PCOS had worse memory, attention, and verbal ability scores than those without the disorder.