Women's Health
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Airway structure in women leads to worse COPD outcomes
Worse COPD outcomes found for women for each unit change in wall thickness or lumen area.
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Strength training overcomes bone effects of vegan diet
Bone microarchitecture differences observed between vegans and omnivores disappear when both practice progressive resistance training.
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria emerging in community settings
“What’s striking about these data is that: ‘Who is the front line, at least in the United States for CRE?’ It’s women, older women.”
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Should patients undergoing surgical treatment for cervical lesions also receive an HPV vaccination?
“HPV vaccination might reduce the risk of recurrence of CIN, in particular when related to HPV16 or HPV18, in women treated with local excision...
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Routine weight counseling urged for women at midlife
“Midlife women gain weight at an average of approximately 1.5 pounds per year, which increases their risk for transitioning from normal or...
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Single dose of HPV vaccine is ‘game changer,’ says WHO
“These recommendations will enable more girls and women to be vaccinated and thus preventing them from having cervical cancer and all its...
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To gauge monkeypox spread, researchers eye cases in women
Researchers have recently published guidance on monkeypox for ob.gyns., maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists, and people who are pregnant or...
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Cue new mothers: Breastfeed infants – but for how long?
The controversial question has cropped up again after the nation’s leading pediatrics group has issued new recommendations calling for women to...
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Texas off the table for ob.gyn. board exams
More than 500 physicians petitioned against having in-person board certification exams last month in a letter addressed to the board.
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Nurses’ cohort study: Endometriosis elevates stroke risk
Cohort study links endometriosis to an increased lifetime stroke risk.