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Released: 18-Aug-2021 8:35 AM EDT
Young Women Unite in World First Study to Improve Mental Wellbeing
University of South Australia

Worry, anxiety and depression – when mental health problems strike, they hit hard, particularly in times of uncertainty. With young women consistently and disproportionately more affected by mental health problems compared to young men, experts say it highlights widespread gender inequalities, gendered violence, and discrimination.

17-Aug-2021 8:30 AM EDT
Study: Pregnant women do well with COVID vaccine
University of Washington

A survey of more than 17,000 pregnant and lactating individuals who received the COVID-19 vaccine showed that the individuals did not experience symptoms any more severe than their non-pregnant counterparts.

Released: 16-Aug-2021 11:55 AM EDT
USC Dermatologist’s Quick Action Stops Scarring from Alopecia
American Academy of Dermatology

Board-certified dermatologist Nada Elbuluk, MD, MSc, FAAD, was honored as an American Academy of Dermatology Patient Care Hero for swiftly diagnosing and treating a patient’s severe scarring condition.

Released: 13-Aug-2021 1:45 PM EDT
妙佑医疗国际的研究建议对65岁以上乳腺癌女性患者进行基因检测
Mayo Clinic

妙佑医疗国际癌症中心(Mayo Clinic Cancer Center)的Fergus Couch哲学博士与来自CARRIERS consortium(易感性相关的癌症风险估计联盟)的合作者开展的一项新研究指出,应对65岁后确诊乳腺癌的大部份女性患者进行遗传性癌症基因检测。这项研究已发表于《临床肿瘤学期刊》(Journal of Clinical Oncology)。

Released: 13-Aug-2021 1:40 PM EDT
أبحاث مايو كلينك تقترح أن المصابات بسرطان الثدي فوق 65 عامًا يجب أن يخضعن لاختبار الجينات
Mayo Clinic

مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا- يجب أن يتم تقديم اختبار جينات السرطان الوراثية لمعظم النساء المصابات بسرطان الثدي بعد سن 65، وفقًا لدراسة جديدة أجراها فيرجوس كاوتش، الحاصل على الدكتوراه، من مركز مايو كلينك للسرطان، مع شركاء من كاريرز كونسورتيوم. تم نشر الدراسة في مجلة علم الأورام السريرية.

Released: 13-Aug-2021 1:35 PM EDT
Pesquisa da Mayo Clinic sugere que devem ser oferecidos exames genéticos a mulheres com mais de 65 anos
Mayo Clinic

A maioria das mulheres diagnosticadas com câncer de mama após os 65 anos deve receber indicação de exames genéticos para câncer hereditário, de acordo com um novo estudo conduzido por Fergus Couch, Ph.D., do Centro de Câncer da Mayo Clinic, e colaboradores do CARRIERS Consortium.

Released: 13-Aug-2021 1:30 PM EDT
Hay que ofrecer pruebas genéticas a mujeres mayores de 65 años con cáncer de mama, sugiere estudio de Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic

A la mayoría de las mujeres diagnosticadas con cáncer de mama después de los 65 años se les debe ofrecer pruebas genéticas para cáncer hereditario, dice el estudio del Dr. Fergus Couch, médico perteneciente al Centro Oncológico de Mayo Clinic, y de sus colaboradores del consorcio CARRIERS.

Released: 11-Aug-2021 5:45 PM EDT
UIC researchers awarded $9.9M for Black midwives program
University of Illinois Chicago

A new health care program developed by University of Illinois Chicago researchers and Melanated Group Midwifery Care, or MGMC, that aims to combat disparities that affect maternal and infant outcomes for Black pregnant people has received $9.9 million in funding. The five-year award was granted by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, or PCORI, an independent, nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 2010 to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers, and clinicians with evidence-based information needed to make better-informed health care decisions.

Released: 11-Aug-2021 9:45 AM EDT
VUMC Expands Programming in Effort to Help Pregnant and Postpartum Women, Infants in Opioid Crisis
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The opioid crisis — now one of the leading causes of maternal mortality — continues to rage in Tennessee.

Released: 10-Aug-2021 4:05 PM EDT
Renowned Gynecologic Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon Dr. Dwight Im of Mercy Medical Center Named a Castle Connolly “Top Doctor” for 8th Time
Mercy Medical Center

Mercy Medical Center has announced that Dwight D. Im, M.D., FACOG, Medical Director of The Neil B. Rosenshein, M.D., Institute for Gynecologic Care at Mercy, has been recognized by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. as a "Top Doctor” for 2021.

Released: 10-Aug-2021 8:00 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Receives NCI Grant to Study Anal Cancer Screening in High-Risk Women
Mount Sinai Health System

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded a grant of more than $4 million by the National Cancer Institute for a large-scale study to evaluate anal cancer screening in high-risk women who have been previously diagnosed with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

Released: 6-Aug-2021 2:35 PM EDT
Partnering with Clergy to Prevent Domestic Violence
University of Georgia

Online simulations are helping Korean American clergy learn how to better support victims of intimate partner violence in their communities

Released: 6-Aug-2021 11:15 AM EDT
Artificial Intelligence Aids in Discovery of New Prognostic Biomarkers for Breast Cancer
Case Western Reserve University

Scientists at Case Western Reserve University have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify new biomarkers for breast cancer that can predict whether the cancer will return after treatment—and which can be identified from routinely acquired tissue biopsy samples of early-stage breast cancer.

Released: 4-Aug-2021 2:35 PM EDT
Women Voice Frustration Over Current Care for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Women with frequent urinary tract infections say they’re unhappy with what they perceive as their doctors’ overuse of antibiotics and with the limited treatment options available to them, according to a study led by researchers from UCLA and Cedars-Sinai.

Released: 4-Aug-2021 1:50 PM EDT
Eating More Plant Foods May Lower Heart Disease Risk in Young Adults, Older Women
American Heart Association (AHA)

Eating more nutritious, plant-based foods is heart-healthy at any age, according to two research studies published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

Released: 4-Aug-2021 12:55 PM EDT
Most Comprehensive Review Yet of Keto Diets Finds Heart Risks, Cancer Risk, Dangers to Pregnant Women and Kidney Patients
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

In the most comprehensive analysis yet of ketogenic (keto) diets, a review in Frontiers in Nutrition finds keto diets place pregnant women and kidney disease patients at risk of adverse health effects.

2-Aug-2021 11:20 AM EDT
Nanotech Device Can Detect Risk for Serious Complication During Pregnancy
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Researchers from UCLA and Cedars-Sinai have developed a new way to detect a potentially life-threatening condition that can occur during pregnancy. The condition, placenta accreta spectrum disorder, occurs when the placenta grows too deeply into the uterine wall and fails to detach from the uterus after childbirth. It can lead to significant blood loss during pregnancy and delivery, requiring blood transfusions and intensive care, and it can result in serious illness and infection and can even be fatal for the mother. The condition occurs in less than 0.5% of pregnancies.

Released: 2-Aug-2021 12:25 PM EDT
Loyola Medicine to Offer Free Cancer Screenings to Uninsured Women during See, Test and Treat® Event
Loyola Medicine

On Saturday, August 14, 2021, qualified women who make an appointment can receive free cervical and breast cancer screenings as part of Loyola Medicine's 6th annual See, Test and Treat® event. See, Test and Treat® will be held at the Loyola Outpatient Center, 2160 S. First Ave., Maywood, Illinois. Interested women are invited to call 708-216-7284 to verify eligibility and make an appointment.

Released: 2-Aug-2021 9:00 AM EDT
Racial and Ethnic Disparities Discovered in Post Operative Breast Cancer Surgery Outcomes
Keck Medicine of USC

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center study finds that Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black women had an increased likelihood of visiting an emergency department following surgery, an indication of poor quality of care

Released: 30-Jul-2021 12:15 PM EDT
UT Southwestern Finds Crucial New Molecular Mechanisms And Biomarkers in Ovarian Cancer
UT Southwestern Medical Center

DALLAS – July 30, 2021 – UT Southwestern faculty have discovered what appears to be an Achilles’ heel in ovarian cancers, as well as new biomarkers that could point to which patients are the best candidates for possible new treatments.

29-Jul-2021 2:30 PM EDT
Women Less Likely Than Men to Receive Opportune Care After Stroke, Study Finds
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Women are less likely than men to receive timely care for strokes caused by blockages in large vessels, known as emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO), according to researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

Released: 29-Jul-2021 10:45 AM EDT
Could Powerful Ovarian Cancer Treatments Benefit More Patients?
Walter & Eliza Hall Institute

WEHI researchers have made a discovery that could help more Australian women with ovarian cancer gain access to game-changing cancer treatments called PARP inhibitors.

Released: 28-Jul-2021 12:50 PM EDT
Indian Women’s Nutrition Suffered During COVID-19 Lockdown
Cornell University

A new study from Cornell University finds the nationwide lockdown India imposed last year in response to COVID-19 caused disruptions that negatively impacted women’s nutrition.

   
Released: 28-Jul-2021 12:45 PM EDT
Dr. Beth Karlan Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions to Gynecologic Oncology
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Internationally renowned physician-scientist Dr. Beth Karlan, director of cancer population genetics at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, is being honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) for her contributions to gynecologic cancer research and clinical practice.

26-Jul-2021 11:05 AM EDT
Mayo Clinic Scientists Advance Breast, Ovarian Cancer Research with Cryo-Electron Microscopy
Mayo Clinic

Using advanced imaging technology, Mayo Clinic scientists have provided an unprecedented understanding of the BRCA1-BARD1 protein complex, which is often mutated in patients with breast or ovarian cancer. Their paper, published in Nature, identifies aspects of how BRCA1-BARD1 functions, supporting future translational research, cancer prevention efforts and drug development.

Released: 23-Jul-2021 11:00 AM EDT
American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Discusses Updated American Cancer Society Guidelines on Cervical Cancer Screening
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Last year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) issued an updated set of guidelines for cervical cancer screening – emphasizing the shift toward screening with primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing. While the ACS recommendation accounts for a transition period to implement primary HPV screening, additional factors should be considered to operationalize these guidelines, according to a special white paper in the July issue of the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease (JLGTD), official journal of ASCCP. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 23-Jul-2021 10:30 AM EDT
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Physicians Among the Nation’s First to be Certified in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
Hackensack Meridian Health

Three Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center obstetrician gynecologists (OB GYNs) are among the first in the nation to receive board certifications in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery.

Released: 22-Jul-2021 4:35 PM EDT
Mayo Clinic Research Suggests Women Over 65 Be Offered Hereditary Cancer Genetic Testing
Mayo Clinic

A new study by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, along with collaborators from the CARRIERS consortium, suggests that most women with breast cancer diagnosed over 65 should be offered hereditary cancer genetic testing. The study was published Thursday, July 22, in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Released: 22-Jul-2021 2:55 PM EDT
Tulane Spin-Out Company to Develop New Treatment for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Tulane University

The Tulane spin-out BioAesthetics is teaming up with a Tulane biomedical engineering professor to develop a new graft for treating pelvic organ prolapse, which affects millions of women around the world. BioAesthetics, whose CEO and COO are both Tulane graduates, is collaborating with Tulane researcher Kristin Miller, an associate professor of biomedical engineering whose lab will conduct the testing of the graft.

Released: 22-Jul-2021 8:30 AM EDT
FAU Nursing Faculty Member Receives NIH K01 Grant for Breast Cancer Research
Florida Atlantic University

Tarsha Jones, Ph.D., principal investigator and an assistant professor of nursing at FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, has received the National Institute of Health (NIH) K01 Career Development Award, a five-year, $772,525 award for a project titled, “Decision Support for Multigene Panel Testing and Family Risk Communication among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Young Breast Cancer Survivors.”

Released: 21-Jul-2021 11:20 AM EDT
Change Agent
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

The UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center helps patients with high-complexity cases. Elyse Eckart's experience with breast cancer has led her to take on new challenges and embrace tasks and activities she may not have before. She's also giving back to the community.

Released: 20-Jul-2021 3:10 PM EDT
Mercy Neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Park Pioneers New, Minimally Invasive Procedure to Alleviate Patient Low Back and Leg Pain
Mercy Medical Center

Charles C. Park, M.D., Ph.D., Director of The Minimally Invasive Brain and Spine Center at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, is now utilizing a less invasive, spinal interbody fusion method called OptiLIF®.

Released: 20-Jul-2021 2:10 PM EDT
Elite Runners Spend More Time in Air, Less on Ground, Than Highly Trained but Nonelite Peers
University of Michigan

A recent study led by Geoff Burns, an elite runner and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan Exercise & Sport Science Initiative, compared the "bouncing behavior"—the underlying spring-like physics of running—in elite-level male runners (sub-four-minute milers) vs. highly trained but not elite runners.

14-Jul-2021 8:05 AM EDT
New Differences in Male vs. Female Hearts
Thomas Jefferson University

Neurons that control every heartbeat are organized differently in male and female rats, opening new pathways for studying heart disease across sexes.

14-Jul-2021 6:05 AM EDT
Peer-Rejected Rats Aid Study of Alcohol Relapse in Women
Research Society on Alcoholism

Rejection of adolescent female rats by their peers has long-term effects on alcohol-seeking behavior, according to a study in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, and could provide a tool for studying alcohol relapse in humans. There is growing evidence from experimental studies that women who had adverse social experiences in childhood are more susceptible to alcohol relapse following abstinence. This is not observed in men, despite men having higher rates of alcohol dependence overall. Laboratory-bred rodents are important for studying the molecular and neurobiological underpinnings of addiction and alcohol dependence, but few animal studies have assessed the sex-dependent effects of adverse social experiences on later alcohol-seeking behavior. Recently, researchers in Germany have developed a rat model for adolescent peer rejection which has allowed them to study the long-term consequences of these experiences in adult male and female rats.

   
Released: 16-Jul-2021 2:10 PM EDT
Co-locating Contraceptive Services & Opioid Treatment Programs May Help Prevent Unintended Pregnancy
University of Vermont

More than 75% of women with Opioid Use Disorder report having had an unintended pregnancy, but they are less likely to use effective contraception compared to women who do not use drugs. Results from a multi-year trial found that a two-part intervention featuring co-located contraceptive services in opioid treatment programs and financial incentives could offer an effective solution.

Released: 16-Jul-2021 2:00 PM EDT
No Sign of COVID-19 Vaccine in Breast Milk
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Messenger RNA vaccines against COVID-19 were not detected in human milk, according to a small study by UC San Francisco, providing early evidence that the vaccine mRNA is not transferred to the infant.

Released: 16-Jul-2021 12:35 PM EDT
From Birth Control to Mammograms, Many Women Missed Out on Preventive Care for All of 2020
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

The COVID-19 pandemic knocked many women off schedule for important health appointments, a new study finds, and many didn’t get back on schedule even after clinics reopened. The effect may have been greatest in areas where such care is already likely falling behind experts’ recommendations.

Released: 15-Jul-2021 4:40 PM EDT
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine

In this study using a simulated cohort, TVUS endometrial thickness screening missed over four times more cases of endometrial cancer among Black women versus White women owing to the greater prevalence of fibroids and non-endometrioid histology type that occurs among Black women.

Released: 15-Jul-2021 12:25 PM EDT
Study Shows Diet Causes 84% Drop in Troublesome Menopausal Symptoms--Without Drugs
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

A new study, published by the North American Menopause Society in the journal Menopause, found a plant-based diet rich in soy reduces moderate-to-severe hot flashes by 84%, from nearly five per day to fewer than one per day.

Released: 13-Jul-2021 5:05 PM EDT
Google trends, the COVID-19 vaccine and infertility misinformation
American Osteopathic Association (AOA)

Google searches related to infertility and coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines increased by 34,900% after a pair of physicians submitted a petition questioning the safety and efficacy data of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine.

Released: 12-Jul-2021 11:40 AM EDT
Addressing social needs may help mitigate distress and improve the health of women with cancer
Wiley

A new study published by Wiley early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has identified unmet social needs in women with gynecologic cancer that could be addressed to improve care for patients and lessen disparities.

8-Jul-2021 2:55 PM EDT
New Breast Cancer Skills Program for Patients Released by American College of Surgeons
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Surgical Skills Patient Education Program has launched a new kit for breast cancer patients that will help guide them from diagnosis to recovery. The ACS Surgical Skills Patient Education Program provides evidence-based knowledge, checklists, and skills training to support patients with preparation for surgery and optimal recovery.

Released: 8-Jul-2021 2:00 PM EDT
Susan G. Komen® Awards $600,000 Research Grant to Radiology Chair Elizabeth Morris
UC Davis Health

Department of Radiology Chair Elizabeth Morris, with the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, was awarded a Susan G. Komen® grant to develop artificial intelligence models to predict breast cancer risk at a more personalized level



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