Women's Health
From the Journals
A range of healthy dietary patterns can reduce risk of gout in women
A study of four different healthy eating patterns in women found that all reduced the risk of new-onset gout in women, compared with a traditional...
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Primary care docs have role to play in hypertension prevention and treatment for women of reproductive age
AHA issues statement concerning hypertension in pregnancy, outlining many prevention and treatment options.
From the Journals
Moderate-vigorous stepping seen to lower diabetes risk in older women
More steps per day, particularly at a higher intensity, may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in older women, based on a prospective cohort study...
Commentary
Identifying and preventing IPV: Are clinicians doing enough?
It is incumbent upon clinicians to learn to quickly identify survivors of intimate partner violence.
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Dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV prevention no longer under consideration by the FDA
That leaves cisgender women – especially the Black and Latinx women who make up the vast majority of women who acquire HIV every year – with two...
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Digital algorithm better predicts risk for postpartum hemorrhage
By more precisely identifying women at risk, the new method “could be used to pre-emptively allocate resources that can ultimately reduce...
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Intensive weight loss fails to help women with obesity and infertility
Evidence from a randomized trial did not support weight loss as a factor in the increasing live births.
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Survey shows more women drinking during pregnancy
Exposure to alcohol in the womb has been linked to a wide range of neurologic and physical problems in children, ranging from fetal alcohol...
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Breastfeeding linked to lower CVD risk in later life
The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding until a baby is 6 months old, followed by breastfeeding plus complementary...
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Trauma rates with operative vaginal delivery unexpectedly high, study finds
Declining use of OVD in favor of cesarean delivery has reduced opportunities for clinicians to acquire proficiency in performing these deliveries...
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Preschool boys’ behaviors traced back to moms’ thyroid hormones
Changes in maternal thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy may predict whether male offspring are aggressive or withdrawn preschoolers.