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Big missed opportunities for BP control in premenopausal women
A new NHANES analysis found no improvement in hypertension control over the past decade and evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in these...
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COVID-19 vaccine does not affect in vitro fertilization outcomes
New study adds proof that COVID-19 vaccines are safe with IVF and essential as pregnant women are at high risk of severe illness if they are...
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Older age for menopause raises risk for lung cancer
This is the first study that has shown a causal association between older age of natural menopause and higher risk of postmenopausal lung cancer...
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Why pregnant people were left behind while vaccines moved at ‘warp speed’ to help the masses
A growing number of women’s health researchers and advocates say that excluding pregnant people – and the months-long delay in recommending that...
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More than half of U.S. women enter pregnancy at higher CVD risk
A minority of women in the United States enter pregnancy in favorable cardiovascular health, new research suggests.
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More than half of U.S. abortions now done with pills: Report
In 2017, the last time such a survey was done, 39% of abortions were performed by medication.
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Variants of nine breast cancer genes associated with severe disease
Findings may potentially inform guidelines for gene panel testing. Breast cancer gene variants most often associated with triple-negative and/or...
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Poor trial representation tied to worse breast cancer survival
Patient groups such as patients of color, older patients, and those with comorbidities are not well represented in clinical trials, and it remains...
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Babies better protected from COVID if mother vaccinated during pregnancy: study