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Released: 1-Jun-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Esperança para dissecção espontânea de artéria coronária
Mayo Clinic

As pesquisas sobre dissecção espontânea de artéria coronária aumentaram muito na última década, diz a Dra. Sharonne N. Hayes, cardiologista da Mayo Clinic e especialista principal nessa doença cardíaca rara.

Released: 1-Jun-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Esperanza para la disección espontánea de la arteria coronaria
Mayo Clinic

La investigación sobre la disección espontánea de la arteria coronaria se ha disparado en la última década, dice la Dra. Sharonne N. Hayes, cardióloga en Mayo Clinic y experta destacada de esta afección cardíaca poco frecuente.

Released: 1-Jun-2023 6:00 AM EDT
أمل يلوح في الأفق للتسلخ التلقائي للشريان التاجي
Mayo Clinic

لقد كثرت الأبحاث في العقد الماضي حول التسلخ التلقائي للشريان التاجي، وتقول الدكتورة شارون إن. هايز، طبيبة القلب في مايو كلينك، وخبيرة رائدة في حالة القلب النادرة هذه.

Newswise: Huntsman Cancer Institute May Research Highlights
Released: 31-May-2023 5:55 PM EDT
Huntsman Cancer Institute May Research Highlights
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Read about new melanoma treatment practices, how models provide information about a rare adrenal cancer, a potential oral medication for brain cancer, and clinical trials for cancer patients with HIV.

Newswise: Simposio Pone de Relieve la Investigación Sobre Diferencias Sexuales
Released: 30-May-2023 4:25 PM EDT
Simposio Pone de Relieve la Investigación Sobre Diferencias Sexuales
Cedars-Sinai

Todo lo que los médicos e investigadores saben acerca de la medicina, desde qué medicamentos recetar hasta cómo realizar las cirugías, se basa en la investigación. Pero durante décadas, la mayor parte de este trabajo ha dejado de lado a las participantes femeninas.

Released: 30-May-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Penn Medicine to Offer Free Cancer Screenings, including 3D Mammograms with Siemens Healthineers, at June Community Events in and around West Philadelphia
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

As part of a continued focus on making cancer screenings more accessible to the greater Philadelphia community, Penn Medicine is providing free cancer screenings, no insurance required, including advanced 3D mammograms, in West Philadelphia this June.

Released: 30-May-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Women with a first normal weight offspring and a small second offspring have increased risk of cardiovascular mortality
University of Bergen

A new study from the University of Bergen reveals that including offspring birthweight information from women’s subsequent births, is helpful in identifying a woman's long-term risk of dying from cardiovascular causes.

Released: 29-May-2023 10:35 PM EDT
Culturally-consistent midwifery care can optimize the mental health of pregnant Indigenous persons during the pandemic
McMaster University

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Indigenous individuals during pregnancy and the postpartum (perinatal) period.

Released: 26-May-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Facebook fitness and Insta-vitamins: how social media shapes women’s health
University of Sydney

A new study led by researchers from the University of Sydney has found young women’s engagement with social media plays a major role in shaping how they think – and act – in relation to their health.

Released: 25-May-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Women with breast cancer shed pounds thanks to telephone-based weight loss program, clinical trial finds
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

A clinical trial, led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has shown that a telephone-based weight loss program can help patients with breast cancer whose body mass index is in the overweight or obese range lower their weight by a meaningful degree.

Newswise: ASCO23: ‘Better Sexual Health for Female Patients on Endocrine Therapy: Strategies Across the Age Spectrum’
24-May-2023 10:05 PM EDT
ASCO23: ‘Better Sexual Health for Female Patients on Endocrine Therapy: Strategies Across the Age Spectrum’
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

Breast cancer treatments that can save a woman’s life can seriously harm her sexual health. Although doctors have not historically been prepared to help patients manage these toxic side effects, Dr. Kristin Rojas at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center has created a program to address women’s sexual health after cancer treatment.

Released: 25-May-2023 1:50 PM EDT
Statement on Passage of Diagnostic Imaging Legislation in Minnesota
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen thanked lawmakers in Minnesota for passing and Gov. Tim Walz for signing legislation that eliminates out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging.

Newswise: Medicaid Reform Lies at the Heart of Efforts to Address the US Maternal Health Crisis
Released: 25-May-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Medicaid Reform Lies at the Heart of Efforts to Address the US Maternal Health Crisis
George Washington University

Medicaid must be part of any solution to address the current maternal mortality crisis and racial inequities in the United States, according to a new analysis by researchers at the George Washington University.

   
Newswise: Receiving treatment for postpartum depression ‘important for the entire family’
Released: 25-May-2023 10:35 AM EDT
Receiving treatment for postpartum depression ‘important for the entire family’
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Depression is considered the most common complication of childbirth, and new mothers shouldn’t feel ashamed or embarrassed about seeking mental health care and treatments including therapy and medication, advised experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Newswise: Ann Chuang, M.D., Appointed Director of Breast Program at Mountainside Medical Center
Released: 23-May-2023 11:15 AM EDT
Ann Chuang, M.D., Appointed Director of Breast Program at Mountainside Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Health (Mountainside Medical Center)

Ann Chuang, M.D., a highly skilled breast surgeon, has been appointed as the leader of Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center's breast program.

Released: 23-May-2023 10:05 AM EDT
RPI and Albany Medical College Researchers Awarded $3.3 Million To Improve Breast Cancer Treatment Using Artificial Intelligence
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Albany Medical College were awarded a $3.3 million grant over five years by the National Cancer Institute to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve targeted drug therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer treatment. HER2-positive breast cancer tends to grow and spread quickly, but targeted treatments improve outcomes.

   
Newswise: Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Increase Stroke Risk
Released: 22-May-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Increase Stroke Risk
Cedars-Sinai

Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found that women who experience an adverse pregnancy outcome—such as gestational hypertension, preeclampsia or preterm birth—have a higher risk of developing stroke in their lifetime, and at a younger age.

Newswise: New research finds mechanism that regulates PTSD in the female brain
Released: 22-May-2023 11:05 AM EDT
New research finds mechanism that regulates PTSD in the female brain
Virginia Tech

From humans to plants to single-cell organisms, there’s a protein that rules them all. This protein does general housekeeping of the cells, regulating them through normal daily functions. Virginia Tech researchers found that one specific form of this ubiquitous protein has a different function in the female brains – it helps regulate events in the memory that cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

18-May-2023 6:05 PM EDT
A commonly used tool is suboptimal in predicting osteoporosis fracture risk in younger post-menopausal women
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The commonly used U.S version of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) should not be routinely used to select younger postmenopausal women for bone mineral density testing. But the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool (OST) is excellent at identifying women with osteoporosis-level bone mineral density, which is the goal of these screenings, while FRAX is not.

Released: 22-May-2023 6:00 AM EDT
ASCO: Targeted therapy for early breast cancer, progress treating recurrent glioma, PSMA PET scan advances and more
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Physicians and scientists from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center will discuss the latest research and clinical trial results on combination therapies for breast cancer, a potential new treatment for patients with recurrent glioma, and advances in PSMA PET guided radiotherapy for patients with prostate cancer, among other topics, at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting.

Released: 19-May-2023 6:35 PM EDT
New study finds COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccinations in early pregnancy did not increase miscarriage risk
HealthPartners Institute

HealthPartners Institute researchers have published new data in JAMA Network Open that shows monovalent COVID-19 booster vaccinations administered in early pregnancy (before 20 weeks’ gestation) were not associated with miscarriage. The research adds to the growing understanding about the safety of COVID-19 booster vaccinations among people who are pregnant.

Released: 19-May-2023 11:05 AM EDT
New subtypes identified in difficult-to-treat ovarian cancer – Potential for discovering new treatments
University of Helsinki

Every year, more than 40,000 women die of ovarian cancer in Europe. Ovarian cancer is a genetically very heterogeneous disease, which makes it exceptionally difficult to study and treat.

18-May-2023 10:50 AM EDT
COVID-19 Booster Vaccination in Early Pregnancy and Surveillance for Spontaneous Abortion
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

In this case-control surveillance study of more than 100,000 pregnancies, COVID-19 booster vaccination in pregnancy was not associated with spontaneous abortion. These findings support the safety of recommendations for COVID-19 booster vaccination, including in pregnant populations.

Newswise: Breast Cancer Screening in Asian American & Pacific Islander Women in New Jersey
Released: 19-May-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Breast Cancer Screening in Asian American & Pacific Islander Women in New Jersey
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Recently, the United States Preventative Service Task Force released a draft recommendation statement on screening for breast cancer, recommending that all women get screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40. Rutgers Cancer Institute expert shares breast cancer data on the AAPI community.

Released: 19-May-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Uniformed Services University Receives $404K for WIC Military Outreach Program
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

The Uniformed Services University (USU) has been awarded a $404,703 grant to implement a WIC Community Innovation and Outreach Project (WIC CIAO), designed to increase WIC enrollment in active duty military families.

Released: 18-May-2023 7:40 PM EDT
Rising rates of induced labor need to be reconsidered in the context of the UK maternity services staffing crisis, study suggests
City University London

A new study suggests that increasing rates of induction of labour (IOL) of pregnant women and people in the UK, without considering the accompanying, real-world impact on staffing workloads and patient care, may have unintended consequences.

Newswise: Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital Physicians and Scientists Presenting Latest Advances at 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting
Released: 18-May-2023 12:50 PM EDT
Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital Physicians and Scientists Presenting Latest Advances at 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital scientists and clinicians will present new research at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), June 2nd to June 6th at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. This year’s scientific program will feature more than 2,900 abstracts, covering all major diseases and research areas, including breast, lung, head and neck, gynecological, prostate, and gastric cancers.

Newswise: New Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso Breast Care Center Director Takes Aim at Region’s Health Disparities
Released: 18-May-2023 12:30 PM EDT
New Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso Breast Care Center Director Takes Aim at Region’s Health Disparities
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, and it affects Hispanic women disproportionately in our region. While Hispanic women tend to have lower incidences of breast cancer compared to non-Hispanic white women, their outcomes differ, leading to higher incidences of mortality. This is due to lower screening rates, limited access to health care, later-stage diagnosis, unique genetic factors and socioeconomic status.

Released: 18-May-2023 8:25 AM EDT
Researchers Target Commonly Mutated or Deleted Gene in Gynecological Cancers
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

A gene regulating the F-Box and WD Repeat Domain Containing 7 (FBXW7) protein is frequently mutated or deleted in various types of human cancer, including gynecological cancers.

Released: 18-May-2023 6:00 AM EDT
A infecção por HPV pode causar câncer bucal e de garganta
Mayo Clinic

Talvez você já tenha ouvido falar sobre a relação entre a infecção por papilomavírus humano (HPV) e certos tipos de cânceres cervicais, mas você sabia que a infecção por HPV também está relacionada a um maior risco de câncer bucal e de garganta?

Released: 18-May-2023 6:00 AM EDT
La infección por el VPH puede causar cáncer de boca y de garganta
Mayo Clinic

Es posible que haya escuchado acerca de la conexión entre la infección por el virus del papiloma humano (VPH) y ciertos tipos de cáncer del cuello del útero, pero ¿sabía que la infección por el VPH también está relacionada con un mayor riesgo de presentar cáncer de boca y de garganta?

15-May-2023 4:10 PM EDT
Can Exercise Lower the Risk of Developing Parkinson’s Disease?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Getting regular exercise such as cycling, walking, gardening, cleaning and participating in sports may decrease the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to new research published in the May 17, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study found female participants who exercised the most had a 25% lower rate of Parkinson’s disease when compared to those who exercised the least. The study does not prove that exercise lowers the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. It only shows an association.

Released: 17-May-2023 1:30 PM EDT
Study reveals cardiovascular health disparities based on sexual orientation
Wiley

In a recent nationwide study from France, lesbian and bisexual women had worse cardiovascular health scores than heterosexual women.

Newswise: New Study Shows Mortality Rates for All Major Cancers Decreasing Globally, Except Liver Cancer in Men and Lung Cancer in Women
16-May-2023 1:35 PM EDT
New Study Shows Mortality Rates for All Major Cancers Decreasing Globally, Except Liver Cancer in Men and Lung Cancer in Women
American Cancer Society (ACS)

A new study conducted by scientists at the American Cancer Society and Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center reveals recent mortality rates for all major cancers decreased in most of the studied countries except lung cancer in females and liver cancer in males, where increasing rates were observed in most countries. The research also showed that cancer-specific mortality rates varied substantially across countries, with rates of lung and cervical cancer varying by 10-fold. The study was published today in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Newswise: How Breast Cancer Arises
15-May-2023 7:45 PM EDT
How Breast Cancer Arises
Harvard Medical School

At a glance: Researchers trace the origin of certain breast cancers to genomic reshuffling — rearrangement of chromosomes — that activates cancer genes and ignites disease. The finding offers a long-missing explanation for many cases of the disease that remain unexplained by the classical model of breast cancer development. The study shows the sex hormone estrogen — thus far thought to be only a fuel for breast cancer growth — can directly cause tumor-driving genomic rearrangements.

Released: 16-May-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Science-focused messaging could help reduce cannabis use during pregnancy
Washington State University

In a new study published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, researchers at Washington State University found that conveying simple, scientific facts about how THC can harm a fetus was associated with reduced intentions to use cannabis while pregnant.

Released: 16-May-2023 2:00 PM EDT
May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Keep up with the latest news on skin in the Dermatology channel
Newswise

Skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer in the United States, with over 5 million cases diagnosed annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that melanoma alone accounts for more than 8,000 deaths each year. Thankfully, skin cancer is highly preventable, making it crucial to prioritize protection. Below are some of the latest headlines in the Dermatology channel.

Released: 16-May-2023 1:40 PM EDT
Easier way to test for PFAS could help detect dangerous levels earlier
Michigan State University

Giving people at high risk of PFAS exposure the opportunity to easily self-test could improve access to testing for these “forever chemicals” and lead to the early detection of detrimental health conditions, according to a new Michigan State University study. The study tested an improved approach for people to collect their own blood samples to test for PFAS without being part of an academic research study.

   
Newswise: Some cervical cancer patients at higher risk for UTIs after radical hysterectomies
Released: 16-May-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Some cervical cancer patients at higher risk for UTIs after radical hysterectomies
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Women with early-stage cervical cancer had significantly higher chances of developing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) after radical hysterectomies if they were smokers or used a catheter for more than seven days post-surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found in a study.

Newswise: Antibodies associated with rare disorder may signal future risk of heart attack and stroke
Released: 16-May-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Antibodies associated with rare disorder may signal future risk of heart attack and stroke
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Seemingly healthy people whose blood contained antibodies associated with a condition called antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) were significantly more likely to experience a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or stroke than those without, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists shows

Newswise:Video Embedded qa-update-on-mifepristone-federal-court-actions
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Released: 15-May-2023 8:30 PM EDT
Q&A: Update on mifepristone, federal court actions
University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine

Dr. Sarah Prager looks at the impacts of recent federal court rulings on Washington state and nearby states, as well as the impact of rulings on miscarriage care.

Newswise: Patients favor telehealth for medication abortion consults
Released: 15-May-2023 8:05 PM EDT
Patients favor telehealth for medication abortion consults
University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine

Even though they reported overall satisfaction with their care, the 10 who received care in a clinic facility portrayed their consultations as lengthy, chaotic and lacking comfort, the published paper said.

Newswise:Video Embedded spotlight-maternal-mental-health-month
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Released: 15-May-2023 4:10 PM EDT
Spotlight: Maternal Mental Health Month
Cedars-Sinai

Most new mothers experience one or more changes in their mood before childbirth and for two weeks after the baby arrives.

Released: 15-May-2023 12:10 PM EDT
Managing menopause: Hormone therapy is back
Canadian Medical Association Journal

Hot flashes, night sweats and sleep disturbances are common symptoms of menopause that can affect health, quality of life and work productivity.



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